- Tue Nov 07, 2023 11:03 am
#57042
Somewhere in 'On War' Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831), him who inspired Prussian and later Nazi military thinking, gives his plans increasing the population (big armies, innit?)
Because men's reproductive bits last longer than women's all soldierly men should marry a young woman whilst young and whelp as many pups as possible (come on lads, it's your duty, poke for Prussia). When the young woman hits her middle years, and is either dead or knackered from constant pregnancy, she is set aside to look after the bairns and he gets another go with a young maiden and gets her ständig schwanger. I think 15 years was mentioned.
Rinse and repeat if possible until senility or a well aimed musket ball ends the fun.
Can't give you a reference because I'm remembering this from first degree stuff and that's a long time ago now...
The moneychangers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We now restore that temple to the ancient truths. The measure of the restoration lies in the extent to which we apply values more noble than mere monetary profit.