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the Cork Transport Workers' Union took possession of the Harbour Board's offices and assumed complete control of the local port, forming a workers' soviet until negotiations could be resolved.

The Cork Harbour Strike was a labor dispute that lasted from September 2nd to September 7th, 1921. It was the result of the refusal of the Cork Harbor Board to increase the wages of its workers to a minimum of 70s a week.

On September 6th, 1921, the Cork Transport Workers' Union took possession of the Harbour Board's offices and assumed complete control of the port.

According to the New York Times, "when the strikers took possession of the Harbour Board offices, they hoisted a red flag as a token of Soviet control and the strikers' leaders announced their intention of collecting dues from shipping agents and using them to pay members of the union."

The rebellion was short-lived, however, as negotiations between the Harbour Board and the strikers were reopened soon after, which came to a successful resolution. The revolt was not well-taken in the press.

The Irish Times wrote "To-day Irish Labour is permeated with a spirit of revolt against all the principles and conventions of ordered society. The country's lawless state in recent months is partly responsible for this sinister development, and the wild teachings of the Russian Revolution have fallen on willing ears."

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[–] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigma_war_games

Wow, these Pentagon guys sure were good at predicting the outcome of the Vietnam war.

[–] Carl@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The conclusion drawn from Sigma I-62 was that American intervention would be unsuccessful.

Sigma I-63 ended in a fictional 1970 with 500,000 American troops locked in a stalemate in Vietnam, and conscription riots in the United States.

One conclusion to be drawn [from Sigma I-64] was that air power would have little effect on North Vietnam's ability to wage war. Despite a commitment of a projected 500,000 American troops to fighting in Vietnam, the communists were deemed to have won.

Sigma II-64's results undercut the basic assumption that a gradually escalating aerial campaign could lead to U.S. victory. The actual conclusion was that bombing would stiffen the North Vietnamese will to resist.

U.S. Marines...landed in Danang, Republic of South Vietnam on 8 March 1965.

The Sigma II-65 war game's simulated results contradicted General William Westmoreland's strategy of attrition warfare as being capable of ending the war.

By [Sigma II-66 ]'s end, the Viet Cong were deemed the winners.

The consensus was that Red Team made considerable gains while playing out [Sigma I-67]...On the other hand, Blue Team was wracked by dissension within its ranks and under pressure by the U.S. public for a speedy peace.

damn what's the point of having war planners if you're not going to listen to them at all

I guess this is why what passes for war planning/intelligence in Washington since the GWOT started is sycophantic war hawk cheerleaders who are totally detached from reality. They don't want a record of experts telling the government that everything they're doing is a bad idea that won't work.

damn what's the point of having war planners if you're not going to listen to them at all

So communists can use their declassified documents decades letter to win petty pointless arguments

[–] hello_hello@hexbear.net 2 points 23 hours ago

Sigma male grindset to lose a war (we won in our hearts)