Oh…my bad.

I think it’s more about how wide the area to defend is.

“Facing similar challenges of modern society as other royal families across Europe, the Danish royal family has decided to slim down its number of royals.”*

Man, I can’t stop being impressed by the northern European countries! They really seem to have their ducks in a row. *

“the Crown Prince is in a very good position to take over, the succession is laid out - it’s very logical, and it absolutely makes sense.”*

“affectation”? Can someone explain to a none anglophone what Geordi meant by that?

Edit: nevermind, apparently I still remember how to use a dictionary… ‘Affectation noun behaviour or speech that is not sincere’

Non-paywall: https://archive.is/Q0C4e

Never mind, still paywall…

Lol. You can even see a little tail sticking out on the left. 😁

Anyway, congrats Japan! Hope the landing goes without a hitch.

https://youtu.be/GV3COr0Q0Z4?si=kp2Yu4eQN79iPaJx

They mention 36 sent to Ukraine. This video showcases them a bit for anyone interested.

Oh… So lemmy is also a good place for Québec bashing… Awesome. I don’t think this latest move to attempt to slow the degradation of the French language in Quebec was very wise, but you just couldn’t resist pouncing on the occasion to attack big evil Quebec. Very civilized. 👌

Thank you!

Disclaimer: I did not read the article, so my response is to your comment only.

My two cents: you just described what an NCO might say. Commissioned Officers have the responsibility to manage the violence applied by the NCOs in such a way that civilians/non-combatants (of all nations, even/especially the enemy nation(s) civilians) are not armed whenever that is possible.

That’s the whole “professional” thing. Just like a doctor (a professional) can’t pick and choose who they help, or a lawyer (a professional) can’t decide he doesn’t like his client, so he’ll sabotage his defense, etc. An officier is a professional because he makes sure the violence applied by the members of the military that are under his command do not commit immoral acts (plundering, rape, murder, etc).

Most modern military forces extend that responsibility to NCOs though, so that every members have the responsibility to not follow illegal/immoral orders. But that’s another point…