Are you fucking kidding me? Knee-jerk conservatism trumps fascism any day. You're being hyperbolic. The Tea Party isn't conservative, they're as reactionary as any fascist. This essay ought to be required reading in High School. Here's the pertinent bit: "The word Fascism has now no meaning ex...
Can Cruz even run since he's not a 'natural-born citizen'? I DEMAND TO SEE HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE!! I BET HE IS ACTUALLY A COMMIE FROM CUBA WITH A FAKE CANADIAN BIRTH CERTIFICATE!!!! *nods* (Seriously though, if the GOP and Fox News rally around Ted Cruz, it'll be extremely hypocritical since they s...
Maybe I've just been watching too much "House of Cards" lately but I think Cruz's early announcement is a play for the rest of the party. Think about it: he is in the basement, polling-wise. He has almost no legislative record to run on and minimal name recognition: most of the people who ...
Total War is probably my favorite franchise of all time. Across the games I own I've easily played 3000 hours. I have 1400 hours in Rome (<3 Roma Surrectum), 1000 on Empire (Darthmod), 580 on Medieval 2 (all TATW), 380 in Shogun 2 (Darthmod), 200 on Napoleon (aaand Darthmod again, with a Prussian ca...
I gotta go with Putin and maybe Merkel, although the latter probably owes her success more to German economic conditions than her actual political acumen. I think Putin handled the Snowden situation superbly, and his ability to maintain his hold on power over a nation of that size and history is imp...
Blarik Odina was not the most heavily decorated of Arda's 25 Knights-Marshal, but he wore his share of metal. Most of his service had been in the Northwatch, where men and machines were always needed to battle off the remnants of Morgoth's orcs. He was still a green recruit at the time of the revolu...
more then willing to as long as you have islamic laws, and do not discriminate, like the communisit state or bering! We will become you protecate! Allah akbar! OOC: Don't you know the consequences? Become my protectorate mean you give your nation to us, also with password. IC: We have strict and to...
I would be lying if I said the "DI incident" doesn't still rustle my jimmies. Immediately before leaving for work, I had ruled that the word "tranny" wasn't actionable by itself; by the time I returned apparently I had somehow become Public Enemy #1 despite having virtually nothi...
I don't have a problem with market socialism. But, as I understand, no individual markets would really exist in communism. All resources would be shared. Well the way I see it, people are status seeking. It would still be technically communism as the resources are share, however, you'd still get a ...
Because increasing employment did nothing. Because increasing the total amount of money in the hands of workers did nothing. Because more workers with more money buying things in a consumption based economy did nothing. Because we totally paid for WWII as the spending happened. Well to be fair, jus...
Incidentally, the ACA has the potential to end my healthcare benefits through my employer. Our contracts are up for negotiation this year (I work at a UPS hub, so I'm a Teamster) and apparently it might be cheaper for the company to just kill the part-timer's health package, give everyone a one-tim...
Yup. To be honest, I chuckle a bit when I hear conservatives rage about Obama. In 2008 I predicted he would be another business-as-usual president and I was right. My mother can't stand him, and while I'm not exactly a fan myself, I find it hilarious that Republicans suddenly "care" about...
Point of order: any modern president would have passed TARP and the auto bailouts had he been in office at the time. Those were both middle-of-the-road political maneuvers. You mean similar to how any modern president would have equally passed the various spending bills that Obama passed? Yup. To b...
If people are clueless enough to elect the corporate serial killer in November, everyone will get a brutal refresher course on just what the Jar-Jar Administration did. the thought if it gives me a little moment of panic. Point of order: any modern president would have passed TARP and the auto bail...
Naiya sat cross-legged on one of the white couches in her new front room, eating a rice dish she’d experimented with in the kitchen earlier. She’d started with a base of things she’d picked up while in Arda, using the spices and style, and adding a twist of her own with a touch of citrus in with the...
Okay. I'm sorry this has taken so long, I really am. I've actually been thinking a lot about the story, but haven't had a good handle on how to proceed. Let me explain: I feel like I'm following a tough act here. Morgy was a good villain for NS, and I don't want to mess it up. I've had it in my head...
I wouldn't worry about it. Threads can meander; if the 'threadjack' arose out of honest discussion about the OP/topic and stays productive, we may decide not to bother with it. I can split the thread if you want, but people can still come along and the discussion can always come back around as long ...
Standard Operating Policy for appeals already calls for uninvolved moderators, don't worry. We just want to talk to the ruling mod(s) first. They can make their case, same as the player.
Alright, I think all the relevant cards have been put on the table here. TFF , we're not going to act until we get a chance to talk to the moderator(s) who ruled on your case. TheIncorporation 's ban will stand on the strength of rulebreaking beyond what has been discussed here, but Dyakovo 's condu...
Okay, okay. This is taking way too long, sorry about that. I got hung up on a couple plot details (3-6 weeks) and then Christmas happened, so I've had a lot less time to myself lately as I work in shipping. Volume falls off almost immediately after Christmas, so I should have some time during the da...
