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[quote]Let's look at it, it's ok to have a "Gay Pride" parade. But if you have a "Straight Pride" parade, the media will crucify you as a homophobe.[/quote] I don't think anyone would have a problem with this if it were a purely pro-straight (as opposed to anti-gay) parade. But how many people would be willing to say 'I don't have any problems with gay couples, I'm just here to celebrate heterosexual intercourse?' [quote]... but compared to women, blacks, etc it's not on par.[

[quote]Funny that the thread's about Canada's military, but somehow 3/4 of the posts are about the US military and Costa Rica.[/quote] Which, in itself, says something about Canada's military.

No need to apologise. No offense taken. And I disagree. [e digicons];P[/e]

Sakkra, probably.

[quote]Starcraft is brutally overrated, it is great game indeed, but far from best. And the blind faith of Blizzard fanatic supporters is beyond belief.[/quote] I don't think it's fair to label everyone who thinks Starcraft is the 'best' and has 'faith' in Blizzard as a 'fanatic'. I do think that Starcraft is the 'best', in the sense that I've had more fun playing it than any other game; and as as for Blizzard, I rate them above Relic since they haven't released a game that hasn't bee

[quote]I think most people love moo and moo2 because they grew up with then, hence it is like that toy that no other toy has quite been able to surpass since it holds so many dear memories to many of us.[/quote] Full disclosure, I grew up with MOO2. That said, I love it because it's a bloody good game. I think you underestimate the differences between MOO2 and Galciv. At least, I don't think 'storyline' when reflecting on their differences. MOO2 was more micromanagement-orie

[quote]what about Galciv 2?[/quote] Nope. Galciv 2 was fun - even more so with the expansion packs - but not a patch on MOO2.

[quote]Beta 1 is cloth map based, with probably some temporary text in places. It won't run on a Win95 though, that system is too old to be supported[/quote] Whoosh!

[quote]Okay... so magic, graphics, and fun are not in the beta.[/quote] Hell, masquerading as an early glimpse at paradise.

The developers are using Maya. There should be export plugins for most modeling programs.

I think the best part is the second part of the title. Elemental: PAX Preview [b]Part 1[/b] :D

[quote]Huh? Japs do not wish to offend others? By blurring genitals in porn?[/quote] Well, for starters, I'm sure they try not to use racial epithets...

[quote]When exactly did I shift the meaning of "socialism"? The Zionist socialist movement is not exactly a new ideology. It developed directly among German Jews, just like Marxism.[/quote] A couple of points: 1. I'm not accusing you of shifting the meaning of socialism. I argued that an empirical definition of socialism would be conceptually incoherent (quoted text). 2. I've already addressed the point about the kibbutzim (see the third paragrap

[quote]What's the point of talking about socialism when you redefine its meaning to fit your conclusions?[/quote] What's the point of talking about socialism when you define it so that its meaning is constantly shifting to include systems which share few or no theoretical similarities to other 'socialist' systems? Socialism is a category -- it's definition, unlike say, a list of systems claiming to be socialist, shouldn't be subject to empirical determination. Again, I

[quote] If you claim that both both fascism and socialism are as a rule concerned with power, you have to disprove every single instance of a socialist system that isn't about power.[/quote] Yes, I'm aware of the implications of my claim. However, I could claim that any system which isn't concerned with power isn't a socialist system, and that therefore your claim that there is a socialist system which is not concerned with power must be false. [e digicons];)[/e] We can bo

[quote]Show me how all kibbutzim are about power and/or show me a fascist society that isn't.[/quote] I'm not claiming that there is a fascist society that isn't concerned with power. In fact, quite the opposite. The claim is that [i]both[/i] fascism and socialism are concerned with power. Fascism conceives of power in terms of the state, ie. the political group; socialism, the social group. Obviously, there are important differences in the way this power is art

Anyone know what parameters need to be added to the quote tag to display the author? I'm using Chrome and I've been typing in tags by hand.

[quote] Exclusive control over anything that isn't of local (as in population needs) interest; multi-national corporations, value of exports above imported necessities (the usual GNP trading balance), industrial capacity, technological innovations unshared , cultural propagation, economic fluctuation(s) by monetary flow of products pricing, plenty more.[/quote] Obviously by that measure, there's no dominant state. The question is whether this defin

[quote]I don't care about international laws, I really don't. I don't care whose law they are under. Swedish, American, Australian. Taking something that you have no right to take being wrong is one of the founding priciples of the civilised world, regardless of their geographical location of birth.[/quote] The problem is that Sweden, the US, and Australia all define 'taking something' differently.

[quote]There is no dominant global power on Earth, and there never will be any expect for the United Nations mecanisms (Security council, etc) as a form of preventive measure to stop such behavior against humanity itself.[/quote] That depends on how you define dominance. [quote][b]National Socialism is very cut and dry, exactly what they were practicing, and only differed from Marxism because the guy was an internationalist.[/b] National Socialism is the

You all do what you want. I'll be stockpiling duct tape and water bottles.

[quote]TPB will be in for a rude awakening if they think International and/or foreign law does not affect them. Test case was proven already In an Oz suit against a US company re defamation....all purely on the net.[/quote] The Court in [i]Gutnick v. Dow Jones[/i] ruled that Gutnick could bring suit against a foreign entity [i]in Australia[/i]. However, if companies were to file suit in their home countries, the question then arises what the courts of those home

This seems similar to the race bonus mechanic in most games (ie. race x gains +y production, race a gains +b research). How much control would the player have over population movement?

Soft: 75. Although it's difficult to tell without actually running the program. As an aside, do you guys ever take time off?

Wouldn't [i]that[/i] piece of armour only fit someone suffering from a permanent priapism?