

Are loyalty and moral clarity important to you?
#1
Posted 10 January 2012 - 11:55 AM
http://www.edge.org/...dt08_index.html
For anyone who has more interest in this sort of thing, I highly recommend "What's The Matter With Kansas" by Thomas Frank.
#2
Posted 10 January 2012 - 12:04 PM
-from the article

Edited by Hayden, 10 January 2012 - 12:05 PM.
#3
Posted 10 January 2012 - 12:07 PM

Edited by Adridos, 10 January 2012 - 12:07 PM.
#4
Posted 10 January 2012 - 12:15 PM
Hayden, on 10 January 2012 - 12:04 PM, said:
-from the article

Hence why I present this little read. Knowledge of others and knowledge of thy self. I learned just as much about myself as I did those that fascinate me.
#5
Posted 10 January 2012 - 12:17 PM
#6
Posted 10 January 2012 - 12:24 PM
#7
Posted 10 January 2012 - 12:24 PM
John Clavell, on 10 January 2012 - 12:17 PM, said:
The thing I like about EVE is that the politics are generated out of whatever identity you make for yourself or your group. If you live for grief, the Goons are for you. I'm somewhat of a civil libertarian (liberaltarian) but mostly a pragmatist. I get frustrated when others try and impose lore or RP on me unnecessarily because to me, it restricts individual liberty and identity. I'm not (insert name) Kell, or (insert name) Pryde, I'm MF-ing GaussDragon, and I'm here to win.
#8
Posted 10 January 2012 - 12:34 PM
GaussDragon, on 10 January 2012 - 12:24 PM, said:
The thing I like about EVE is that the politics are generated out of whatever identity you make for yourself or your group. If you live for grief, the Goons are for you. I'm somewhat of a civil libertarian (liberaltarian) but mostly a pragmatist. I get frustrated when others try and impose lore or RP on me unnecessarily because to me, it restricts individual liberty and identity. I'm not (insert name) Kell, or (insert name) Pryde, I'm MF-ing GaussDragon, and I'm here to win.
Ultimately I feel the same way. However I do love the lore of Battletech. Will our team not do x y z because they don't in the lore? No. I'm not hear to follow it blindly. If it conflicts with our teams objectives then we will bend it to our vision. Remember, come game launch, we right our own history

#9
Posted 10 January 2012 - 12:59 PM
"But with pleasure comes seduction, and with righteous pleasure comes seduction wearing a halo."
Good Article. Thanks for sharing. My answer...Yes. O:)
Edited by Doctor Horrible, 10 January 2012 - 01:00 PM.
#10
Posted 10 January 2012 - 01:05 PM
#11
Posted 10 January 2012 - 01:13 PM
"conservatism is a partially heritable personality trait that predisposes some people to be cognitively inflexible, fond of hierarchy, and inordinately afraid of uncertainty, change, and death"
"liberalism is a partially heritable personality trait that predisposes some people to be cognitively irrational, fond of chaos, and inordinately afraid of stability, personal accountability and death"

story is full of
***edit***
To keep from thread jacking into a political downward spiral, I agree Gauss that human tendancy will follow into anything people do, so yes it stands to reason if you live your life in a pattern that falls into one of the afore mentioned 'spheres' you're more likely to repeat that behavior.
That being said, I guess I would argue the opposite as well, this is the chance for people to do something not their normal everyday routine, to RP someone/thing totally foreign/alien to them, so I guess I just refuted my own statement, lol.
/not conservative
//not liberal
Edited by Kaemon, 10 January 2012 - 01:33 PM.
#12
Posted 10 January 2012 - 02:19 PM
#13
Posted 10 January 2012 - 02:22 PM
VoodooLou Kerensky, on 10 January 2012 - 02:19 PM, said:
Half my family is American. One of my uncles is a Baptist and in the USMC. We don't agree on much politics-wise, but there's certainly no animosity between us. So thanks for the assumption. I appreciate it.
#14
Posted 10 January 2012 - 02:36 PM
#15
Posted 12 January 2012 - 11:17 AM
Where I stand today is not because of those who came before me, but for those who have yet to stand before me.
Edited by T0RC4ED, 12 January 2012 - 11:18 AM.
#16
Posted 12 January 2012 - 11:45 AM
It's funny that these are the first forums I've been on in a long time where you can even bring up a topic this close to politics and not have a flame war erupt seconds later; it's a credit to the community
Edited by Catamount, 12 January 2012 - 11:45 AM.
#17
Posted 12 January 2012 - 12:19 PM
VoodooLou Kerensky, on 10 January 2012 - 02:19 PM, said:

Nice shootin' there Lou, I think you got him...
/sarcasm
Edited by Kaemon, 12 January 2012 - 12:19 PM.
#18
Posted 12 January 2012 - 06:21 PM
#19
Posted 12 January 2012 - 07:21 PM
After all, the political scene in BattleTech does feel a little... feudal.
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