Re: OT: Politics
 

I like that this kind of thread is showing up. Yes, the thought of politics mixing with our fantasy escape can be a bit depressing, but it's also a good sign that we're evolving as a community, not just in relation to the game, but in relation to ourselves.

Yes it does belong here, and I hope it stays. I'll contribute what I can to keep it a civil conversation with aspirations of enlightenment, but truly, this is an example of free speech and free will. Please try to understand that such things are in real danger in the times we live in (as they always have been).

Free speech isn't a right, it's a privelage, it's one of the benefits of 500 years of bloodshed and sacrifice, and the will and strength found in the weakest, poorest, most prosecuted of people to both stand against the entire world, and change the world. Good people, people you would have liked, died for it, in droves. It's really, *really* important, and it should be protected and held sacred as a big part of what makes life worth living.

The public domain of the world will never be exactly the way you or I want it to be, and that's beautiful. If you don't like it, have the willpower to either change the channel or change your mind. Freedom comes with those kinds of choices and the responsibility to make them.

The trade-off is that, here in the U.S. you have as good a chance as anywhere in the world of living your private life exactly the way you want to.

Re: OT: Politics
 

What's the point of starting up something like this? Seems it's just gonna make folks angry for no good reason.

I mean, we've all got cultural differences, but I doubt a political thread in a game forum is the best way to understand them.

Heck, we're all strange, each in our own special way. Arguing about Iraq or global warming here ain't going to accomplish much but cause bad feelings.

I know, I don't need to post here, or read what's posted here. But maybe that should go for everybody. Viva la differance, or whatever it is the French say (those darn dirty Frogs - crap, see what happens when you start a political thread?).

Re: OT: Politics
 

Free Speech ends when you agree to post on this message board. I would not be surprised if this thread is deleted/locked, or the 2 other OT threads that were started in an attempt to get this one thrown out.

Jazzepi has already shown that if this thread is not taken care of, he intends to spam the forum with random threads pushing game related threads down the list. I would not be sorry if all 3 get locked even though I love hearing other people's opinions on politics.

Re: OT: Politics
 

I'm just making an effective point. Though I do enjoy cooking and YouTube vids.

Jazzepi

Re: OT: Politics
 

I know what your doing, and I understand your point. My point is that sometimes even when we are right, we don't always have to prove to someone that we are right. I enjoy youtube and cooking too btw http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

The difference between this thread and your threads is that this one branched off an OT discussion in an on topic thread. None of your threads did that. I think if you would have left well enough alone, this off topic thread probably would have been allowed to run it's course, but instead you have forced your point on to the other forum users, so I would expect that all three will get locked, instead of you just ignoring this one and everyone going about their business.

Re: OT: Politics
 

An occassional OT thread might slip thru but basically this is a Dominions3 forum, and the OTs should be in the Shrapnel General forum. The overall impression of the forum when new people come in is important.

Re: OT: Politics
 

I find it amusing that the majority of discussion in this thread has been about how horrible this thread will be. Off topic on an off topic thread. I love it! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Jazzepi, why you have so such hatred for this thread to go and make some point is beyond me. You are merely giving this thread more attention.

As was stated in my first post, I set this thread up so that people would not clutter up other ones with political talk. Setting it up in the general forum would be pointless, would it not? I am willing to bet that quite a few Dominions players rarely visit it.

All that being said, I hope this thread is locked. People are talking about the thread but not talking about politics, which was the purpose of the thread, and those who dislike the thread can not seem to ignore it and hope it goes away.

Oh and this will be my last post in this thread. Carry on.

Re: OT: Politics
 

HAI GUYZ I HERD SUM CRAZY STUFF IS GOIN ON IN HERE

Re: OT: Politics
 

I don't understand, it's an ot thread and then? SEIV forum is full of ot thread, whre there is a community even the ot are normal. I really don't think how someone could be hurted by an ot politics thread.
Oh, I have just seen the ot thread spamming ... bah ... childish.

Re: OT: Politics
 

I do not hate the thread. I do not think it belongs here though.

Jazzepi