The Word of Ogaden

Stop trying to make me play the game seriously again! I AM A LULZIST!

I agree with you.

Nah, might doesn't make right. Might makes what is.

The Bears can smell the fear....

It does not matter who is right, it's who is left that matters the most.

I think fear and boredom have killed this game's FA

I think fear and boredom have killed this game's FA

Quite the contrary, fear and boredom are both intergal motivators in the game's FA. :colbert:

I'm pretty sure might just makes might, I could be wrong

I much prefer reading Ogaden than a certain Blue nation we all unfortunately know about.

Quite the contrary, fear and boredom are both intergal motivators in the game's FA. :colbert:

Fear? Sure. Boredom? Not at all. Coupled are a terrible combination, tho.

CN after Westphalia, we live in a global world, where alliances are co-dependent on each other, this means that sometimes sovereignty is forsaken in order to protect themselves.

I don't think the question is whether might dictates who's on top and who gets rolled, but whether you think that being stronger gives you an actual justification for acting aggressively towards weaker parties. Might makes right glorifies the aggressor for their power and blames the victim for being weak. You could argue that it isn't even amoral per se, but actually a moral system based on the value of power. The line in CN between alliances that are amoral vs. those that actually endorse "might makes right" gets pretty hazy sometimes.

I don't think the question is whether might dictates who's on top and who gets rolled, but whether you think that being stronger gives you an actual justification for acting aggressively towards weaker parties. Might makes right glorifies the aggressor for their power and blames the victim for being weak. You could argue that it isn't even amoral per se, but actually a moral system based on the value of power. The line in CN between alliances that are amoral vs. those that actually endorse "might makes right" gets pretty hazy sometimes.

I'm not making value judgments or saying might makes moral, but if you go against the current of what is the consensus, you might get props on the OWF from a few bystanders, but in terms of ingame action, you are treated like a mad dog to be put down.

I'm also not saying that you should avoid doing so, I've certainly seen my share of attempts of various alliances looking to put RIA down once and for all.

Might is right isn't a problem but it is how every alliance has operated while being part of winning war.

Stop trying to make me play the game seriously again! I AM A LULZIST!

I told tywin that he should rename lulzism buttheadism

I'm not making value judgments or saying might makes moral, but if you go against the current of what is the consensus, you might get props on the OWF from a few bystanders, but in terms of ingame action, you are treated like a mad dog to be put down.

I'm also not saying that you should avoid doing so, I've certainly seen my share of attempts of various alliances looking to put RIA down once and for all.

True. After reading a bit more on the use of the phrase, I should've just said it comes down to whether you use it descriptively or prescriptively. It sounds like you're pointing out that we all endorse it in the descriptive sense (e.g.,, "that's just how it is around here"), which I totally agree with. But there are alliances out there that use it in the prescriptive sense, as if the strong should abuse the weak because that's nature, or that the strong are entitled to take from the weak because of their superiority. I think that's one of the few fault lines that runs through this game in terms of ruler/alliance values, although people are so wishy washy in how they portray that that most of the time you can barely differentiate one alliance from another.

Part of DBDC's ideological goal is to break down the power and sovereignty of alliance governments and thus establish their own control over membership by directly attacking those who disagree with them publicly. They view alliance governments as unnecessary middlemen between themselves and alliance membership.

Needless to say, it is a ridiculous scheme, but it has gained traction among chaotic elements who would love to exloit the ensuing vacuum of power whether out of ambition or for the lulz. At most alliances would be administrative regions rather than sovereign entities in this plan.

Part of DBDC's ideological goal is to break down the power and sovereignty of alliance governments and thus establish their own control over membership by directly attacking those who disagree with them publicly. They view alliance governments as unnecessary middlemen between themselves and alliance membership.

Needless to say, it is a ridiculous scheme, but it has gained traction among chaotic elements who would love to exloit the ensuing vacuum of power whether out of ambition or for the lulz. At most alliances would be administrative regions rather than sovereign entities in this plan.

Has it ever occurred to you that if this were to happen, that nations outside of the top 500 wouldn't have to listen or even worry about DBDC at all. In fact, DBDC can never controle the world alone, the only way they could is if they had help from other alliances.

Yeah they are part of the problem, we have a whole bunch of alliance leaders who are not very forward-thinking at all, combined with ignorant memberships.

Wow... this stuff never gets old. I love this highly selective critique of other people's behavior. Clearly the OP has little use for a mirror.

Nah, might doesn't make right. Might makes what is.

This is quote worthy.

Wow... this stuff never gets old. I love this highly selective critique of other people's behavior. Clearly the OP has little use for a mirror.

I believe I've been called out :v

I have a big mirror right next to me, my hair is fabulous

No no no you got it wrong. Might only makes right when I have it.. otherwise the other guy is a sinner who needs less power and to burn for having it. They're obviously pixel hugging greedy bastards who have stripped the world of its wealth and enhanced the gap between the rich and poor.

^Bourgeois

I'd like to verify the fabulousity of Ogaden's hair.