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Cortath

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  1. Go look up minstrel show, bro. [edit to add] You are seriously mistaken if you think I even know enough about current CN politics to like or not like these people. I am so far beyond retired.
  2. Did I say "lulz is not an ideology?" Go argue against a strawman, comrade, if you don't wish to argue with me.
  3. This is all a rather silly semantic argument. Yeah, GATO has like 2 weeks on the NPO. They have a strong community too ... and an ideological cohesiveness around the idea of direct democracy, might I add. And yes, invasion alliances have strength because of the cohesiveness of their communities, which is usually around some set of beliefs we might call an ideology. "lulz" as an ideology, is not very unique, and not very strong. That's the point we're trying to make here, despite you coming in with your typical NPO-bashing that you've been doing for oh, 5-6 years now. I'd have thought it gets boring, but maybe not.
  4. I don't even know what to say at your declaration. Just racism I suppose.
  5. I knew Moo for something like 8-9 years. I miss him too. May the Server in the Sky treat him kindly.
  6. Rather banal, isn't, to declare war for the lulz? Le sigh.
  7. As amusing as it for people to engage in "lulz" politics, this is a text-based political simulator. People want to simulate politics. People play text-based political simulators with a modicum of understanding that this isn't 4chan, and it's supposed to be more than just about the "lulz." I miss when that was universally understood.
  8. As usual, style over substance. Engage the arguments, not the minutiae. Try it once or twice; you might even like it.
  9. You misunderstand the purpose of Francoism. We don't "worship" it. We practice it. It guides us in building our institutions and our policies. In building effective institutions an devising wise policies, we have been able to maintain the longest-running community in this land, and the longest-running community in the land from whence we came.
  10. That's not really an answer to my question. I'm not presently advocating any particular policy. I'm merely stating that Francoism, as an ideology, is a materialist one -- we base our analyses of the world off of reality, or what is really happening. You seem to be implying that Francoism isn't based in "reality" and that the "reality" you choose to look at is somehow different than that which Francoism examines. If you'd care to address those issues, I'd be most obliged.
  11. What do you think " 'reality' means in terms of this game?" Let me preempt any witty retorts by saying I've already answered this question. See the links in my signature.
  12. My alliance takes its Francoism seriously. It's not a philosophy that recognizes or needs any sort of OOC/IC dividing line.
  13. Of course Francoism stands up to "reality!" Its explicit purpose is to examine the material reality of what we live. No structure, no man, no idea is sacred, but that it serves to bring freedom from chaos, peace, order, and prosperity. What is neutral if naught but unexceptional? If naught but banal, uninteresting, and most importnatly: [i]unsustainable[/i]. Strength begets strengths. Power begets power. Francoism is a strong ideology because it was born in a crucible of conflict where only the strong would survive. And when we came to this world, we had challenges still. It is challenge that makes us, and it is complacency in victory that unmakes us. The Neutrals, who never strive, who never challenge, who never sharpen their claws by their enemies are guided by weak principles. Principles that are overcome by stronger principles. Francoism is strong because it has fought. And because it has fought, it is made stronger, more precise, more useful, for such is what happens to an ideology and a people built on the material conditions of where we live.
  14. Francoism. Vladimir. Cortath. Some readings: Proper Francoist Thought. The Meaning of Freedom. An Introduction to Francoism. A Primer on Francoism.
  15. You know what the unfree world does with people whose very existence is an act of rebellion? It makes them un-exist. True freedom is only found in the derogation of sovereignty to a unified force in whom you attempt to unite your wisdom.
  16. Christ, you people are full of yourselves. And that's coming from me.
  17. Your thesis presumes there was "morality" in the past. This is incorrect.
  18. Indeed. True freedom can be achieved only in the absolute unifications of the sovereignty of multitudes in a leader, while attempting to unify their wisdom in the just revolutionary structures of government of that leader.
  19. Your people united their sovereignty in your government for peace. Now it is time for you unite your nation's sovereignty with other nations'.
  20. Luckily, each Emperor chooses their successor, rather than BloodFury choosing each Emperor's successor.
  21. [quote name='Jonathan Brookbank' timestamp='1349979366' post='3040081'] If you can't trust your government to keep opsec, then you have the wrong people in government. That's not an accomplishment. Also, I know for a fact that Sparta only told their members after the announcement, and from the radio broadcast it sounded as though Brehon did the same for NPO. If your point is that a couple of handfuls of people around the Cyberverse knew rather than a single handful, that's hardly a point worth arguing.[/quote] I can't speak for Sparta, but hundreds of Pacificans knew what was happening last night, quite a bit ago.
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