Comrade Craig

Hey jerks. I dunno who remembers me, but I'm surprised at seeing a lot of people I remember. At any rate, I'm back until I lose interest. @kingzog it's good to see a familiar face, dude. Been a long time.

The more I stare at it, the weirder the word "peace" looks. I even had to spell check it. But anyhow, congrats on achieving it.

Interesting.

For me being so terrible, this whole thread is basically a pissing match between people trying desperately to prove they're better than me. If the goal of this whole ordeal was to inflate my ego to epic proportions.... MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. I'm freakin' awesome.

I am the Party Chairman of the CPCN. The CPCN is a faction aligned with the International. You can punch all the buttons you want. It doesn't change the fact that, if you claim allegiance to the AA, you are under my direct authority. Respect mah authoritah. Suck it. -Craig

Ronjoy, you pull at my heart in the way only a naive pawn could. There is only one word for you: precious. You parrot the party line, speaking of events you didn't experience and people you didn't know, perhaps better than anyone I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. In my more cynical, tin-foil-hat moments, I imagine that you're perhaps the most brilliant meta-joke ever played on Planet Bob. The only crack in that little conspiracy theory of mine is that you've played it so straight, never breaking character and never making even the slightest detectable slip. You would have to be a genius to play such a brilliant role, and geniuses don't exist on Bob.

Funny, ain't it? You intersect the same horizontal plane on the way down as on the way up.

Sorry, did you go to NEW because you couldn't land the coveted GGA treaty you really wanted? -Craig

Your pettiness suits you.

LOL. This is the best you got? Run with it. A couple of nobodies making fools of themselves. Carry on.

Oggie, I think the line quoted above is where your argument really falls apart. You miss (or misunderstand) the obvious truth, and that is that treaties are political instruments. You do not need a treaty to "do the right thing." You do not need a treaty to be "friends." As individuals, we enter into friendships with other individuals for emotional and deeply personal reasons. We enter into treaties between large groups of disparate individuals to secure strategic advantage. The idea that every member of INT is friends with every member of ODN, for example, is absurd. As an alliance, we have certain shared goals, and we each see a particular advantage in binding ourselves in a contract. That's why there are different classes of treaties (NAP, ODP, MDP, etc.), and that is why alliances often negotiate on the verbiage of those agreements. I have close friends in so-called "enemy" alliances, and there are certain people I absolutely despise in some alliances with whom INT holds strong treaties. I don't see any contradiction, cynicism, or dishonor in this. At some point, you must be mature enough to accept that your strategic goals will not always align with those held by a friend. It doesn't diminish the friendship and it doesn't dehumanize or reduce anyone to a statistic.

All in good time, my friend.

Climate change is for reals! -Craig

You know what? Hats off to the SWF. I might not agree with your agenda, but I love the swipe at UCR. o/ SWF! Power to the people!

On the eve of INT's imminent strike against them, they're crippling themselves? This is golden. -Craig

Do it, Pansy! OG isn't the boss of you.

Oh god, please carry on! This is beautiful! I absolutely adore the sound that pseudo-leftist idealism makes as it crashes into the wall of realpolitik, cowardice, and reality... And I especially love it when you guys aren't dragging me down with you! Don't ever change! -Craig

How come this isn't a DL announcement?

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Alright! Pablo hops on the troll train! We're getting the band back together!

Pro-tip: you really should air out the laundry, otherwise it gets all mildewy and gross.

I can only assume that the LSF and SWF are calling up their armies and preparing to enforce the Die Linke charter by force. Because, of course, both alliances are noble and honorable and always respect the documents they sign. -Craig

The International hereby issues our customary statement of support to our Orange comrades. Our side is good! Their side is bad! Go team!

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.

CRAP is the overall theme of the bloc. It's sort of a meta thing. -Craig