Xiphosis
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You do realize that Athens was about to declare war on GOD a few months ago, right?
That... makes it sound like something other than what happened. They would've been pulled in by an MDP, reluctantly. Athens and us have been on good terms for a while now; no one was happy about the idea of it.
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Allah has a frowny-face right now.
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Dunno whether to be
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I don't know what's sadder; that UPN has transitioned so fast from having ODN pull full-time security duty for them to NpO, or The MVP's pathetic excuse for trolling.
If you're going to do it, at least be funny about it.
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It’s a pity that OsRavan had to put so much pressure on Peggy to avert the war, and I understand the hurt and frustration which resulted in her cancellation of the treaty.
And I would accept this, except UPN only dropped the treaty after they found out ODN was considering it. It was a one-upping, not legitimate hurt. Peggy knew her CB was awful.
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Worth noting that you don't really need a government staff at all until you get into the higher membership numbers. I know our Triumvirs didn't really do much until we crested 50 or so and I really needed to divide up the work.
I think a lot of people get bothered by filling seats when they start up, but it's more important that the bottom line is getting done. Use the time from now until then to train whoever you want as staff.
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Also lol @ Peggy thinking ODN and Polar ties makes her part of the side. I suppose being in TPF for so long really does kind of distort the difference between cannon fodder and core though.
Your allies were significant, not you, and you kind of abused the hell out of them this go around.
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[00:29] <Peggy_Sue|UPN> my TPF days give me more knowledge of world leaders than being on this side of the web recently
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Should've dropped them when I first brought it up, would've saved a lot of trouble bro
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Running stats and you haven't even fought the war yet, oh my.
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I eagerly look forward to SoM Part II splitting off.
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"Someone did it to me so I can do it to others wahhh"
Another well-formed Schattenman argument.
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When the tie is abused in such a way to purposefully harm the interests or security of another, equally obligated-to ally. That's the only situation I can think of.
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While your argument does hold truth the simple fact is in a community like Cybernations with no clear power structure or one entity defining the rules certain groups are bound to fill in the gap and enforce a set of rules they feel important.It really does boil down to might makes right in the end, doesn't it?
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It must be tough to maintain weapons-grade cognitive dissonance at all times. You are to be commended, Vladimir.
No kidding.
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But can Blue do better?
I think the better question is 'Will they bother?' without significant more importance being put on color, I doubt it.
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I'm not sure about the motivation of this blog post, but it seems like a genuine attempt to reason why such a promising bloc failed to materialize - not at all an ignoble goal, but the way it was presented certainly leaves much to be desired
As I said in the OP, largely because no one's talked much about Bastion [outside of the gov involved in trying to make it happen] since it collapsed, I run into people fairly often who conflate it with The Hangout which inevitably forces me to explain the difference. I simply hate repeating the same tl;dr.
It wasn't intended as a shot at MHA - though the NPO [as you noted did happen] certainly made a lot of us facepalm, and the bloc was intended to defend Gre as was understood by all involved. The feeling at the time amongst a decent portion of us almost obligated to defend them was that they weren't making the necessary FA preparations to face a full-frontal attack by NPO and the majority of Q.
Given that 'lack of preparation' got a lot of us rolled in UJW and we didn't see Gre consolidating anyone, once SF decided to have their backs we made where we stood clear [something I think people are hinting at with the 'provocative' stuff] - which was largely Hoo [before he left], me and Delta making the rounds and leaking our position regarding NPO to see who was similarly inclined so we could treaty and network them quickly.
Bastion was meant to serve as a solid military grounding for a war we felt was inevitable, it wasn't meant as a permanent bloc [for fear of just replacing Q] - it was said from the onset we'd disband it by mutual agreement as soon as the threat had been eliminated. I definitely recognize that it didn't have the momentum in Gre/MHA that I felt it should, but I still feel firmly that TOP's "No" vote lead to an almost overnight shift of support away from the bloc.
I feel that way because I saw it. My friends from then [who've read this and remember it as clearly as I do] saw it. People who were arguing heavily for the bloc in their alliances were screaming about how SF was evil the next day after TOP found out and started 'voicing their opinion'. It was simply obvious.
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Funny how you got mad at Polar for doing just that.
Flak is on fire lately.
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So MHA thought it would be a good idea to invite NPO to a bloc intended to protect Gre from NPO?
Yes. In fairness, Crush was supportive of the bloc, but there was absolutely no point man for MHA considering they run on a Triumvirate. I forget which one of them invited them, but it was monumentally facepalm.
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Meh. Still sprouting this story even though I've already corrected you on it at your own forums?
There's nothing to correct. I linked this post to my friends from that time when I wrote it and they confirmed it to be true. I'm so sorry it shows TOP into a poor light. A lot of your actions do.
Where does CentCom factor into this? That's the only one I ever heard of, with a similar lineup. Was that just an earlier/later name?o_O. I have no idea what that is.
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Poitín.
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You're missing a lot of ties on both charts, broseph.
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The lesson to be taken from the Xiphosis Experiment, therefore, is the reaffirmation of the victory of an enhanced unipolarity, where there is no competition: only the powerful -- playing whimsical games and jokes on an international scale -- and the powerless -- sitting with their heads down, hoping not to end up a victim.As opposed to the Hegemony era, where the powerful and classless sat at the top, peering into everyone's business and making victims on a near weekly basis.
Yes, life is terrible these days. Peace is so boring. Why won't they just go back to attacking everyone for whatever reason.
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Dubious honor is dubious.
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