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Lifecrafter
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written Monday, December 8 2003 02:49
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And Shik Ara to you too, dear Hinosu! Whatever it means. I promise not to flame anymore. The definition for spam is, by the way, anything that doesn't have to do with SW or its games. I think. Why change anything? I find the world very good as it is. Sure, some things like the freedom of speech in some countries could be improved, but I really don't think the governments of today are trying to make the world hell on earth. Yes, you could come up with suggestions like "feed all the starving!" and "money to the poor!". Very good, very idealistic suggestions. A shame that it wouldn't work out. If it would be so easy it would already have been done. People a lot smarter than you have decided what is the best. The laws and regulations have been developed and improved during the entire history of mankind. You think you could do it better? I don't. [ Monday, December 08, 2003 02:52: Message edited by: Ironweed ] Posts: 756 | Registered: Monday, August 4 2003 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Monday, December 8 2003 07:40
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quote:Originally written by Hinosu: rule the world, what laws would you have and why?If I could rule the world I don't really think I'd give a rat's *whee* about the rest of the world as long as they didn't bother me. -------------------- Song of the Pack -- An Online Multiplayer Wolf RPG!~ Posts: 223 | Registered: Friday, October 26 2001 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Monday, December 8 2003 08:08
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I would have made smoking totaly illegal, and i wouldnt give a shett 'bout the protests! -------------------- MDNZZZ ZMMMBIS WBLOONZ 33111-CRUSADER-4849 Posts: 662 | Registered: Friday, September 13 2002 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Monday, December 8 2003 09:57
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Straightforward Maoism, hmm? Right out of the Dark Ages, hmm? Flames right there. I'd just like to know whether Maoism is a bad thing or not. Also, how are my ideas right out of the Dark Ages? Do you even know what they were like? Please, enlighten me. As for not aborting female fetuses, well, in India I hear they do that a lot only 'cause they're female... So I'd do it fer them. USA-um-whatever-it-is, I heartily suggest that you NOT compare me to Hitler EVER again... [Sarachim], you're welcome to go on and fight - you won't be killed for fighting me personally, but you would be killed for disrupting the peace. IF I ruled the world... [ Monday, December 08, 2003 10:07: Message edited by: Jame ] -------------------- And that was exactly the point of itself. Takes advantage of the easily offended. Posts: 137 | Registered: Monday, November 17 2003 08:00 |
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BANNED
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written Monday, December 8 2003 11:04
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Your ideas are harsh justice (brutal executions), sliencing those who disagree with you to preserve the peace (10 year "Roses" plan which I forget the exact name of, Tienamen Square), mandatory military service, restraining of sexual deviance, anti-abortion... As far as I can remember, Mao was for all of what you said. Also, the Dark Ages weren't that far behind. Interestingly enough, a few class periods in German were spent going on a "midieval criminal museum" site and checking out the punishments. I had a sense of déja vu while reading your posts- both you and the midieval Germans sought to enact profoundly superfluous and overly harsh means of enforcing your own personal morals on people. And M6mmi is just a Nazi. EDIT: Hey, I forgot to give my answer! If I'm not forced to take the position, I won't. If I'm elected to it, I will. If the former does not apply or the latter does, then I would immediately legalize all victimless crimes (pornography, private drug use, etc.), illegalize capitalism, and wear gold, green and purple all the time. ^_^ PS- If Deacon ruled the world, he would elect M6mmi and Jame as his most trusted lieutennants. [ Monday, December 08, 2003 11:11: Message edited by: Siam Shade ] -------------------- We're all amazed but not amused By all the things that you said you'd do. You're much concerned but not involved by Decisions that are made by you But we are sick and tired of hearing your song, Telling us how you are going to change right from wrong, 'Cause if you really want to hear our views, You haven't done nothin'. Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Senile Reptile
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written Monday, December 8 2003 11:06
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I'd capture all the classical musicians of the world and make them play whatever music I want when I want. I'd then go sit in a cold library with a cup of hot chocolate and read a good book while listening to the music. And go for nice walks, on occasion. As for the rest of the world? Eh. -------------------- Polaris Posts: 1614 | Registered: Wednesday, January 23 2002 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Monday, December 8 2003 11:29
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quote:Originally written by Siam Shade: And M6mmi is just a Nazi. But i was just kidding -------------------- Call 1-800-NOT-1337 -------------------- Disturbing the dead since 1986. -------------------- All your ass are belong to ME! -------------------- NEVER underestimate your enemies Never OVERestimate your friends Posts: 91 | Registered: Tuesday, August 26 2003 07:00 |
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BANNED
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written Monday, December 8 2003 11:39
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Ah, I see. The sarcasm was apparently lost on me. —_— -------------------- We're all amazed but not amused By all the things that you said you'd do. You're much concerned but not involved by Decisions that are made by you But we are sick and tired of hearing your song, Telling us how you are going to change right from wrong, 'Cause if you really want to hear our views, You haven't done nothin'. Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, December 8 2003 11:52
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Some sarcasm is a bit extreme to be assumed to be sarcasm on sight. And as we can see from Jame, some people do actually think like that. -E- -------------------- Let them eat cake! Polaris Boards: The System is Up. Perennially. Posts: 2314 | Registered: Tuesday, January 15 2002 08:00 |
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This Side Towards Enemy
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written Monday, December 8 2003 12:28
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How are your ideas like the Dark Ages? Compulsory military service sounds a lot like a peasant levy to me. Alternatively, in the unlikely event you're not using your soldiers to start wars and put down any uprisings brutally, there going to put to work on building projects, I'd guess. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, but if you've ever heard of Hjalmar Schacht and the reason Germany has autobahns, you'd see a correlation with fascism. Then there's the public executions. It may not include trial by ordeal, but it's getting towards it. Although I'm sure your strict sense of morality would mean the tying of skirts on female executees and the like to prevent onlookers being scandalised. Also, the reason female children are killed is that it's hard to bring up children on limited resources and the male children will grow up to help run the smallholding, whereas the female children just go and get married. As I understand it, it's more of a problem in China, but it's not abortion anyway, it's infanticide. I am curious as to why you're allowed to think like Herr Shickelgruber but we're not allowed to compare you to him. EDIT: Forgot to add my idea. One man alone could not do the task. Essentially there's a choice between trying to muddle on as we are, so things won't get to an ideal state but hopefully won't get worse and in the third world might reach tolerable levels with more far-sighted policies. Or there's the alternative, which might happen anyway if there's a major energy crisis, generally scheduled around 2020-2040 in most estimates, which involves going back to if not a pre-industrial state then a resource starved one, from which we might build some kind of more efficient 'perfect' syndicalist society. The problem with that is that I don't believe syndicalism could spread worldwide without a single overseer, which is a) kind of missing the point and b) impossible in this situation. [ Monday, December 08, 2003 12:32: Message edited by: Distantly Bemused ] -------------------- Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned I'll tell you my story, man Though I wish I'd never been born I'm loose at the seams, I've broken my dreams And my hand it shakes the pen Come on, come on now baby, Let the good times roll again Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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For Carnage, Apply Within
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written Monday, December 8 2003 13:57
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Jame: So be it. But rest assured, enough people would side with me that there would be no peace to disrupt. I agree with BtI, TM, Alec, et. al., ruling the world is probably too much authority for one person. Besides, the list of changes I'd make to the way the world works now are too long, numerous, and complicated for me to list in a way any sane person wants to read, so anyone who really cares can PM or email me. I will say this, though, in responce to Ironweed. It's a common misconception that there isn't enough food for everybody in the world. The problem isn't the quantity of the food but the distribution: the average American eats way more than he needs to survive. The food situation in America is so ludicrous that one of our biggest problems is having too much to eat- something completely unheard of before the 20th century, and now unique, for the most part, to the USA. The federal government buys millions of tons of grain from American farmers every year to keep prices up and then lets it rot, while famine ravages the world. Is this "very good as it is?" Is this impossible to improve on? Is there nobody in the world smart enough to fix this, or are the haves just too greedy to share with the have-nots? Even a modest effort at equalizing the distribution of the world's food (and water, and medicine, etc.) would save millions of lives every year. And if there really isn't enough to go around (which I doubt), why should Americans get so much? EDIT: Er, sorry if that sounded hostile. I don't mean to be accusatory. I'm just trying to make a point, and I can't help getting a little worked up when I talk about these things. [ Monday, December 08, 2003 14:09: Message edited by: [Sarachim] ] -------------------- We were once Mao Posts: 567 | Registered: Friday, October 5 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, December 8 2003 14:11
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Mmh, let's see. I'd make it illegal to teach economics. No, that's just a joke. I think I'm generalizing, there have to be *some* intelligen economics teachers. But a good idea might be to enforce that a global language be learned by everyone as a second language to help along communications. Come to think of it, I'd make it a law to learn at least one second language; it seems to make people think more coherently. That's about all I can think of for now. Come to think of it, I have a number of *very* amusing thoughts about what should be done to a number of goverment officials in a lot of countries, but that would hardly serve any long-term benefit. Just send them off to a sunny little island with some psychiatrists to attend them. Yes, in the end a global monarchy is too fragile to hold, because a lifetime is not enough to get it under control. You just have to arrange it so the people can govern themselves. [ Monday, December 08, 2003 14:14: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
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written Monday, December 8 2003 19:22
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Ah, right, forgot about that; I'd have everyone learn one uniform language. They can learn any other language they want other than that, but everyone would have to be able to speak, understand, read, and write that one uniform language. Alec: Never mind, I misread your post at the top of page one. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon TEH CONSPIRACY IZ ALL Les forum de la chance. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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Babelicious
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written Monday, December 8 2003 20:09
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I agree. We should all learn Finnish. [ Monday, December 08, 2003 20:10: Message edited by: Djur ] -------------------- You are my precious thing Thing of speed and beauty, You are my precious thing As long as you remain beneath me -- Big Black Posts: 999 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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Bob's Big Date
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written Tuesday, December 9 2003 05:11
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o< THE LINGUA FRANCA MR. BOEH HAS IN MIND IS CLEARLY HEBREW [ Tuesday, December 09, 2003 05:11: Message edited by: USA-se Xenerali-boariku CUSITURA ] -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Tuesday, December 9 2003 07:37
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So I may be overly harsh, but I don't believe that people will be quick on the uptake without a lot of force. What the world needs is a lot of cultural change. In my opinion, anyway. -------------------- And that was exactly the point of itself. Takes advantage of the easily offended. Posts: 137 | Registered: Monday, November 17 2003 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Tuesday, December 9 2003 09:29
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And why is that? I take it that you are talking about those other cultures, those nasty and strange ones in which people do such funny and silly things. I agree with you. Totally unnecessary and useless cultures. EDIT: Added an unhealthy dose of sarcasm. EDIT2: I'm sorry for misinterpreting your words on purpose. [ Tuesday, December 09, 2003 09:31: Message edited by: Ironweed ] Posts: 756 | Registered: Monday, August 4 2003 07:00 |
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For Carnage, Apply Within
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written Tuesday, December 9 2003 13:51
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People are quicker on the uptake when you treat them like human beings equal to you in dignity and value. Our conquered enemies in Germany and Japan are valuable allies today because we rebuilt those countries, rather than punish their people for their crimes. In recent years, we've seen a number of examples, such as Afghanistan, of what happens when you attack a society's evils without building good things to replace them. On compulsory military service: armies train people to respect rank, to not ask questions, and to obey orders without question. All of these behaviors are the exact opposite of how responsible citizens of a democracy should behave. FOr this reason, a democratic country should try to have as few people serve in its armed forces as it possibly can while still keeping itself safe. Which is a moot point if you're ruling the world, but eh [ Tuesday, December 09, 2003 13:51: Message edited by: [Sarachim] ] -------------------- We were once Mao Posts: 567 | Registered: Friday, October 5 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, December 9 2003 14:17
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It probably depends on how absolute and secured your power is. If you've got a reelection to win, you'll be a lot more accomodating as a ruler than if you have a superpower that allows you to obliterate anyone who disagrees. I'm pretty clear on why I said second language by the way. People have a tendency to get pissed at you if you forbid them to learn their own tongue as first language. Look at the Roman Empire. Also, the lingua franca that will dominate is Esperanto, of course. What else? [ Tuesday, December 09, 2003 14:18: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Bob's Big Date
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written Tuesday, December 9 2003 15:19
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quote:Originally written by Jame: So I may be overly harsh, but I don't believe that people will be quick on the uptake without a lot of force. What the world needs is a lot of cultural change. In my opinion, anyway.Hitler, Mao. Wow, you're just full of ideas, aren't you? -------------------- In a word, gay. --Bob the Impaler Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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BANNED
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written Tuesday, December 9 2003 15:48
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Good god, do you realize how badly they need you in China? -------------------- We're all amazed but not amused By all the things that you said you'd do. You're much concerned but not involved by Decisions that are made by you But we are sick and tired of hearing your song, Telling us how you are going to change right from wrong, 'Cause if you really want to hear our views, You haven't done nothin'. Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
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written Tuesday, December 9 2003 18:06
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I didn't say I want to force people to not learn any languages; the more the better, I think. I just mean they should all have one, Esperanto or whatever, that everyone can speak as if they had been doing so since they were born. Figuratively. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon TEH CONSPIRACY IZ ALL Les forum de la chance. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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For Carnage, Apply Within
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written Tuesday, December 9 2003 18:14
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That's a nice idea, but probably not practical. Not everyone's really got the talent for languages to learn any after infancy, and people who didn't use their second language routinely would forget pretty quickly. -------------------- We were once Mao Posts: 567 | Registered: Friday, October 5 2001 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Wednesday, December 10 2003 04:20
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Two things: I include myself in needing MUCH change. And if ye want me in China, you're welcome to pay for it. ALL of it (food, shelter, language lessons, etc.) As for military service, didn't America formerly have the "with your sheild or on it" policy? Whatever happened to that? Side note: methinks this topic has gone on long enough. I'm gonna go elsewhere, and if anyone cares to join me (yes, even those who disagree with me), I'll hoist a drink. -------------------- And that was exactly the point of itself. Takes advantage of the easily offended. Posts: 137 | Registered: Monday, November 17 2003 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Thursday, December 11 2003 06:17
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Well, now you're talking business! A drink or two has always been all I demand for changing my opinion or betraying my native country! [ Thursday, December 11, 2003 06:18: Message edited by: Ironweed ] Posts: 756 | Registered: Monday, August 4 2003 07:00 |