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I've played I believe 5 sessions over two games. One as a fill in for a Portugal near the end of a game. I missed the last one or two sessions there partly due to absolute boredom as South American...

Indeed. Though I wouldn't consider it sentient. Just a force that caused things to come into existence as we know them. It doesn't require any sentience for that, much less morality or ethics.
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That's not particularly true Simon. Any progress to be made is better off served by special operations units than by infantry brigades.

Unless one means to leave a permanent and powerful garrison...

Voted don't care but since I did vote I guess I should say something.

The way I see it god is just another name for the big bang or the 'something something'. Replace the word god with the word...

A large part of the various US police have been revenue agents for a couple decades now. It's not particularly surprising. A problem sure but a known one that still no one cares to change.

Well we know who hasn't been a police officer or otherwise professional law enforcement fella now don't we?

Just like in anything else there are good and bad. Problem is when the bad slip through...

A muscle cuirass would be no more inflexible or hobbling in a fight than a breastplate or similar solid metal armour. As Hobbes said if you could afford it you'd wear it. Unless you were a...

If Ciciro wants Poland that's fine with me. If the game is going with that rule I can't really think of anyone I'd want to pick in the 2nd or 3rd slots so I'd probably just sit out. With around 15...

Seems stupid. Can't imagine too many fella's are stupid enough to want to actually marry and breed with these :wub:. At best they're gonna pull in desperate fellas willing to put up with that...

Not sure you noticed this but the thread isn't actually about unified moral codes. This discussion is at best an aside of the main one.

No I don't value that. It's pointless. Not to mention...

Objective anything doesn't follow trends. It either is or it isn't. It doesn't change, it doesn't evolve, it exists(or not). Just because something is generally agreed upon at a macro level during...

You continue to fall into the trap of all of that being your OPINION. The morality of the west varies greatly from country to country and person to person. The fact that some points are shared...

I'd tell you that you're just reinforcing my argument about subjectivity. Of course you believe that your perception is the most accurate, it's yours. Morality is defined by the individual.

I...

That's my point. What you consider Western morals isn't the same as what I might. It's all subjective. There is no universal morality we all follow. Our morals are based on our life experiences...

Empires and slavery and all the past nasty :wub: people did is just as relevant as the current nasty :wub: we do. Morals are generally defined by what's valued by that culture at that time. That...

So far all I've had happen is the beta tester party mage start the scenario with no spells and random losses of available money on merchants while shopping.

Are you using it to rinse? Store the toothbrush?

If all you do is put some water in it and rinse your mouth(I assume you'd just rinse the brush under the spigot) it's fine. If you're storing the...

No more ghazi's suddenly that entire side of the map isn't off limits anymore. Add some privateers and the Ottos are a sad sad remnant of what they were. I'm fine with expanding south-east and...

Poland, Mamelukes, Timurids

Stupid and selfish on the part of most of them, yes. Using selfishness to force selflessness worth it.

Negotiating with extremists always fails. You empower them to continue their attacks because you've allowed them a victory. Force may beget force but capitulation begets much larger force. In a...

I'd probably have the time to make 95% of the sessions this next start so I'd probably join. That said I'd think we'd be better off picking two continents and divvying up the players between them. ...

Funny the OP hasn't stepped foot in the thread to defend his terribly researched thread starting post.

The National Guard when deployed domestically, as I've already stated above, are done so under the authority of the STATE governor and regulatory offices. They are effectively deputised by the state...

Uh... SWAT, ESU, FBI, DEA, Marshals service, ATF, National Guard, Secret Service, Coast Guard. Etc.

Half the :wub:ing law enforcement services in the US are paramilitary units. Does it matter if...

Somewhere back in the mid 90s I had the amazingly fun job of traveling along as part of the security detail moving equipment from one base to another across multiple state lines. Lots of other...

Extremely limited is an understatement.

Maybe post a link to the entire document rather than excerpts that support an agenda.
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How does a potential use of lethal force by the Army against targets outside the US violate the Bill of Rights? The Army will not be deployed against domestic targets so command level doctrine for...

The only sin in the intelligence world is being caught. This is pretty well understood the world over. Everyone does it. Everyone complains about it. Nothing will ever change.

People lose elections all the time. Some even do it with no votes. Can't imagine why that's shameful on the part of voters, as you seem to be implying.

You say Bushido like it's an unavoidable fact of life in feudal/Restoration Japan.

Bushido is no different than Chivalry. Talked about in books. Poets love it. Makes good stories. Ignored...

People still misunderstand what infantry does. They are there to consolidate victories. Arty and air clear the way, armour spearheads the push. Infantry clear, secure and occupy. They make sure...

So you are in fact saying that prostitution is rape?

In fact you're comparing regulated prostitution to wholesale government encouraged rape. Is that your argument?

Also when bringing up...

Yes we all understand that Allied soldiers took advantage of prostitutes. We also understand that their command structure were okay with that. However the argument that :wub:ing a prostitute is the...

You go get those. From REPUTABLE sources.

Find one where Allied general staff and the government told their soldiers that it was a-okay to rape Japanese women. I can Google up quite a few for...

They did indeed. The differences are as follows:

1. The US soldiers were PAYING
2. The US soldiers understanding was that they were HIRING prostitutes
3. The US GOVERNMENT's understanding...

Rubicon you continue to overlook one very simple yet very important fact.

Japanese soldiers raped folks Allied solders raped folks. This we agree on.

The overlooked yet important fact is that...

You do realise that Farnan is a currently serving commissioned officer in the US Army and that study of previous conflicts(from both a military AND political standpoint) is part of the syllabus at...

Whether Japan wanted to surrender under THEIR terms or not the Allies were not obligated to accept. Requiring an unconditional surrender was not unheard of at the time nor was it uncalled for...

Ah alright. I haven't played in a while myself been busy with all the new :wub: Steam forced me to buy with the Summer Sale. I'll have to go back and update.