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Looks suspiciously identical to Tropico 3

Xenos is the latin word for alien Alien in that sense meant foreigner, whether from the next town over or from another continent. It has also come to apply to outer-space foreigners but still fundementally means fear or dislike of other cultures, nations or ethnicities on earth. The sheer...

He had this massive, rambling speech where he declared he would die a martyr rather than give up. My Egyptian friend (who has since returned to his now not-revolutionary country) gave me a few translations of his insanity. Here's the best one He basically said why democracy was bad -...

Which means "A fear of Aliens" - Alien in this context being clinically defined as a fear or dislike of strangers not of your cultural or ethnic background. Ergo - racist. Google is your friend

Tunisia started a revolution when a grocer set fire to himself in the middle of a large public space due to his depression and suicidal hatred of the Tunisian regieme. The Tunisian leaders were overthrown This inspired a revolution in Egypt, where the president was forced, peaceably, out of...

Lust, desire, dominance, sexual frustration, commitment issues and superiority/inferiority complexes Also, sometimes it's because the object of their desire is not within the bounds of law (children, for example) and therefore there is no legitimate of going about such business ...wait...

There's the thing though - it clearly states constructive criticism is welcomed. Not 'tolerated' or 'ignored', it is actively welcomed in a positive light in the letter of those laws. With that in mind, constructively criticising the use of ads is NOT a legitimate, certifiable reason for...

"Everyone Here Hates X Subject But Won't Shut Up About It" or "Negative-Land" I mean - the conversations are interesting and some of the topics really thought-provoking, but CHRIST the majority of people on here are whiny and hateful.

A very well-made argument. I should state that I'm not "pro-Katana" or anything like that - I was just answering a question about why Katanas are so popular...I guess I got too wrapped up in a comparison I knew little about. I think the only way we could ever settle this would be to have...

I can't claim to have any knowledge on swordsmanship, so I'll have to assume you're correct and that you know what you're talking about. You say the katana is straight in the 'flex' (whazzat?) but didn't it wobble loads when it cut the ice - suggesting it deals with forces well?

It wasn't made of wood! It was small metal scales linked together. Mabye some REALLY primitive Samurai prototype armour was wooden, but then we'd compare it with the bronze helmets of the Greek city-states, not the full-plate armour of the early Renassiance. That demonstration with Katanas...

I never said the Western martial art was less proficient in its use of its weapon of choice. Mabye one of the other people you quoted said that, but don't lump me in like that. Also, seeing as the longsword is much, MUCH bigger, even though it's well-weighted and such, it's still not as...

The Japanese willingly isolated themselves from the rest of the world for politico-economic-cultural-religious reasons, so arguing that they weren't as aggressively imperialistic or expansive as other empires is a bit unfair The Samurai and the Katana have proven to be incredibly superior to...

I removed the name because I don't know if he'd want himself mentioned, but to be honest I don't like the idea of pretending he's not there just because the majority of people have a hard time dealing with that kinda stuff. Still, I don't have his permission, so I'll edit it for now. Thanks for...

Damn straight. The Romans used to butcher Christians and feed them to lions because they mistook "the body and blood of christ (bread and wine)" for practising cannabalism. I'm glad we had this interesting conversation, it's nice when the first dialogue on a new forum is a pleasant one for me.