Orogun01

Wouldn't it better to play AAA games and get the companies involved in the fund? Well they have a string of sponsors for their Auctions. Sega, Bethesda, THQ, Microsoft, Sony, and Dark Horse Comics to name a few. But most of their money comes from random people on the world. Right now they're auctioning off a custom voice clip from the guy who does Duke Nukem. What will he say? I'm Duke Nukem and this is my favorite charity on the Citadel.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; the original, great movie. Sweden has been making great movies lately, which are doomed to be copied by Hollywood this is the second movie in a row to be made into a crappy American remake.

Wouldn't it better to play AAA games and get the companies involved in the fund?

But's it's just two big swords and moe characters away from it. That doesn't inspire much confidence.

Wouldn't that Mass Effect with better VA, writing, star power and overall design?

I won't donate then; those poor people driving the bus.

You are arguing the semantics of freedom whilst living in a society, this is a point that gets nowhere since we are bound by many chains, social and metaphysical. If trading some freedoms for comfort, a basic understanding and respect for others is tyranny then your alternative would be a completely asocial existence. Manners, human rights, ethics and laws are also imposed on us in a tyrannical manner. Should everyone "free" themselves and behave as they would, and completely ignore any form of boundaries? Boundaries that exist to maintain the existence of society which has allowed humans to reach this point. Whilst its a matter of degrees of freedom, you can't operate freely in a tyrannical society with the government breathing constantly at your back. Whereas we enjoy a greater range of freedom since we can express distaste, publicly disagree, and even influence government legislation without fear of reprisals. China may not be a pure Communist society with their many corporations and international trade but the flow of ideas in the country is stagnated by a governmental hold. That a woman was arrested for tweeting (which is also illegal on the country) is the perfect example of the backwards kind of thinking that should be changed. If the majority people really agree with their government then they shouldn't be afraid of giving them a voice or a little choice.

... that's sort of what I thought. Alpha Protocal... IN SPACE. No, that's impossible since I'm making that game.

They control production, if the western allies decided to close trade with China and seek alternative suppliers it would leave them in a position closer to their 1920's. Overpopulation becomes unsustainable, poverty, lack of jobs and they'll probably begin the mass emigrations again. So China has much to lose without allies; all that we need is viable threat, that is to say that we show them that we can survive without them. Change the balance of power for our benefit.

Well Dragon Age was supposed to be all about Thedas and it's history, it's amazing that they haven't leaked more details of the story. Probly because it will truly turn out to be Dragon Effect, all fantasy art and no substance. We live in dark times indeed

That's the problem with small countries, everybody knows everybody or at least that's what they think and mistakes haunt you forever. Which makes them worse as a totalitarian state since the individual lives with the concern of expressing the wrong thought. Whilst I don't think that a democracy is necessarily what is best for China but it's these kinds of events that need to change. They can't be a superpower and close themselves to the world or close their people to the world. If the majority is truly with them then they shouldn't be afraid of a few dissidents, acknowledging them only perpetuates the notion that they are oppressive. I truly think that China can change without conflict, they have been steadily opening up to the West and have even changed their views from what it was the Old "Ultra-Communist" China to a more enterprising country. More influence from the West on Chinese affairs will slowly but surely make a dent on their policies. If not we only need to realize that we share a symbiosis with them, if we tilt the scales on our side in a way that makes them redundant we gain the upper hand and we can impose our views on them. Economics is the new battlefield.

Granted

The threat is entirely perceive only by our part, no doubt. There are still remnants of Cold War thinking and the "Great America", we act as the police of the world, as the world's foremost superpower and we consider ourselves so. China is threatening that view and we wish to bring them under our power, specially because of the economic reasons you mentioned. The recent spike in anti-Chinese communist regime propaganda is merely the result of of the attention that has been put on China and the east in general. We would feel more comfortable if China was another Japan, meek and accommodating. You are right, it was similar in my case; the middle class is usually the one that promotes these desires. But bringing in Maslow's pyramid of needs here; it's because the rest is so occupied with thoughts of survival to concern themselves with a revolution. So it's up to those people to push the issue precisely because of their social standing and education, that's usually how revolutions are: some cultured individual starts an idea, pushing for change and if the economical situation is perilous the rest will rally behind it. The problem is that these ideas shouldn't be met with such extreme force by the government and it only lends credibility to the need for change. It's this isolationist behavior that the free market can't tolerate. P.S. If I may be so indiscreet; may I ask which was your country's regime?

Is it something you squeeze "out" of the bratwurst?

Then she just needs to keep the mask on. I'd still be inclined to double bag. One for her, and one for you, in case hers comes off. All in the wonderful world of Fantasy RPGs

I agree with you that China's political system should be authoritative, it's a cultural and historical fact that they do better under strong leadership. The US and allied power is threatened by China; as they are by anything different from their views ever since the Cold War. The problem with Communism is that is an expansionist government and an anti-capitalist movement, their main goal is to spread communism to the corners of the globe and "liberate" all the oppressed laborers under the capitalist yoke. It is therefore something to be threatened by even if the Chinese are only Communist in name and have a free enterprising society like our own. As with any rising tensions and forthcoming conflict in our history; the press is the first to demonize the enemy and push for a conflict. As usual we wait until they deliver the first strike and unleash all of our fury (history repeating itself :sigh: ) Even though the fact remains that a woman was arrested for tweeting because it's considered political dissent. As someone who has experienced a Communist regime first hand I'll tell you that this is the sort of bull that tends to run the most. They watch you, they tell you what to think, and they'll bury you if you speak against them and call it "political dissent". I would not be surprised if we found out that they are committing more atrocities inside these camps; it may not be reason enough to go to war but it's enough to pressure them into change.

GRPG? German ARR PEE GEE, a la Gothic. Is mayonnaise a GRPG?

Then she just needs to keep the mask on.

Arcane Warrior + Blood Mage = Power build.

Why Gorth, I didn't know you look so well in a dress.

She was hot

Hot

And this is the last post of Calax before the US police drags him to a labor camp