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Void Echo
Morsus Mihi Aperuitque Imperium
1567
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:23:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:Void Echo wrote:Aero Yassavi wrote:One of the most ignorant yet common generalization I hear about the Amarr is that they are racists. I'm assuming people make this assumption based on their stance on slavery. However, this is not the case at all. The Amarr enslave other races not because of their race, but because of their unenlightened beliefs. Bringing up the Ni-Kunni again, they are a perfect example of the Amarr taking in a foreign race and welcoming them as equals among the Empire.
how long did it take? several centuries, it doesn't take that long for a newly assimilated civilization to be accepted into an open coalition. One generation with many liberal Holder realising them almost immediately. However you do have to accept that part of the cultural integration is the changes to social structure, religion and superstition, as well as changing public opinion. For the Ni-kunni that was easy (they like many societies in our world were only too willing to adopt foreign beliefs, Check out some of the Portuguese missionaries and mission in feudal japan, they have some very interesting times there) but for some it take much linger based on how much you wish to resist of be obstinate.
im willing to be that they weren't slaves for long because they actually shared your beliefs, which also gives more to the fact that the empire is closed minded. |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
2438
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:25:00 -
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Marlin Kirby wrote:True Adamance wrote:Marlin Kirby wrote:Amarr are clearly villains with their hyper expansion and forced conversion. It also reminded me of SVER for a different reason, they are the largest and control the most.
On a different note. Whenever there is a moral choice system in games, most people will choose the good side every time. I'd provide examples, but I can't find a source at the moment. For now, just look at the FW status right now. The "good guys" are winning. I wouldn't say bad guys, imperial aspirations have never been a bad thing, the envy of every peoples. Good is subjective in New Eden. For example the MInmatar cannot let go of the past. They are trapped in a cycle of brutality and anger made of their own youthful impetuousness, the Gallente are a hive of scum and villainy but also oppressive behind closed doors, the Caldair while good meaning are callous at times, and the Amarr have held to their religions and kept slaves for millennia. No group is good, no group is bad. People I guess cannot shake the real world concepts they bring into the game. (A response to each paragraph) Imperial aspirations is not something every culture has strives to achieve. Otherwise America would of had more than two empires by the time the Spanish came. "Good" has always been subjective. I chose Caldari because working for what you want and things not being handed to you appealed to me. People will usually bring their values when they RP. Part of our nature I suppose.
A response to your responses.
1. That remains to have been seen, America was a small fledgling country during the time when imperial aspirations were very much so the thing to do, they broke away for their own personal rights and liberties, but I also believe because such aspirations weren't appealing. I also believe that if such aspirations were the case then they would have stayed with the larger British empire and claimed the new world for that empire, however since all of this is speculation the point and comparison between America and Amarricuh is moot.
2. Yup it always has but that doesn't mean the Gallente and Minmatar are the good guys in new eden, I mean I cannot say the Matari are bad because I don't believe that, but I do believe the Gallente are the counterpart to the empire and while we can be the best and worst of human nature at one time or another, the federation remains the best and worst all at the same time.
3. Good reason. Yup anything you work for is always more valuable than something you have given to you or assume have given to you. |
R F Gyro
Clones 4u
557
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:27:00 -
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I'm quite tired and have had most of a bottle of wine, so forgive me for misreading the title of this thread as "why did you pick your nose?" |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
2438
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:28:00 -
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Void Echo wrote:True Adamance wrote:Void Echo wrote:Aero Yassavi wrote:One of the most ignorant yet common generalization I hear about the Amarr is that they are racists. I'm assuming people make this assumption based on their stance on slavery. However, this is not the case at all. The Amarr enslave other races not because of their race, but because of their unenlightened beliefs. Bringing up the Ni-Kunni again, they are a perfect example of the Amarr taking in a foreign race and welcoming them as equals among the Empire.
how long did it take? several centuries, it doesn't take that long for a newly assimilated civilization to be accepted into an open coalition. One generation with many liberal Holder realising them almost immediately. However you do have to accept that part of the cultural integration is the changes to social structure, religion and superstition, as well as changing public opinion. For the Ni-kunni that was easy (they like many societies in our world were only too willing to adopt foreign beliefs, Check out some of the Portuguese missionaries and mission in feudal japan, they have some very interesting times there) but for some it take much linger based on how much you wish to resist of be obstinate. im willing to be that they weren't slaves for long because they actually shared your beliefs, which also gives more to the fact that the empire is closed minded. That's not true, it has been a statute that yes the Ni Kunni were religious though they did not share the same kind of religion the True Amarr did, what the have been known to do however is be drawn to the Sani Sabik ways which are a direct violation of our religious mandate, substituting water in their ceremonies for blood.
Close minded because one religion being inducted into another is not close minded, more so open minded, If we were dead set on being the only empire around total destruction would be our game, but it is not, it is instead bringing all the peoples of new eden together. |
Void Echo
Morsus Mihi Aperuitque Imperium
1567
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:28:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:Marlin Kirby wrote:True Adamance wrote:Marlin Kirby wrote:Amarr are clearly villains with their hyper expansion and forced conversion. It also reminded me of SVER for a different reason, they are the largest and control the most.
On a different note. Whenever there is a moral choice system in games, most people will choose the good side every time. I'd provide examples, but I can't find a source at the moment. For now, just look at the FW status right now. The "good guys" are winning. I wouldn't say bad guys, imperial aspirations have never been a bad thing, the envy of every peoples. Good is subjective in New Eden. For example the MInmatar cannot let go of the past. They are trapped in a cycle of brutality and anger made of their own youthful impetuousness, the Gallente are a hive of scum and villainy but also oppressive behind closed doors, the Caldair while good meaning are callous at times, and the Amarr have held to their religions and kept slaves for millennia. No group is good, no group is bad. People I guess cannot shake the real world concepts they bring into the game. (A response to each paragraph) Imperial aspirations is not something every culture has strives to achieve. Otherwise America would of had more than two empires by the time the Spanish came. "Good" has always been subjective. I chose Caldari because working for what you want and things not being handed to you appealed to me. People will usually bring their values when they RP. Part of our nature I suppose. A response to your responses. 1. That remains to have been seen, America was a small fledgling country during the time when imperial aspirations were very much so the thing to do, they broke away for their own personal rights and liberties, but I also believe because such aspirations weren't appealing. I also believe that if such aspirations were the case then they would have stayed with the larger British empire and claimed the new world for that empire, however since all of this is speculation the point and comparison between America and Amarricuh is moot. 2. Yup it always has but that doesn't mean the Gallente and Minmatar are the good guys in new eden, I mean I cannot say the Matari are bad because I don't believe that, but I do believe the Gallente are the counterpart to the empire and while we can be the best and worst of human nature at one time or another, the federation remains the best and worst all at the same time. 3. Good reason. Yup anything you work for is always more valuable than something you have given to you or assume have given to you.
America broke away from England because the king at the time kept on taking away their personal and political liberties and freedoms, they got sick of it and rebelled and we have been a country ever since. |
Master Jaraiya
Ultramarine Corp
1001
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:30:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:Master Jaraiya wrote:I picked Minmatar because I'm a roughneck/blue collar kind of guy. I enjoy my freedom with responsibility, without the intrusion of some governmental, economical, or religious institution telling my what freedoms I am allowed to enjoy.
i hate slavery and other forms of bigotry and feel that those who practice these are a blight upon humanity that should be eradicated.
I'm all for the Tribal lifestyle. I feel man is meant to live in harmony with nature - not destroy it with materialism. Technology is relied upon too much. Certain creature comforts are nice, but one should still be able to survive without them if the need arises. Amarrian slavery isn't bigotry nor is it discriminatory, they do not believe their slaves are inferior to them. However in Amarrian culture there are nobility so we do have a caste system in place. Also the MInmatar suit you then since they were lucky enough to have been situated on a paradise world when they were developing and I assume much like the Intaki Idama and Caldari Ida practitioners they are rather in tune with nature
Religious superiority is still a form of bigotry. If you kill a Minmatar, Gallente, or Caldari because they do not accept the faith, is that not discriminatory? I also loathe any caste system. No man should have rule over another. Every man should be allowed to govern himself, but should do so with a great measure of responsibility. |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
2440
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:31:00 -
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Void Echo wrote:True Adamance wrote:Marlin Kirby wrote:True Adamance wrote:Marlin Kirby wrote:Amarr are clearly villains with their hyper expansion and forced conversion. It also reminded me of SVER for a different reason, they are the largest and control the most.
On a different note. Whenever there is a moral choice system in games, most people will choose the good side every time. I'd provide examples, but I can't find a source at the moment. For now, just look at the FW status right now. The "good guys" are winning. I wouldn't say bad guys, imperial aspirations have never been a bad thing, the envy of every peoples. Good is subjective in New Eden. For example the MInmatar cannot let go of the past. They are trapped in a cycle of brutality and anger made of their own youthful impetuousness, the Gallente are a hive of scum and villainy but also oppressive behind closed doors, the Caldair while good meaning are callous at times, and the Amarr have held to their religions and kept slaves for millennia. No group is good, no group is bad. People I guess cannot shake the real world concepts they bring into the game. (A response to each paragraph) Imperial aspirations is not something every culture has strives to achieve. Otherwise America would of had more than two empires by the time the Spanish came. "Good" has always been subjective. I chose Caldari because working for what you want and things not being handed to you appealed to me. People will usually bring their values when they RP. Part of our nature I suppose. A response to your responses. 1. That remains to have been seen, America was a small fledgling country during the time when imperial aspirations were very much so the thing to do, they broke away for their own personal rights and liberties, but I also believe because such aspirations weren't appealing. I also believe that if such aspirations were the case then they would have stayed with the larger British empire and claimed the new world for that empire, however since all of this is speculation the point and comparison between America and Amarricuh is moot. 2. Yup it always has but that doesn't mean the Gallente and Minmatar are the good guys in new eden, I mean I cannot say the Matari are bad because I don't believe that, but I do believe the Gallente are the counterpart to the empire and while we can be the best and worst of human nature at one time or another, the federation remains the best and worst all at the same time. 3. Good reason. Yup anything you work for is always more valuable than something you have given to you or assume have given to you. America broke away from England because the king at the time kept on taking away their personal and political liberties and freedoms, they got sick of it and rebelled and we have been a country ever since. And that is why I do not think Amercia had imperial aspirations because they had seen how imperial aspiration could affect the people negatively and were against that. So my point stands, I do not think the American people would have gone out of its way in its early founding years to become the next great world spanning empire, though since it is SPECULATION not fact, the point as I have said is moot. |
Master Jaraiya
Ultramarine Corp
1001
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:32:00 -
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Aero Yassavi wrote:True Adamance wrote:Master Jaraiya wrote:I picked Minmatar because I'm a roughneck/blue collar kind of guy. I enjoy my freedom with responsibility, without the intrusion of some governmental, economical, or religious institution telling my what freedoms I am allowed to enjoy.
i hate slavery and other forms of bigotry and feel that those who practice these are a blight upon humanity that should be eradicated.
I'm all for the Tribal lifestyle. I feel man is meant to live in harmony with nature - not destroy it with materialism. Technology is relied upon too much. Certain creature comforts are nice, but one should still be able to survive without them if the need arises. Amarrian slavery isn't bigotry nor is it discriminatory, they do not believe their slaves are inferior to them. However in Amarrian culture there are nobility so we do have a caste system in place. Also the MInmatar suit you then since they were lucky enough to have been situated on a paradise world when they were developing and I assume much like the Intaki Idama and Caldari Ida practitioners they are rather in tune with nature Exactly, Amarr slavery is more equatable to a parent-child relationship. We guide them and make them do things sure, but it's out of love in an effort to grow them into better people. We may act rough at times, but we do not discriminate or view them as inferiors. In fact, we hope that one day they may be closer to the Lord than any of us. A big steaming pile of ****, placed in a crystal dish, and wrapped in gold is still a big steaming pile of ****. |
Void Echo
Morsus Mihi Aperuitque Imperium
1567
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:33:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:Void Echo wrote:True Adamance wrote:Void Echo wrote:Aero Yassavi wrote:One of the most ignorant yet common generalization I hear about the Amarr is that they are racists. I'm assuming people make this assumption based on their stance on slavery. However, this is not the case at all. The Amarr enslave other races not because of their race, but because of their unenlightened beliefs. Bringing up the Ni-Kunni again, they are a perfect example of the Amarr taking in a foreign race and welcoming them as equals among the Empire.
how long did it take? several centuries, it doesn't take that long for a newly assimilated civilization to be accepted into an open coalition. One generation with many liberal Holder realising them almost immediately. However you do have to accept that part of the cultural integration is the changes to social structure, religion and superstition, as well as changing public opinion. For the Ni-kunni that was easy (they like many societies in our world were only too willing to adopt foreign beliefs, Check out some of the Portuguese missionaries and mission in feudal japan, they have some very interesting times there) but for some it take much linger based on how much you wish to resist of be obstinate. im willing to be that they weren't slaves for long because they actually shared your beliefs, which also gives more to the fact that the empire is closed minded. That's not true, it has been a statute that yes the Ni Kunni were religious though they did not share the same kind of religion the True Amarr did, what the have been known to do however is be drawn to the Sani Sabik ways which are a direct violation of our religious mandate, substituting water in their ceremonies for blood. Close minded?.... because one religion has inducted another into its society? That's is not close minded, more so open minded, If we were dead set on being the only empire around total destruction would be our game, but it is not, it is instead bringing all the peoples of new eden together.
i would take water over blood any day |
General John Ripper
TeamPlayers EoN.
2817
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:34:00 -
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R F Gyro wrote:I'm quite tired and have had most of a bottle of wine, so forgive me for misreading the title of this thread as "why did you pick your nose?" I forgive you but I pick my nose because I am a gold digger. |
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Johnny Guilt
Algintal Core Gallente Federation
292
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:34:00 -
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Freedom Armor |
XANDER KAG
Red Star. EoN.
305
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:37:00 -
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True Adamance wrote: That's not true, it has been a statute that yes the Ni Kunni were religious though they did not share the same kind of religion the True Amarr did, what the have been known to do however is be drawn to the Sani Sabik ways which are a direct violation of our religious mandate, substituting water in their ceremonies for blood.
Close minded?.... because one religion has inducted another into its society? That's is not close minded, more so open minded, If we were dead set on being the only empire around total destruction would be our game, but it is not, it is instead bringing all the peoples of new eden together.
Well technically it could be seen that you didn't accept them, you accepted a version of them that you created/morphed. Yes you did accept them, but culturally it wasn't the same empire or people. |
Jaysyn Larrisen
OSG Planetary Operations Covert Intervention
109
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:38:00 -
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Surprisingly good & entertainiung thread... +1 to just about everybody.
I picked Gallente based purely on a the thumbnail description in the character creation and without understanding any of the universe content or play styles of any of them.
Now, I run purely Caldari Assaulter kit and throughly enjoy it. the more I found about the Caldari (and Civire bloodline particualrly) I gravitated to them quickly. If I had to do it all over I would have selected that option...just fits my personality better
Would actually be pretty neat if they actually provided some small perks for Races and Bloodlines. Nothing big, just a small bump in a trait related skill and maybe give a small boost in standings if they ever bring that into Faction Warfare. Additioanlly, it would have been pretty cool if they had a Pirate or Unaffiliated class.
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Marlin Kirby
KILL-EM-QUICK RISE of LEGION
60
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:39:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:Marlin Kirby wrote: Imperial aspirations is not something every culture has strives to achieve. Otherwise America would of had more than two empires by the time the Spanish came.
1. That remains to have been seen, America was a small fledgling country during the time when imperial aspirations were very much so the thing to do, they broke away for their own personal rights and liberties, but I also believe because such aspirations weren't appealing. I also believe that if such aspirations were the case then they would have stayed with the larger British empire and claimed the new world for that empire, however since all of this is speculation the point and comparison between America and Amarricuh is moot.
I meant the Aztec and the Inca. There were empires before these two existed, but empires kept replacing them in the same general geography of Mesoamerica until the Spanish conquered them. There weren't any empires or really nations anywhere else in America. The same argument can be made to a lesser extent in Southern Africa. The Zulu changed that.
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Our Deepest Regret
Algintal Core Gallente Federation
281
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:39:00 -
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True Adamance wrote: No its not. Before you make your assertions play a match with me and let me explain.
1. Amarr do not take slaves for social repression purposes nor as a means of profit, it is their belief that though hardship people become closer to God and in doing so they become ready to enter into the Empire, and are emancipated.
That's the propaganda they use to make themselves appear less malevolent. Their early reasons for taking slaves were driven by politics and profit which they later had codified in their religious text. Basically, it's what they tell the masses in order to get them to play along. No one is actually expected to do it, which was why there was a massive slaveholder revolt when the Empress released a few million Mimitaur. The religion aspect is mainly lip service.
Quote:2. They had being doing so yes, their development into a theocracy was definitely a legitimization of the proactive, though that doesn't change the intentions of the practice. The original intent of the practice had nothing to do with their religion until it became so widespread that it became part of their religion. They were a eugenic theocracy before they became slaveholders. But the thing is, they were so bad about it that they didn't bother codifying it until after they'd been doing it for years. All the nice bits about improvement through hardship and whatever came about centuries afterward. And as the refusard revolt singularly demonstrates, you weren't supposed to take that part seriously.
Quote:3. How can people unite as one people and one group if there are many cultures, simply answer it cannot happen since one culture will always try to hold its self up as special, self important. We are one species, not a division of 4 races.
Yeah, erasing someone's culture in order to make things more convenient for your own is one of the qualifiers for genocide. Too many real world examples to list. In fantasy and sci-fi, any empire that does this is unequivocally the bad guy. Forced assimilation isn't a good thing. Remember the Buddy Bears from Garfield and friends, and how they were dicks and no one liked them? Remember their theme song?
Oh, we are the buddy bears, we always get along! We do a little dance, and then we sing a little song!
If you ever disagree, It means that you are wrong! Oh, we are the buddy bears, We always get along! |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
2440
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:45:00 -
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Our Deepest Regret wrote:True Adamance wrote: No its not. Before you make your assertions play a match with me and let me explain.
1. Amarr do not take slaves for social repression purposes nor as a means of profit, it is their belief that though hardship people become closer to God and in doing so they become ready to enter into the Empire, and are emancipated.
That's the propaganda they use to make themselves appear less malevolent. Their early reasons for taking slaves were driven by politics and profit which they later had codified in their religious text. Basically, it's what they tell the masses in order to get them to play along. No one is actually expected to do which was why was there a massive revolt slaveholder revolt when the Empress released a few million Mimitaur. The religion aspect is mainly lip service. Quote:2. They had being doing so yes, their development into a theocracy was definitely a legitimization of the proactive, though that doesn't change the intentions of the practice. The original intent of the practice had nothing to do with their religion until it became so widespread that it became part of their religion. They were a eugenic theocracy before they became slaveholders. But the thing is, they were so bad about it that they didn't bother codifying it until after they'd been doing it for years. All the nice bits about improvement through hardship and whatever came about centuries afterward. And as the refusard revolt singularly demonstrates, you weren't supposed to take that part seriously.Quote:3. How can people unite as one people and one group if there are many cultures, simply answer it cannot happen since one culture will always try to hold its self up as special, self important. We are one species, not a division of 4 races. Yeah, erasing someone's culture in order to make things more convenient for your own is one of the qualifiers for genocide. Too many real world examples to list. In fantasy and sci-fi any empire that does this is unequivocally the bad guy. Forced assimilation isn't a good thing. Remember the Buddy Bears from Garfield and friends, and how they were dicks and no one liked them? Remember their theme song? Oh, we are the buddy bears, we always get along! We do a little dance, and then we sing a little song!
If you ever disagree, It means that you are wrong! Oh, we are the buddy bears, We always get along! (( Dude who gave you the right to make assetions about and empire that isn't your own, nor one I have come to believe you even know about?
I just going to give up I have spent all to my time trying to explain the aspects of one culture to you people. Yet all I get are the same weak arguments. PROPAGANDA THIS and WERE THE HEROES that. Most of you people have little to no understand of lore, I apologise to guys who do, I am always inclined to respect and argue with you on friendly terms, but I cant keep doing this in the face of overwhelming ignorance and the same already run through arguments.))
A Gallentean saying the Amarr are under the effects of propaganda is like a raven calling a rook black. |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
2440
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:45:00 -
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Marlin Kirby wrote:True Adamance wrote:Marlin Kirby wrote: Imperial aspirations is not something every culture has strives to achieve. Otherwise America would of had more than two empires by the time the Spanish came.
1. That remains to have been seen, America was a small fledgling country during the time when imperial aspirations were very much so the thing to do, they broke away for their own personal rights and liberties, but I also believe because such aspirations weren't appealing. I also believe that if such aspirations were the case then they would have stayed with the larger British empire and claimed the new world for that empire, however since all of this is speculation the point and comparison between America and Amarricuh is moot. I meant the Aztec and the Inca. There were empires before these two existed, but empires kept replacing them in the same general geography of Mesoamerica until the Spanish conquered them. There weren't any empires or really nations anywhere else in America. The same argument can be made to a lesser extent in Southern Africa. The Zulu changed that. OH I understand now. Sorry about that. |
XANDER KAG
Red Star. EoN.
306
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:50:00 -
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True Adamance wrote: (( Dude who gave you the right to make assetions about and empire that isn't your own, nor one I have come to believe you even know about?
I just going to give up I have spent all to my time trying to explain the aspects of one culture to you people. Yet all I get are the same weak arguments. PROPAGANDA THIS and WERE THE HEROES that. Most of you people have little to no understand of lore, I apologise to guys who do, I am always inclined to respect and argue with you on friendly terms, but I cant keep doing this in the face of overwhelming ignorance and the same already run through arguments.))
A Gallentean saying the Amarr are under the effects of propaganda is like a raven calling a rook black.
((Just be glad we aren't all completely ignorant. Its not your fault that nobody seems to care about the eccentricities of all the races.))
The Amarr don't all have slaves The Minmatar aren't all stupid tribal savages. The Gallente aren't all perfect angels. The Caldari aren't all about solely the profit. |
Cpl Foster USMC
Sebiestor Field Sappers Minmatar Republic
253
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:51:00 -
[109] - Quote
Canari Elphus wrote:C.R.E.A.M
If you dont know what that means, please exit life stage left
Dolla-Dolla Bill Y'all..... |
Rynoceros
Rise Of Old Dudes
832
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:53:00 -
[110] - Quote
It seemed irrelevant at the time. Nothing in the racial description said that Caldari was the favored, Master race.
(I had no Eve knowledge, still try not to.) |
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GVGMODE
WorstPlayersEver
59
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:55:00 -
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Capitalist ***** :3 |
R F Gyro
Clones 4u
558
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Posted - 2013.09.30 21:55:00 -
[112] - Quote
General John Ripper wrote:R F Gyro wrote:I'm quite tired and have had most of a bottle of wine, so forgive me for misreading the title of this thread as "why did you pick your nose?" I forgive you but I pick my nose because I am a gold digger. Makes sense really - everything about Amarrians has to be gold. |
XANDER KAG
Red Star. EoN.
306
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Posted - 2013.09.30 22:06:00 -
[113] - Quote
GVGMODE wrote:Capitalist ***** :3 Wait is that statment in favor of the Caldari or against the Gallente? |
Our Deepest Regret
Algintal Core Gallente Federation
281
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Posted - 2013.09.30 22:10:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:
(( Dude who gave you the right to make assetions about and empire that isn't your own, nor one I have come to believe you even know about?
I just going to give up I have spent all to my time trying to explain the aspects of one culture to you people. Yet all I get are the same weak arguments. PROPAGANDA THIS and WERE THE HEROES that. Most of you people have little to no understand of lore, I apologise to guys who do, I am always inclined to respect and argue with you on friendly terms, but I cant keep doing this in the face of overwhelming ignorance and the same already run through arguments.))
A Gallentean saying the Amarr are under the effects of propaganda is like a raven calling a rook black.
((No, you've been writing slaver apologia for your character and growing annoyed that no one is buying it, and now you're resorting to the traditional battlecry of keyboard warriors and dragon role-players everywhere: "You guys don't get it."
Here's is a history of The Amarr empire. link
Here's a history of slavery in the Amarr Empire. link
I think between the two of us chum, I'm the only one who bothered to do any reading on the subject. Soz.)) |
Forlorn Destrier
Bullet Cluster
1857
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Posted - 2013.09.30 22:11:00 -
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General John Ripper wrote:I am just curious. I picked Amarr because when I was reading all the bio's they seemed like the bad guys. I wanted to be a bad guy.
I chose Minmater when I first started playing Eve because I liked the idea of a freedom fighter. I decided my first character in Dust should be the same. |
Melchiah ARANeAE
The Unholy Legion Of DarkStar DARKSTAR ARMY
104
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Posted - 2013.09.30 22:52:00 -
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I chose Gallente for a few reasons.
1. Their suits look badass. 2. Plasma is badass. 3. Their ships are badass. 4. I relate to Gallentean ideals.
I didn't chose the others because:
Caldari - I hate corporate ass hats.
Amarr - HA. Religion. What a joke.
Minmitar - Couldn't relate to them. They felt somewhat bland. |
Hellkeizer
The Avutora Complex
126
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Posted - 2013.09.30 23:02:00 -
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I picked mine because me and my friends couldn't play unless we were the same race(something with open beta and I didn't check the forums at the time) and we chose the Gallente. I would've been Minmatar, one would've been Amarr and the other possibly Amarr or Caldari |
Smooth Assassin
Stardust incorporation
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Posted - 2013.09.30 23:04:00 -
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General John Ripper wrote:I am just curious. I picked Amarr because when I was reading all the bio's they seemed like the bad guys. I wanted to be a bad guy. Galante for drones (before i knew it wasn't out yet D:). |
True Adamance
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2013.09.30 23:06:00 -
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Our Deepest Regret wrote:True Adamance wrote:
(( Dude who gave you the right to make assetions about and empire that isn't your own, nor one I have come to believe you even know about?
I just going to give up I have spent all to my time trying to explain the aspects of one culture to you people. Yet all I get are the same weak arguments. PROPAGANDA THIS and WERE THE HEROES that. Most of you people have little to no understand of lore, I apologise to guys who do, I am always inclined to respect and argue with you on friendly terms, but I cant keep doing this in the face of overwhelming ignorance and the same already run through arguments.))
A Gallentean saying the Amarr are under the effects of propaganda is like a raven calling a rook black.
((No, you've been writing slaver apologia for your character and growing annoyed that no one is buying it, and now you're resorting to the traditional battlecry of keyboard warriors and dragon role-players everywhere: "You guys don't get it." Here's is a history of The Amarr empire. linkHere's a history of slavery in the Amarr Empire. linkI think between the two of us chum, I'm the only one who bothered to do any reading on the subject. Soz.)) But slavery is one aspect of a large cultural empire. Why focus on it when you are not prepared to look at the religion, the people, the history, and of course put yourself in the shoes of the people who you are aggressing against so much.
I can and have done that will all of the races, I can understand why they dislike us, but not why they don't attempt to understand us.
However, the Empire does not view slavery as a simple means of cheap labor, but rather a necessary burden that they must inflict on others in order to raise them up spiritually.
This is the stand point we Amarr take, not to simply make profit, we must inflict this upon you that you may be upraised spiritually. |
Chad Michael Murray
The Phoenix Federation
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Posted - 2013.09.30 23:12:00 -
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I didn't otherwise I'd be Gallente. |
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