How come people are so convinced of this? It's not like the anarchists advocate disbanding the military, the farthest they've gone in recent times is a halt to expansion. As for economics, the anarchist model has not even been tested, and is unlikely to be truly catastrophic. As it is, much of our industry seems artificially inflated to some degree or other, anarchism would likely make such artificial outputs more apparent. One of the great dangers decades down the line is the Marxist model making us increasingly uncompetitive. The Marxists for all their talk of the anarchists being unaware of the outside world seem to forget that international trade is still conducted on an essentially capitalist system, as is the majority of trade in general so long as socialists remain a minority.
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How come people are so convinced of this? It's not like the anarchists advocate disbanding the military, the farthest they've gone in recent times is a halt to expansion. As for economics, the anarchist model has not even been tested, and is unlikely to be truly catastrophic. As it is, much of our industry seems artificially inflated to some degree or other, anarchism would likely make such artificial outputs more apparent. One of the great dangers decades down the line is the Marxist model making us increasingly uncompetitive. The Marxists for all their talk of the anarchists being unaware of the outside world seem to forget that international trade is still conducted on an essentially capitalist system, as is the majority of trade in general so long as socialists remain a minority.
How can you say that if it has never been tested? If anything this is more reason to doubt the anarchists.
Most anti-anarchists distrust the anarchists because they act like capitalists or pseudo-capitalists, I for one have certainly never said that anarchists are unaware of the outside world, if anything you are too aware of it.
Hi all.
The election seems to have leveled out and I've had a few ideas of how to work things if the Independents do indeed win so I'm not as firmly against them as I was yesterday.
Anyways, here is the latest poll:
Total Votes: 45 - I suspect we may be getting towards the end of votes. We've yet to break the 60 vote barrier in an election so this may well be that time. As a contrast in the last election we had barely 20 votes at the same stage.
Independents: 18
Anarchists: 12
Marxist-Leninsts: 8
Militarists: 5
Moderates: 2
EDIT: ps John Foseti - I can't get that song you posted out of my head!
The election seems to have leveled out and I've had a few ideas of how to work things if the Independents do indeed win so I'm not as firmly against them as I was yesterday.
Anyways, here is the latest poll:
Total Votes: 45 - I suspect we may be getting towards the end of votes. We've yet to break the 60 vote barrier in an election so this may well be that time. As a contrast in the last election we had barely 20 votes at the same stage.
Independents: 18
Anarchists: 12
Marxist-Leninsts: 8
Militarists: 5
Moderates: 2
EDIT: ps John Foseti - I can't get that song you posted out of my head!
Heh. Neither can I. But I have gotten the earworm into other people's heads, so I am not alone.
Marxist-Leninists
The lack of support for the very military which keeps us safe is distressing to me. I cannot in good conscience vote for a party which seeks to weaken that which protects us.
The lack of support for the very military which keeps us safe is distressing to me. I cannot in good conscience vote for a party which seeks to weaken that which protects us.
Marxist-Leninists
(Does a Glenn Beck: Independents are Fascist infiltrators!)
But, seriously, there has been nothing but greater prosperity and progress under Comrade Lenin, and when we are surrounded by innumerable enemies we can't throw away all his successes for the untested and radical ideas of the so-called "independents" and the extremist Anarchists.
(Does a Glenn Beck: Independents are Fascist infiltrators!)
But, seriously, there has been nothing but greater prosperity and progress under Comrade Lenin, and when we are surrounded by innumerable enemies we can't throw away all his successes for the untested and radical ideas of the so-called "independents" and the extremist Anarchists.
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I know this isn't exactly on topic but I just saw this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWTFG3J1CP8
Thought I'd share with my Comrades.
Oh, that one.
Well, that one's kinda funny, though it gets old after a while. (Tetris pieces=Nuclear Bombs? :rofl
EDIT: Wow, that was a lot of posts while I was writing this post. :wacko:
Pah. Prosperity is nothing without freedom. It is also somewhat amusing to see a self-proclaimed revolutionary dismiss "untested" ideas. Was not Communism untested in 1848? We must be under constant vigilance for stagnation. The revolution is not over, it has only just begun!
I vote for the Moderates.
Bebel an den Hebel!
(In fact he is the first historical figure in this AAR that I'm quite fond of.
Aaahh, nostalgia!)
Actually, now that I've voted for the Moderates, they will probably dissolve after the next election. Me voting for a faction seems to have that kind of effect on them.
Oh well, maybe August can then move on and found the Social Democratic Party.
Bebel an den Hebel!
(In fact he is the first historical figure in this AAR that I'm quite fond of.
Aaahh, nostalgia!)
Actually, now that I've voted for the Moderates, they will probably dissolve after the next election. Me voting for a faction seems to have that kind of effect on them.
Oh well, maybe August can then move on and found the Social Democratic Party.
I vote for the Moderates.
Bebel an den Hebel!
(In fact he is the first historical figure in this AAR that I'm quite fond of.
Aaahh, nostalgia!)
Actually, now that I've voted for the Moderates, they will probably dissolve after the next election. Me voting for a faction seems to have that kind of effect on them.
Oh well, maybe August can then move on and found the Social Democratic Party.
Well, Liebknecht can claim founders' rights to the SDP too, so maybe the Moderates and Independents will merge to form the SDP
Edit: Or rather SDF, since forming a whole other Party would leave them rather powerless.
Happy Tommy4ever day!
It is now two years to the day since I started to write my very first AAR. This is likely to be the last time I have such an anniversary as I do not intend to continue writing past the summer of 2011. So what better time for a highly self indulgent trip down memory lane?
Defenders of Freedom and Democracy - A Democratic German AAR
It was the dieing days of 2008. I was a young, unrifined, whelp eager to extend the life of HoI2 which was starting to bore me. To cut a long story short I got a little bit obsessive and wrote daily updates (I'm still not sure how I managed). For 6 months. However when I stopped for the Summer I was totally unable to go back. So this mildly epic tale of war and Empire came to an end.
The Greatest of Endeavours Demand The Greatest of Sacrifices - A British AAR
After deciding to return to Paradox and AARs, and following an abortive attempt at a Victoria AAR, I tried to basically do exactly what I did with 'Defenders'. However this AAR was ultimately dissapointing and was abandoned after some time struggling to make in enjoyable.
Through Rivers of Blood and Mountains of Gold - The Story of The House of D'Albon
Here I made the key transition from trashy daily updates that took about 15-20 mins to write to large weekly updates that I lose track of time writing and take a minimum of an hour. Sticking rigidly to a structure of one update for each King (splitting Kings over 2 every now and again) I revolutionised my style. The HoI2 AARs aren't even in the same league for the quality of the updates here but this AAR was never a popular success. This AAR we have right now gets more views every week than that one got during its entire run.
Austriae est imperare orbi universo - a Habsburg AAR
With a mind to take my large updates and rigidly system of making them to the masses I entered the unsteady waters of EUIII. This was much more successful and was basically an EUIII version of the D'Albon one, that was until I finished the actual game portion of the AAR. At this stage I really, really, really should have ended it. However I had exams that I didn't want to study for so as a means of escaping from doing any studying I decided to extend it (don't worry I still aced my exams with ease
). In the second portion we had an interesting Napoleonic War, but this was far too close to the RL Napoleonic War (Wikipedia replaced the game as the crux to my updates). The third portion was much more interesting and prior to this was my favourite ever portion of an AAR. It was a Victorian era section with an entire world created just from my imagination, it also focussed massively on the politics of my democratic Habsburg Empire - brilliant. I loved it, indeed I only started this AAR so I could try to get back to writing a politically focussed AAR. Finally I finished with a WWI swansong and subsiquent civil war which nicely concluded things with the Habsburgs being anhilated in both the war and the civil war. I liked this AAR. Dios, Patria, Rey - A Carlist Spain AAR
This AAR will probably be better recognised by you Vicki2 dwellers. TBH I'd just finished AEIOU, wanted to get into another AAR (especially in the new forum) and jumped at the first idea I had. Little structure and not the best choice of nation meant this was hardly special. The game was also a nightmare in 1.1 and I quit around 1900. This AAR gets a definate 'meh' from me.
Let the ruling classes tremble – an Interactive Revolutionary AAR
Finally I've made an AAR that is popular with the masses! It may well be my last (penultimate at best) so let's make it a good one.
OK, I'm done now. Ah, the memories. These are only the AARs of note, I've had my fair shair of utter failures that I don't care to mention.
Anarchist
And...
I have to say, I really liked the Hapsburg AAR and the Carlist one was enjoyable as well. You haven't finished your interactive one, though I have to say it's original!
The rest... the rest, well, I haven't read them yet.
And...
I have to say, I really liked the Hapsburg AAR and the Carlist one was enjoyable as well. You haven't finished your interactive one, though I have to say it's original!
The rest... the rest, well, I haven't read them yet.
I wonder if there will be an authAAR Wall of Fame or something.
And I suppose the reason this gets more views per week than your other one got in its entire run is we keep having the same 10 people visit multiple times per hour to refute and rebut each other; each one counts as a distinct "view", so the numbers may be a bit inflated. We're up to page 94 now and you've posted, what, 13 updates and elections?
And I suppose the reason this gets more views per week than your other one got in its entire run is we keep having the same 10 people visit multiple times per hour to refute and rebut each other; each one counts as a distinct "view", so the numbers may be a bit inflated. We're up to page 94 now and you've posted, what, 13 updates and elections?
Tommy4ever has 190 posts, 2 people have 100+, and 6 more have 75-99 posts. 922/1876 posts by 9 people.
Woo! Congrats Tommy! I have been a fan since before I got an account, back in the lurker days. AEIOU was unquestionably my favourite, until this came along of course...
Yay!
I also liked DPR, even if you only thought it was average it was still the best and most critically acclaimed (It won like, 5 awards?) Vicky II AAR of it's era. Since you hold AEIOU in such high regard, i'll be sure to give it a read once you fix the link.
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