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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

https://swtorista.com/quests/index.php?quest=empire-balmorra-coms-away

It's just a small side mission, so it's not well-documented. The Dark Side choice is to put explosives in the comm units in order to kill civilians; the Light Side choice is to sabotage grenades in order to only kill resistance soldiers. It's a mission only for characters aligned with the Sith Empire, so even the "good" choice is pretty shitty.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (6 children)

There's a mission in the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic in which an Imperial character can place explosives inside handheld communicators being used by resistance fighters -- following through with the plan gives you lots of Dark Side morality points.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

When asked to criticize communism, liberals will simply describe capitalism.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

What other modes of production are currently in use by existing nations?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (7 children)

"Communism works the same way, except the party leaders are the ones on top," you think to yourself as the crimson Poverty Line flashes upwards across your field of view. "Capitalism is the only system that works." The wind is rushing hard in your ears now; the bottom of the Money Pit is coming up fast. "Besides, they worked hard to swim in the Money Pool, they deser--." Splat.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Not at all surprising. Hell, Hillary Clinton beat Trump by 2.5 million votes in 2016 and she appointed him to the fucking presidency.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Israel has no regard for the lives of Jewish Palestinians and loves to recruit Christians to the cause of Zionism. Go back to Reddit.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Israel kills plenty of Jews, too. Israel promotes Zionism, not Judaism.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Looks like the Extended Timeline mod for EU4, ha!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Again, perfectly fair. Before I was a communist, I rejected Marxist concepts as well. I've spent over two decades reading and listening to arguments for and against all sort of political, social and economic ideas. I've identified with centrism, liberalism, libertarianism, social democracy and other ideologies. Today, I consider myself to be a Marxist/socialist/communist not because it's just the latest thing I've hit upon, but because it's what's made the most sense to me. When I use Marxist words and ideas, I don't do so because I'm a Marxist; I'm a Marxist because those words and ideas have helped me to make the most sense of the world. And I'm certainly not demanding, or even asking, you do become a Marxist, I'm just asking you to consider what makes the most sense.

mario-thumbs-up

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Joseph Sisko's restaurant is his personal property, not his private property since it is not a money-making venture. Since money, and capitalism, do not exist in the Federation, there is no private property in any form. Furthermore, given Star Trek's egalitarian/utopian vision of the future, no one is going to take Joseph Sisko's restaurant -- the laws of the United Earth government (which has direct jurisdiction over Earth) exist (imo) to protect people's personal property, not take it away.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Consider Joseph Sisko's restaurant, Sisko's Creole Kitchen. Joseph owns the restaurant, but he doesn't sell anything. He provides goods and services, but he doesn't make any money. Sisko's Creole Kitchen is not a business, it is a labor of love that Joseph operates for himself and his community.

Additionally, the Federation is very socially liberal but it is not economically liberal. Economically, liberalism is a pro-capitalism ideology and capitalism has been abolished in the Federation.

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