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by Stravo
2011-11-29 10:13am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: David Frum: When Did the GOP Lose Touch With Reality?
Replies: 35
Views: 5016

Re: David Frum: When Did the GOP Lose Touch With Reality?

Not a lot of sympathy for Republicans who are suddenly waking up to find their party hijacked. It was all well and good when they were in power and riding the tide of the tea party to victory. Now suddenly after a decade of people on the other side and in the middle pointing out the hyteria and hypo...
by Stravo
2011-11-28 11:58am
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: AMC's "The Walking Dead" Season 2 Discussion (Spoilers)
Replies: 165
Views: 20592

Re: AMC's "The Walking Dead" Season 2 Discussion (Spoilers)

Thanks to the AMC Season 2 marathon last night I watched all of season 2 and then the finale. Before this I had only seen the Pilot and missed all of Season 1. I must say this show really grew on me as I watched the whole season unfold. Daryl quickly became my favorite character, and not because of ...
by Stravo
2011-11-23 09:42am
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: Harry Potter and the Muggle World
Replies: 134
Views: 24697

Re: Harry Potter and the Muggle World

On the Voldemort love potion conception, I don't believe that the circumstances around his conception made him evil, I thought that he could not feel love because he was conceived via love potion not that he was born evil. However that may be splitting hairs as I think one of the themes regarding Vo...
by Stravo
2011-11-16 04:48pm
Forum: History
Topic: Did the Allies know they were going to win?
Replies: 56
Views: 16206

Re: Did the Allies know they were going to win?

I'm sorry I should have been clearer I meant after the US enters the war. I realize that after Dunkirk and the Fall of France as well as the losses to Japan in the Pacific things did look very grim for the Allies. It's when the US enters the war that things really turned around and I wonder if the a...
by Stravo
2011-11-16 04:46pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: The Occupation of Wall Street Spreads
Replies: 1325
Views: 328743

Re: The Occupation of Wall Street Spreads

Can we please squash the fucking nonsense that Republicans have been vomitting regarding top tax rates as if 90% was unheard of before? See here . Are you telling me we did not have rich people generating wealth from 1950-1963? Because the tax rate was at 90% or higher during this time period. If we...
by Stravo
2011-11-16 10:14am
Forum: History
Topic: Did the Allies know they were going to win?
Replies: 56
Views: 16206

Did the Allies know they were going to win?

When you read about WWII history there is a definite trend in the literature that the Allies had such an overwhelming advantage in materials, men and resources that there was no conceivable way that the Germans or Japanese were going to win the war. Victory was inevitable. However the mood in Allied...
by Stravo
2011-11-16 09:45am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Penn State would rather football than justice for child rape
Replies: 211
Views: 22303

Re: Penn State would rather football than justice for child

In this article it has come to light that Paterno transfered his home from joint ownership to sole ownership by his wife. This is a classic move to try and protect valuable assets in anticipation of litigation. It happened 4 months before the scandal broke. While not proving anything it does raise q...
by Stravo
2011-11-15 02:19pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: The Occupation of Wall Street Spreads
Replies: 1325
Views: 328743

Re: The Occupation of Wall Street Spreads

I find the timing of this eviction to be interesting. The OWS crowd have been organizing a large protest for Thursday 17th where I gather they intended to flood Wall Street with protesters and essentially try to shut things down. My guess is that this is an attempt by Bloomberg to head that off by b...
by Stravo
2011-11-14 03:27pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Necron 5th edition codex (SPOILERS)
Replies: 52
Views: 11559

Re: Necron 5th edition codex (SPOILERS)

Started reading my codex over the weekend. Can someone explain to me the difference between Ever Living and Ressurection Protocols? I read the descriptions twice and not sure why the Ever Living rule exists since as best I can tell you still use the Resurection protocols to come back and don't see ...
by Stravo
2011-11-14 09:21am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Necron 5th edition codex (SPOILERS)
Replies: 52
Views: 11559

Re: Necron 5th edition codex (SPOILERS)

Started reading my codex over the weekend. Can someone explain to me the difference between Ever Living and Ressurection Protocols? I read the descriptions twice and not sure why the Ever Living rule exists since as best I can tell you still use the Resurection protocols to come back and don't see a...
by Stravo
2011-11-11 11:50am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: The Role of Remembrancers in the Horus Heresy
Replies: 15
Views: 3084

The Role of Remembrancers in the Horus Heresy

If you've been reading the Horus Heresy novels particularly from the beginning you know that there is this faction of artists, writers and scientists called Remembrancers that the Emperor has tasked with accompanying his forces on the Great Crusade in order to chronicle the whole thing. In the stori...
by Stravo
2011-11-10 09:48am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Penn State would rather football than justice for child rape
Replies: 211
Views: 22303

Re: Penn State would rather football than justice for child

My understanding is that this scandal is far reaching and insidious in the level of actors involved including local police. A news report on MSNBC last night claimed that local police were also aware of the accusations against this asshole and quietly did nothing. I keep thinking about the parents o...
by Stravo
2011-11-07 03:16pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Necron 5th edition codex (SPOILERS)
Replies: 52
Views: 11559

Re: Necron 5th edition codex (SPOILERS)

I have yet to receive my codex but the models look gorgeous. The death marks and Lychguard in particular are models I am going to be getting. I'm even seriously considering starting up a Necron army but then I hear my wife bitching about the almost complete Ultramarine and half completed BloodAngel ...
by Stravo
2011-11-07 09:57am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Chuck does Blade Runner
Replies: 15
Views: 2272

Re: Chuck does Blade Runner

Leon is stupid, he wasn't faking it. Look at his behavior throughout the movie, when they see the eye designer, when he attacks Deckard. Apparently from his file he is some sort of ammo loader. You don't need to be bright to know to lug this cannister into that tube. He is a strong back, a pack mule...
by Stravo
2011-10-28 09:47am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: What does the Occupy Movement Mean to You?
Replies: 35
Views: 6040

What does the Occupy Movement Mean to You?

A simple question. What does the Occuy Movement that is spreading around the world mean to you? Is it anarchy and chaos and thus you want to burn it with fire? Is it the workers and proles finally waking up to the boot stomping on their face? When you read and watch the news reports or even take par...
by Stravo
2011-10-24 10:16am
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: Jedi Council and Anakin
Replies: 8
Views: 3418

Jedi Council and Anakin

In regard to the Jedi Council's decision in TPM regarding not training Anakin does it really make sense? Here's what I mean, Anakin has the Force Potential to be more powerful than even Yoda as seen in his Midichlorian count. He has already demonstrated using some of that force potential as seen in ...
by Stravo
2011-10-21 09:34am
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: Harry Potter and the Muggle World
Replies: 134
Views: 24697

Re: Harry Potter and the Muggle World

I find it rather refreshing that Harry didn't turn out to be a Neo-like Wizard in the series. You know he's the chosen one so you go into the movies expecting that he has to be the best at everything. Clearly Hermione is the smartest one of that trio. What Harry has instead is leadership ability and...
by Stravo
2011-10-18 10:03am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: The Occupation of Wall Street Spreads
Replies: 1325
Views: 328743

Re: The Occupation of Wall Street Spreads

Such are the cards. I think that people with faces hiddden carrying V masks are the future. I disagree. Martin Luther King and Civil Rights leaders didn't wear masks, Gandhi didn't wear a mask and no one in the Tea Party (rightly or wrongly that movement won a right to sit at the table) wore masks....
by Stravo
2011-10-18 09:59am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Herman Cain Leads in Polls... WTF?
Replies: 17
Views: 2648

Re: Herman Cain Leads in Polls... WTF?

My source for understanding the Republican mindset aside from Fox News is my dad. He parrots the talking points as soon as they are out there in the ether. Oddly enough he supported Cain almost from the beginning saying he liked the guy better than anyone else in the field. I think like many Republi...
by Stravo
2011-10-14 12:08pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: What are the best Babylon 5 source books?
Replies: 4
Views: 1379

Re: What are the best Babylon 5 source books?

Bob, I would say that the other sourcebooks which expands on the Vorlons and B5 history that is interesting is the Drakh and Third Space sourcebooks. I wouldn't waste my team with the race specific ones like the Narn or Centauri sourcebooks they are dull and don't expand on the more interesting aspe...
by Stravo
2011-10-14 11:48am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Vorlon Motivation
Replies: 46
Views: 8354

Re: Vorlon Motivation

The thing to remember with the Vorlons or any of the other First Ones is that they tend to take the long view on things. Why didn't they get involved in the Earth Minbari war? Because they needed Valen to be born and created under a spefic set of circumstances to close the circle. No Earth Minbari W...
by Stravo
2011-10-13 03:20pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Is Jeffrey Sinclair a Tragic Figure? (B5)
Replies: 23
Views: 4610

Re: Is Jeffrey Sinclair a Tragic Figure? (B5)

According to their claims had the Vorlons not interfered Shadows would only provoke the start of the war and then let the younger races fight it out to "serve the evolution". Using past Shadow Wars as a guide the Shadows create strife between the younger races, forming alliances with some...
by Stravo
2011-10-13 09:59am
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: Harry Potter and the Muggle World
Replies: 134
Views: 24697

Re: Harry Potter and the Muggle World

Good points about Voldemort and his fear of death. That definitely comes through in the movies and in a way I can tell that Rowling wants us to pity him on some level. In that same scene in the MoM when he is trying to possess Harry doesn't Harry say something to the effect that he is not like Riddl...
by Stravo
2011-10-12 10:01am
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: Harry Potter and the Muggle World
Replies: 134
Views: 24697

Re: Harry Potter and the Muggle World

If the wizarding world put some effort behind it they could easily control the muggle world or at least keep the muggles from harassing them too much. Their biggest advantages are: 1.Mind control (Imperius) 2.The ability to rearrange memories and to read minds (memory charm and legilimency) 3.Perfe...
by Stravo
2011-10-12 09:54am
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Vorlon Motivation
Replies: 46
Views: 8354

Re: Vorlon Motivation

I know I'm kind of gushing above, but I just really had a fun time reading it. The one they published for some of the races like the Pak Mara, also was well done IMNSHO. Got to agree, I love that book, and consider it basically personal canon. I really enjoyed the PsiCorps one too, I reccomend you ...