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Apr 21st 2014, 2:32:38

Doesn't it seem as though the loudest voices among those asking for higher minimum wages also carry an air of socialist/communist ideology? I tend to hear a lot of folks suggesting that they ought not have to work more/harder for what they want in life, but rather that it simply ought to be TAKEN from someone else (at the end of a gun or or by the stroke of a pen) and redistributed to them; the whole attitude smacks of socialism. I would caution those people to consider that while our capitalist system is far from perfect, experiments in socialism and communism led directly to the deaths of tens of millions of people. Those people trusted their leaders and those leaders took them straight to their graves, promising every step of the way that there would be a FAIR and comfortable life at the bottom of the rabbit hole.

Now before some loud mouth gets all up in arms and feigns offense at being called a socialist or a communist - I didn't call anyone anything. I'm merely offering a nugget of food for thought for anyone who IS traveling down that idealistic road in their own thoughts.

Another thought on minimum wage - how on earth did we, the world's beacon of freedom, come to a place where there are so many laws regulating so many things that the federal government requires an agency of 90,000 people to manage the implementation/enforcement of JUST ONE area of law......do only I see this as a problem? Personally, I don't need a government agency to save me from my evil boss - I'm not a chained slave. If my boss doesn't want to pay me what I'm worth, I will work somewhere else. Even now when the economy is rough and unemployment is rather high, jobs are (allegedly) rather scarce, I have managed to turn down two decent jobs this year in favor of keeping the one that I have. And I'm merely a high school grad =)
All over America there truly is work for those who want it, opportunity for those who will embrace it and, yes, there is poverty and despair for those who simply will not rise above it. I have no doubt that you, yes YOU, reader, can personally introduce me to someone who's story is so sad and circumstance so unfair that I would quickly be reaching for my wallet to see what I can do to help them.......but, I assure you that for every one of those unfortunate cases, I can personally introduce you to ten people (including my own brother) who are professional welfare recipients, enjoying a life of smoking doobies and playing video games while I am at work every day. No one likes it but this is simply the reality of things and while I'm first in line to help the struggling widow or the disabled vet, I'll never sign on to MASSIVE economic adjustments or entitlement programs in the name of helping the 'lower class' (of which I am a member) because I KNOW that those ten lazy assholes I described will NEVER use the 'help' that the government forcibly takes from my wallet to rise above their circumstance and become self sufficient. My heart bleeds for the one who will but damn the ten who won't.......

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Apr 14th 2014, 5:03:21

3 nipples on the left, 2 on the right

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Apr 7th 2014, 14:42:09

derp

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Apr 1st 2014, 14:20:05

<--- Hijacks fruitless thread for bonus post

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Mar 24th 2014, 4:09:14

p00p

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Mar 17th 2014, 14:05:29

derp

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Mar 10th 2014, 15:12:58

ploop

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Mar 4th 2014, 6:05:35

eh?

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Feb 24th 2014, 4:24:19

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Feb 17th 2014, 15:35:24

points

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Feb 10th 2014, 1:45:35

bonus

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Feb 4th 2014, 15:01:45

bone us

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Jan 27th 2014, 5:45:30

derp

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Jan 20th 2014, 16:05:48

derp

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Jan 13th 2014, 4:03:56

icup

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Jan 7th 2014, 3:49:59

OP: announce your country number.....

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Jan 5th 2014, 16:08:42

I didn't forget you Vic =)
I considered posting my hypothesis that you were the last EE player over the age of 20 evidenced by examples of common sense postings that could not possibly have originated in a more youthful mind =P

Seems there are a lot of us in Oregon. When I joined SOL back in 2004, there were a ton of members within about 50 miles of me. There are fewer now, but I'm less social now so all is well that ends well =)

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Jan 5th 2014, 5:43:05

I did some checking and I'm 99% sure the early ag tech sales (about 2 days ago) for $1600 are mine. Let me shine a little light on that:

First of all, there is absolutely no collusion occurring whatsoever. The mere suggestion is baseless, without evidence and completely irresponsible. I have no friends here (no enemies for that matter) and thus no one to help or be helped by. We all ought to be careful about wagging our fingers at people without proper evidence as the finger is rarely the appendage that ends up in our mouths on such occasions.

Secondly, if the string of sales seems preposterous to you, it's because you are clearly privy to some deep level of understanding of the game's mechanics that my dopey ole mind is not. I simply tech'd up some extras during a tech phase (which I regularly do with a couple of strats I like) and then sold them off at whatever seemed damned cheap and likely to sell immediately. I just wanted to make sure that I had ample cash in short order so that I could get some military and get converted quickly rather than get caught with me pants down.

I'm sure someone, in Friedmanian fashion, will post some sprawling probabilistic or statistical proof demonstrating utter ineptitude in my marketing skills but the fact remains: the grand machiavellian market conspiracy exists only in the mind of the original poster.

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Jan 2nd 2014, 23:53:04

Indeed =)
I'll play smarter next set.

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Jan 2nd 2014, 18:34:30

Ya, I got caught up reading a course syllabus on one screen and running turns on another; disastrous recipe for forgetting GDI. I'm glad it turned out to be a sort of public service announcement for other forgetful fellows, however =P

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Jan 2nd 2014, 18:00:35

11.4 mins ago
A brigade from Chem dog (#117) has invaded your lands!
Your defenses held against the invaders and forced them away!

Your military lost:
119 Troops
4215 Turrets
90 Tanks

Their military lost:
1851 Troops
8880 Jets
578 Tanks

11.8 mins ago
A brigade from Chem dog (#117) has invaded your lands!
Your defenses held against the invaders and forced them away!

Your military lost:
49 Troops
1736 Turrets
37 Tanks

Their military lost:
2012 Troops
920 Jets
628 Tanks

12 mins ago
A brigade from Chem dog (#117) has invaded your lands!
Your defenses held against the invaders and forced them away!

Your military lost:
54 Troops
1931 Turrets
41 Tanks

Their military lost:
2187 Troops
920 Jets
682 Tanks

12.3 mins ago
A brigade from Chem dog (#117) has invaded your lands!
Your defenses held against the invaders and forced them away!

Your military lost:
91 Troops
3226 Turrets
69 Tanks

Their military lost:
2377 Troops
920 Jets
720 Tanks

12.8 mins ago
A brigade from Chem dog (#117) has invaded your lands!
Your defenses held against the invaders and forced them away!

Your military lost:
96 Troops
3388 Turrets
72 Tanks

Their military lost:
2560 Troops
920 Jets
720 Tanks

Can't properly perform a LG? No problem. Just fire missiles at the guy you couldn't grab, unprovoked.

8.1 mins ago
A chemical missile from Chem dog (#117) was launched at your lands, destroying:
You destroyed:
8432 Civilians
212 Buildings


I don't even know where to start.....

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Dec 30th 2013, 16:02:16

Aponic will return simply unable to read or will the posts have magically disappeared by then?

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Dec 30th 2013, 2:54:49

derp

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Dec 29th 2013, 16:22:24

I think most players on tourny understand the nuances that necessitate an adjusted "etiquette" but still expect there to be some modicum of civility. I will not automatically missile a guy into oblivion for a double/multi tap here like I would on other servers but I will respond in force to the egregiously greedy ;)
I'd be willing to bet that this middle of the road attitude is where most of us live here.

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Dec 23rd 2013, 3:35:58

1

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Dec 16th 2013, 12:59:01

Derp

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Dec 10th 2013, 15:27:27

crapsnacks

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Dec 2nd 2013, 14:43:37

poop

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Aug 9th 2012, 17:04:46

text based games sux

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Jul 31st 2012, 13:44:38

?

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Jul 23rd 2012, 6:16:58

a

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Jul 16th 2012, 14:05:13

is everybody kung fu fighting?

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Jul 10th 2012, 1:00:41

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Jul 3rd 2012, 2:28:06

eh?

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Jun 25th 2012, 4:18:53

eh?

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Jun 18th 2012, 2:53:55

is the biggest nooblet I've ever turned into a parking lot. Such a worthless player that I actually feel bad about it. It's like beating up a mentally handicapped 7 year old.

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Jun 11th 2012, 13:55:10

derp

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Jun 5th 2012, 17:38:41

post

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May 28th 2012, 14:24:20

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May 21st 2012, 14:33:44

hmmmmmm

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May 14th 2012, 2:05:25

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May 9th 2012, 4:48:08

f l u f f

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May 1st 2012, 17:41:04

50 missiles is nice, but I run that deep all the time and it certainly does not deter a number of fools from PSing me for trillion acres.....honestly, though, I enjoy the opportunity to fire them off =D

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May 1st 2012, 4:55:57

ketchup or catsup?

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Apr 23rd 2012, 4:38:44

1

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Apr 17th 2012, 4:58:59

Big Fish In A Small Pond (Tournament Server) sux a big fish

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Apr 9th 2012, 14:03:54

gyarrrr

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Apr 2nd 2012, 20:59:28

derp

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Mar 26th 2012, 4:22:24

lavastorm ftw

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Mar 19th 2012, 20:09:50

yay for war