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Ekon Bor
Amarr
Van Diemen's Demise
Chaos Theory Alliance
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Posted - 2010.06.03 20:46:00 -
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Edited by: Ekon Bor on 03/06/2010 20:47:17
 Originally by: Miyamoto Isoruku
Originally by: Delilah Wild
Thank you to the folks pushing back against this adolescent thread. As Burke is reputed to have said, 'All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men [and women] to do nothing'.
Delilah
Dear God you're quoting Edmund Burke talking about good and evil on a forum for imaginary internet spaceship pilots. For once in my life, words fail me.
Seems perfectly valid to me. Not that I agree though. To quote another philosopher's POV,
"The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant. Saving the exceptions only of the macro miner, or the irretrievable carebear, that may be wtfpwned for lols and the common weal."
John Stuart Mill, On Liberty (for Minmatars)
To second the good Captain, Internet spaceships is indeed serious metaphysical business, and I think it's about time Edmund Burke's vision was lifted from minor issues like American independence and applied to something of real substance. Another indication of how Ankh's supporters are people of perspective who keep things in proportion. Can we make her Eve el-Presidente for Life?
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Ekon Bor
Amarr
Van Diemen's Demise
Chaos Theory Alliance
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Posted - 2010.06.03 21:48:00 -
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Originally by: Elldranga
...Do you think maybe... JUST MAYBE a competitive game is not quite what these philosophers are talking about? ...
Do you think maybe... JUST MAYBE I wasn't being serious?
Although I do hate baseball.
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Ekon Bor
Amarr
Van Diemen's Demise
Chaos Theory Alliance
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Posted - 2010.06.03 23:49:00 -
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Edited by: Ekon Bor on 03/06/2010 23:48:55
Originally by: Miyamoto Isoruku
Originally by: Ekon Bor
Although I do hate baseball.
gtfo
Come on... it's nowhere near as good as cricket.
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Ekon Bor
Amarr
Van Diemen's Demise
Chaos Theory Alliance
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Posted - 2010.06.04 06:43:00 -
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Edited by: Ekon Bor on 04/06/2010 06:43:27
Delilah does appear to be slightly mad... but even if you are for some crazy reason, anti-pirate, you can still object to Ankh on general principles. Ran Khannon posted a video in the C&P channel from which one can deduce two salient facts. One, she's actually technically a politician, given she's running for a seat in Dutch Parliament (as someone else has also mentioned). Two, when she talks, it sounds like someone is molesting a goose. Those sound sufficent reasons to take out a bounty on someone for me. The whole anti-piracy thing is just gravy.
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