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Nizomi
Caldari Technopolis Ventures
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Posted - 2007.12.20 00:06:00 -
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Originally by: Marshall Deveroux Zell,
As many a wise man has once said, history is written by the victors. And why not? Victory over one's foes should have its spoils. Writing oneself into history as a great beacon of leadership directing a decisive conquest against an unsavory foe is more that just a spoil of war. I posit that this remembrance is the sole reason why any rational being would fight a war in the first place; to carve one's own name into the mantle of history, and place it amongst all those 'great men' whose path one has followed.
"The history is written by the victors" doesnt quite apply to a video game. You know, there is an actual reason why the history of real wars is written by the victors. It's because the losers are either dead or locked up.
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Ungdall
Minmatar GoonFleet GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2007.12.20 00:37:00 -
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Originally by: Nizomi
Originally by: Marshall Deveroux Zell,
As many a wise man has once said, history is written by the victors. And why not? Victory over one's foes should have its spoils. Writing oneself into history as a great beacon of leadership directing a decisive conquest against an unsavory foe is more that just a spoil of war. I posit that this remembrance is the sole reason why any rational being would fight a war in the first place; to carve one's own name into the mantle of history, and place it amongst all those 'great men' whose path one has followed.
"The history is written by the victors" doesnt quite apply to a video game. You know, there is an actual reason why the history of real wars is written by the victors. It's because the losers are either dead or locked up.
This is very true, for all our spouting of fine words and logic, we must remember that in this reality, none of us is ever truly gone until we decide to leave the community. Due to this never ending life, the fallen side of any conflict will lie, sit or stand by the sides and will never allow the victor to enjoy their spoils. They will do their utmost to taint the victory.
This is one of the reasons it is so very important to be kind in your dealings, even with those whom you call your foe. For, though the battle is over, one party will still be tormented by what has passed, and those feelings will burn within them and will poison their hearts. In the interests of preserving the joy of everyone in EVE, we Goons ask that all treat all with love and respect. Love with Us. Join Us. Become Us. Be Us.
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Orangir
GoonFleet GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2007.12.20 00:54:00 -
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Originally by: Nizomi "The history is written by the victors" doesnt quite apply to a video game. You know, there is an actual reason why the history of real wars is written by the victors. It's because the losers are either dead or locked up.
You're absolutely correct, and the way I see it this is actually a good thing. I'm glad BoB will be able to talk about The Great War just as us members of the coalition will be able to. Both sides will be heard, and in the end I think we'll find that both sides had their hands forced and never really wanted the war to reach the bitter levels it eventually did.
Hopefully BoB will be able to explain away the exploits and dirty tricks they used by pointing out that the coalition fought only when they had a 5 to 1 advantage. Hopefully the coalition will then point out that they used the 5 to 1 advantage simply to even out the SP difference between the sides. In the end, I hope it will come out that both sides did what they did because they were forced to, not because it's something they enjoyed doing. BoB cheated, the coalition fought with overwhelming odds, that much we already know. I hope we can get to know why both sides did what they did, not just how they did what they did.
Wow, I said hope a lot in this post. I guess it just goes to show that hope is really all we need these days.
- Orangir
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Nero Winger
Destructive Influence Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2007.12.20 01:04:00 -
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Zell
you
need
medical threatment
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Olloth Kenson
The Greater Goon GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2007.12.20 02:26:00 -
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Originally by: Nero Winger Zell
you
need
medical threatment
My, are you insinuating that Zell is an "R-tard"? I do believe this is your goal in this post and it is NOT the kind of smack-talk that I will tolerate.
In fact, my Corporation officially declares war upon yours, enjoy your red standings.
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Illyria Ambri
RennTech
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Posted - 2007.12.20 02:41:00 -
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Originally by: Louis Lane
Originally by: Illyria Ambri Edited by: Illyria Ambri on 19/12/2007 21:18:28 /me watches respect-o-meter falling with each new spam goonie posted topic
Is anyone actually reading them anymore?
hi mr/mrs bob alt...
Oh my.. he called me a bob alt.. whatever will I do? Oh yes.. laugh at you.. cause you made a funny ------------ This is not War... This is pest control - Dalek Sek
Here come the Drums!! - The Master
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ISD Santiago Cortes
Caldari ISD Interstellar Correspondents
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Posted - 2007.12.20 06:03:00 -
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*Locked*
Duplicate thread to the good v evil, goon v bob threads.
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