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General Misc. / Re: [TV Spoilers] Game of Thrones (S7)
« on: August 21, 2017, 08:06:26 pm »
I saw a video on youtube with that theory yesterday. It is cool, but honestly I don't believe it's true.
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General Misc. / Re: World War IV
« on: August 21, 2017, 03:29:42 pm »
I think that all the political systems have their flaws and no one is perfect, even democracy is terribly flawed.
I suggest the reading of the essay of J. Brennan 'Against democracy' that proposes another system, epistocracy.
I don't agree with all its points of view and proposals but I find it quite interesting.
I suggest the reading of the essay of J. Brennan 'Against democracy' that proposes another system, epistocracy.
I don't agree with all its points of view and proposals but I find it quite interesting.
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General Misc. / Re: World War IV
« on: August 21, 2017, 02:31:21 pm »
Anyway if we have to choose between evils (and all governments are evil) I always want the lesser evil. But we have to identify who is that for us - and probably we have different points of view.
For me between IS and Sadam or Gadafi, the later two are the lesser evil. But Allah knows better.
For me between IS and Sadam or Gadafi, the later two are the lesser evil. But Allah knows better.
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The Unholy Consult / Re: Who actually liked TUC?
« on: August 21, 2017, 01:44:57 pm »I like it more and more every day, because it is absolutely a thematic powerhouse, even if it isn't a technical masterpiece.
I liked and enjoyed it but it has some important flaws. Obscurity, confusion, abrupt ending...
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General Misc. / Re: World War IV
« on: August 21, 2017, 07:52:46 am »
In this case, removing Sadam and Gadafi from power was a mistake, because of the chaos that came after. Was it a terrible miscalculation or was the chaos the wanted effect? Anyway, lesser evil is far better than Evil itself. So it is better Kellhus than the Consult, IMHO. I'm not saying that Sadam was Kellhus, lol.
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General Misc. / Re: World War IV
« on: August 20, 2017, 12:19:48 pm »Also to point out i'm British by birth so i fully accept the terrible things we did over centuries when we were the predominate power.
Iran seems to have been subject to a propaganda campaign as it's hardly this backwards country, they had more females in universities than most western nations till the recent Ahmadinejad era where they have started to implement "old man conserative shit"
At the start of his presidency in 2007-08, women's gains in education permeated every level, composing 44 percent of students pursuing associate degrees, 55 percent of bachelor's degree students, 43 percent of master's degree students, and a high 58 percent of students pursuing a professional doctorate
Women also dominated 6 of the 7 academic fields offered at university level, save for engineering, comprising the majority of students studying veterinary sciences, basic sciences, human sciences, medical sciences, agriculture and the arts
It moved backwards Ahmadinejad but is (far too) slowly moving back towards what it was
Iran has never went to war with anyone in centuries. Israel doesn't want any competition in the region. If Iran switch to nuclear power they can sell of much more of their oil to china and become even richer. US doesn't want China having a huge source of power and Israel don't want any competition in the region so they can continue to build illegal settlements and get rid of the Palestinians.
I Totally agree
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General Misc. / Re: World War IV
« on: August 20, 2017, 12:17:43 pm »
I hope not, but for 2100, I fear
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The Unholy Consult / Re: The thing we're all missing
« on: August 20, 2017, 11:14:52 am »
What boat could be that certain one that Bakker mentioned?
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General Misc. / Re: World War IV
« on: August 20, 2017, 11:12:59 am »
In the end the scene that Houellebecq depicts in Submission will be possible.
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The Unholy Consult / Who actually liked TUC?
« on: August 20, 2017, 10:49:44 am »That was my first impression as well, I read the book too fast.
Now that its sunk into my shell of a skull I love it more than I did before TUC. Give it time young apprentice
I read it too fast too, but now that I'm rereading it more slowly all the stuff of the meat and violence of the Ordeal is sickening me far more. I want to skip the chapters of the Great Ordeal just for that. I would prefer less pages of cannibalism and depravation and a more clear and less abrupt ending.
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General Earwa / Re: [TUC Spoilers] Nascenti of Zaudunyanicon
« on: August 19, 2017, 04:34:04 pm »...
Thank, pail.
What I understood from Bakker was slightly different: Not that he wanted the section removed, but that the publisher wanted a "lighter" book so he consented to having the italic section and the afterword removed in order for them to buy it.
Thanks for posting this, pail.Any hint if "The Crabiqiad" (lol) will be all devoted to Crabby or will have a glimpse at least of what happened to the others?
My understanding is that it's just Crabby. In fact, Bakker actually said the other reason he wants to make Crabiqiad the first book is how much it will piss off people who are waiting for a follow-up to the ending of TUC.
As much as I trust Bakker's ability to write an interesting tale, I just don't find Crabicus interesting. I hope he doesn't go so OTT-Bakkerish in his impishness that he writes a disconnected story that holds no significance to the wider story, or his series will suffer as a result of it. Pissing people off is fine (even me), but I hope he doesn't do the series a disservice.
I suppose I can hint the Crabiqiad does include a number of other established loose ends. Classic Bakker promotion. The story is much less disconnected from events as he seems to think and other narrative strands might not be as limited in scope or word count as he made seem.
Excellent.
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General Misc. / Re: World War IV
« on: August 19, 2017, 04:23:11 pm »
Here at least we have the shadow of liberty and civil rights, there they have none and they want to extend their barbarism all over the world.
When they triumph, there will be no more books, no more films, no more music... all you have dear is blasphemous in the eyes of these suckers.
When they triumph, there will be no more books, no more films, no more music... all you have dear is blasphemous in the eyes of these suckers.
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General Earwa / Re: [TUC Spoilers] Nascenti of Zaudunyanicon
« on: August 19, 2017, 07:18:15 am »
I agree, if Crabicus story is totally unrelated with the second apocalypse it's less interesting to me.
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General Earwa / Re: [TUC Spoilers] Nascenti of Zaudunyanicon
« on: August 18, 2017, 09:59:03 pm »
It seems that "The Crabiqiad" would send our mighty hero Crabby far away of the theatre of the rest of events. Maybe Crabby is going to Zeüm, curse Likaro.
If not, why don't put Crabby and the rest together as in TAE series? why separate them at all?
If not, why don't put Crabby and the rest together as in TAE series? why separate them at all?
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General Earwa / Re: [TUC Spoilers] Nascenti of Zaudunyanicon
« on: August 18, 2017, 09:15:30 pm »Any hint if "The Crabiqiad" (lol) will be all devoted to Crabby or will have a glimpse at least of what happened to the others?
My understanding is that it's just Crabby. In fact, Bakker actually said the other reason he wants to make Crabiqiad the first book is how much it will piss off people who are waiting for a follow-up to the ending of TUC.
HAHAHA. What a wicked sense of humor.
