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Why do liberals choose Caldari avatars?

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Kijo Rikki
Killboard Padding Services
#21 - 2012-06-07 20:51:02 UTC
MotherMoon wrote:
face plam


somehow not as cool as napalm.

You make a valid point, good Sir or Madam. 
THE L0CK
Denying You Access
#22 - 2012-06-07 20:51:20 UTC
MotherMoon wrote:
face plam



face plam?

Do you smell what the Lock's cooking?
Forum Clone 77777
Doomheim
#23 - 2012-06-07 20:54:08 UTC  |  Edited by: Forum Clone 77777
Roisin Saoirse wrote:
Forum Clone 77777 wrote:
Its not like WoW has a bunch of loons running around screaming "YOU SADISTIC SOCIOPATH I BET YOU LIKE HURTING ELVES IN REAL LIFE TOO!"

I'd be tempted to bet there are tbh, some of those guys are weird. Lol

As weird as I find this roleplaying stuff to be, Im fairly sure these.. People.. Dont believe what theyre doing is how you live a real life, I mean every community has their special ones, but this one has some very loud ones, and they all seem to think theyre a shrink of sorts.. Its just weird.
Magna Bellator
Doomheim
#24 - 2012-06-07 22:18:18 UTC
I've only been playing for 2 weeks now, and after reading the characteristics of the races and storylines (i.e. Sansha and caldari races) and also statements from pirates during missions I did, I have found that there is a hidden message (or feeling) that Capitalism is bad socialism is good

since I pick up most of this game came from Europe (?), I can see this idealogy whether or not I/We agree with it. Now is this me injecting real world politics in the game? perhaps, but i think the story lines show that hidden layer from my interpretation.

And believe it or not, I play the game accordingly, and me being a hard working capitalist greed machine, avoids certian gaming realms. :)

"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.”
Fredfredbug4
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#25 - 2012-06-07 22:51:35 UTC
Magna Bellator wrote:
I have found that there is a hidden message (or feeling) that Capitalism is bad socialism is good


That couldn't be more horribly incorrect. Even the liberal Gallente Federation could be seen as ultra-capitalist. You are BORN into a corporation. As soon as you join the game, you become another cog in the capitalist machine. You can never opt out of being in a corp. Be it a player corp, an NPC corp, or a one man corp, you will always be in a corp.

If that isn't promoting capitalism then I don't know what the hell is going on here.

Also, good is entirely opinion based. CCP did a good job making every empire faction sound good and evil at the same time.

Gallente
Good: Provide humanitarian aid, respect human rights, respect liberty
Bad: Hypocritical government (promotes liberty, but limits it at the same time), funds corrupt Minmatar warlords, nuked caldari prime from orbit

Caldari
Good: Free market, everyone has a purpose, population is the happiest group in New Eden
Bad: Essentially a facist government, Tibus Heth personality cult, only care about money

Amarr
Good: Very charitable to the less fortunate, genuinely believe they are helping others, made huge contributions to science despite being fundamentalist.
Bad: Slavery, royal family is too powerful for it's own good, conquerors

Minmatar
Good: Freeing slaves, think with an open mind, strong determined people
Bad: Support pirate activities if it means messing with the Amarr and Caldari, very unhappy population, standard of living is low

Watch_ Fred Fred Frederation_ and stop [u]cryptozoologist[/u]! Fight against the brutal genocide of fictional creatures across New Eden! Is that a metaphor? Probably not, but the fru-fru- people will sure love it!
Syndrea Caedrion
Doomheim
#26 - 2012-06-07 22:51:49 UTC
THE L0CK wrote:
Syndrea Caedrion wrote:
Svarek wrote:
To me, it just seems really really odd that somebody would choose to play a character from a society that's basically diametrically opposed to their own political beliefs.

I apologize sincerely for this post.


Please explain how you come to the conclusion that Caldari = liberals.


No Gallente = liberals, Caldari = Conservatives, hence he is asking why a liberal would choose Caldari


Forgive me, I wasn't clear enough. What I meant to say is where is the proof that liberals are playing Caldari toons? Or is this a purely theoretical thread based off of a game of number averages?

They somehow managed to get every freak and creep in the universe in this one game, and then somehow managed to let them take it over, and then they somehow managed to stick us right smack in the middle.
Karak Terrel
Foundation for CODE and THE NEW ORDER
#27 - 2012-06-07 22:54:24 UTC
Liberals? You mean this conservative capitalists? What could they have in common with the Caldari?

Better question would be why do US people call their "liberals" republicans and their "socialists" liberals? And where the f.. are all the other sane parties who keep the system going and don't just trow sh.. at each other? Sometime I don't get you over there.
Dirch Passer
State War Academy
Caldari State
#28 - 2012-06-07 23:05:04 UTC
Morphite will corrode your mind, OP.
Adalun Dey
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#29 - 2012-06-07 23:06:40 UTC
Nobody told me I have to be religious when I chose the Amarr in the char creation screen! Shocked

I knew I should have read the EULA for some reason.

[i]" Take my love, take my land, take me where I can not stand, I don't care, I'm still free. You can't take the sky from me. "[/i]
Magna Bellator
Doomheim
#30 - 2012-06-07 23:14:13 UTC
We call our republicans conservative and our socialist liberal :)

U.S. Politics:

a waitor at a resturant doesn't want to work at all and is rude to guests And thus doesnt get tipped. A good waiter goes out of his way, nice to guests and is paid well in tips as a result.


Republican:

The good waitor waitor worked hard, deserved his good wages. The bad waitor didn't want to work, that was his decision to make.

liberal:

The good waitor has more money than the bad waitor, therefore the good waitor needs to give tbe bad waitor 50% of his wages so they are both equal


U.S. Politics in a nut shell :)

"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.”
Mara Rinn
Cosmic Goo Convertor
#31 - 2012-06-07 23:16:47 UTC
Kukiri
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#32 - 2012-06-07 23:20:12 UTC
Svarek wrote:
To me, it just seems really really odd that somebody would choose to play a character from a society that's basically diametrically opposed to their own political beliefs.

I apologize sincerely for this post.


Even Liberals like pretty girls and we Achura are the prettiest.
Ishen Villone
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#33 - 2012-06-07 23:20:20 UTC
Let me tell you guys how this internet spaceship game is like real life politics...
Ische Qou
Ische Shipbuilding Corporation
#34 - 2012-06-07 23:20:30 UTC  |  Edited by: Ische Qou
Why would someone over 170 cm play a dwarf? Why would a male play a female? Why would a ginger play a blonde with green hair? Why would a liberal ask such a nobrainr question? nowait...


btw I have real life slaves :D
stoicfaux
#35 - 2012-06-07 23:21:49 UTC
Why can't the RP people stay on the RP server?


Pon Farr Memorial: once every 7 years, all the carebears in high-sec must PvP or they will be temp-banned.
Kijo Rikki
Killboard Padding Services
#36 - 2012-06-07 23:26:47 UTC
Magna Bellator wrote:



U.S. Politics in a nut shell :)


Forgot to mention the good waiter is actually a corporation, and corporations are totally people.

You make a valid point, good Sir or Madam. 
Widow Cain
#37 - 2012-06-07 23:27:12 UTC
Svarek wrote:
To me, it just seems really really odd that somebody would choose to play a character from a society that's basically diametrically opposed to their own political beliefs.

I apologize sincerely for this post.


Gotta love people who apply labels to other people.

OMG You are sooo pixel macho...
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#38 - 2012-06-07 23:28:46 UTC
Oddly enough, I'm not French in real life yet here I am role playing a Gallente. Strange world, innit?

Mr Epeen Cool
SmilingVagrant
Doomheim
#39 - 2012-06-07 23:29:45 UTC
Forum Clone 77777 wrote:
Roisin Saoirse wrote:
Forum Clone 77777 wrote:
Its not like WoW has a bunch of loons running around screaming "YOU SADISTIC SOCIOPATH I BET YOU LIKE HURTING ELVES IN REAL LIFE TOO!"

I'd be tempted to bet there are tbh, some of those guys are weird. Lol

As weird as I find this roleplaying stuff to be, Im fairly sure these.. People.. Dont believe what theyre doing is how you live a real life, I mean every community has their special ones, but this one has some very loud ones, and they all seem to think theyre a shrink of sorts.. Its just weird.


Ever heard of Otherkin?
Styx Sertan
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#40 - 2012-06-07 23:31:31 UTC
Is RON PAUL 2012 Amarr or Gallente. I'm leaning towards gallente due to his predilection to french hands off stuff.