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Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:01 am
by Schme
Sarah wrote:Why would you want to pledge allegiance to the queen? <i>Our</i> pledge of allegiance is to the flag of the United States of America . . . , and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Why would you pledge allegiance to a piece of cloth? Why would you pledge loyalty to hypocrasy?
Hey, you started this, you guys. I never said anything about your thing (well, with the exeception of that our's is better)
(I'm a godless capitalist, I guess
)
Communists coined the term capitalist.
I have never in my life met a capitalist who fits the true meaning of the word.
As long as it has elected representatives.
That's completly untrue.
That is what is called a Democratic Republic.
Iraq was a republic. China is a republic. The U.S.S.R was a bunch of republics. Uganda was a republic uner Idi Amin. Cuba is a republic. Chile was a republic under what's his name. Romania was a republic under Ceassau. Hungary was a republic under Bela Kun and that other guy.
I could go on and on.
But my point is that that is YOUR republic. Not the term republic.
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:06 am
by Nixit
Errr... neither does your queen, last I checked. Anyway, the flag is symbolic for the country.
And on the topic, I have not really had any great governments, but they weren't bad either. They just weren't what made the place good, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:09 am
by Schme
Nixit wrote:Errr... neither does your queen, last I checked. Anyway, the flag is symbolic for the country.
True enough.
The queen is symbolic of our country.
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:10 am
by Schme
I've always found that the commonwealth was never very good.
It's so decentralized, and when people start to drift away from them, instead of trying to make them happy, they kill indiscriminantly.
I have a feeling they may not last forever.
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:15 am
by Nixit
Yes. Neither pledge is better than the other.
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:18 am
by Schme
I'm sorry, that was a bit confusing.
By that I meant a goverment that calls itself the commonwealth in Cantr.
The British Commonwealth, however, I love dearly and with all my heart.
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 6:02 pm
by Solfius
I've never sworn allegience to anything, other than God when I was a more active member of the CofE.
My favourite kind of government is run by me
Unfortunately too few in comparison to times of yore when about half my characters ran something
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 4:08 am
by Schme
Ten dollars.
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 4:21 pm
by Sarah
Solfius wrote:My favourite kind of government is run by me
I find that characters in control of a government are too high-maintenance for me, at least at the moment.
I played a queen once, but she was not very successful, probably due to my lack of time. . . .
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 4:38 pm
by swymir
I like my one characters philosophy on government. He is the town ruler, but he wants no laws and no punishment. Those who steal and kill will not be imprisoned or harmed only offered a better path.
He also does not want the town to greedly horde materials and gives them away tobe used on other's projects whenever he sees the chance.
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:08 pm
by Nick
schme wrote:I'm sorry, that was a bit confusing.
By that I meant a goverment that calls itself the commonwealth in Cantr.
The British Commonwealth, however, I love dearly and with all my heart.
A quebecois who LIKES the Queen?
*takes pictures of the freak*
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:05 am
by Schme
Nick wrote:schme wrote:I'm sorry, that was a bit confusing.
By that I meant a goverment that calls itself the commonwealth in Cantr.
The British Commonwealth, however, I love dearly and with all my heart.
A quebecois who LIKES the Queen?
*takes pictures of the freak*
How very stereotypical of you, my friend!
Everyone loves the queen!
My good friend, separatism is dead. The young people don't want or care about it any more.
The only reason people vote for the bloc is because it keeps the Liberals on there toes, and gets tons of benefit's for the province.
Although myself, I don't like the bloc at all.
A bunch of old men with long dead dreams, the poor guys.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:07 am
by TatteredShoeLace
WE didn't like the queen. So we kicked her tea into the Bay and had ourselves a little party I like to call the fourth of Joo Lie! Wooot! *shoots pistols into the sky*
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:45 am
by wichita
TatteredShoeLace wrote:WE didn't like the queen. So we kicked her tea into the Bay and had ourselves a little party I like to call the fourth of Joo Lie! Wooot! *shoots pistols into the sky*
Actually I believe it was King George then, but your patriotism is duly noted.
schme, I don't mean to sound antagonistic, but when you quote us, could you please not include your replies to statements inside the quotes? It's getting hard to follow the replies and it might eventually be misconstrued as libel.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:54 am
by Schme
I'm sorry. I don't use computers much and am still trying to figure it out.