tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post4441541570003222852..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: The New Civil War (ongoing) and MagicAndrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-6093770142453259332017-09-07T09:20:28.323-07:002017-09-07T09:20:28.323-07:00Briane: The militarization of civilians...
It is g...Briane: The militarization of civilians...<br />It is getting scary, and it's going to get worse before it gets better.<br />Seriously, Trump #fakepresident telling people who have lived here virtually all of their lives that they need to make plans to get out of the country...? That's beyond crazy talk.<br />And inciteful.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-289077864062141282017-09-07T06:16:45.999-07:002017-09-07T06:16:45.999-07:00It used to be they just tried to outlaw protestors...It used to be they just tried to outlaw protestors. That's why you may be right that there's going to be a civil war. Violence seems like it's on an upswing: cops on civilians, remilitarization of the police, the protest violence... it's getting scary. Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-81482879906183248542017-09-05T14:22:26.176-07:002017-09-05T14:22:26.176-07:00Briane: Do you remember when I did that series on ...Briane: Do you remember when I did that series on the Enneagram? The problem with these dudes on the Right is that a lot of them, Trump #fakepresident included, are 8s. Their way of dealing with people who disagree with them is to shut them up. They don't want to hear any dissent and believe they should be believed and followed because of who they are, not because they are factually correct. They're right because they say so.<br /><br />So, yeah, drive into them with a car. That works.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-51309772159481844072017-09-05T06:29:04.339-07:002017-09-05T06:29:04.339-07:00I didn't really follow the San Francisco prote...I didn't really follow the San Francisco protests. I saw the other ones (in Boston?) and liked that they were shut down by counterprotesters. "The answer to speech you don't like is more speech." At least for the left. For the right it's 'drive into them with a car.'Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-75460412582873449972017-09-04T21:11:40.002-07:002017-09-04T21:11:40.002-07:00Liz: I was allowed to use it for the one tournamen...Liz: I was allowed to use it for the one tournament, which was fine with me. I almost never used the same deck for more than one tournament.<br />And, well, I knew it was going to be a contentious deck because the mechanics of it were complicated and hard to understand. I actually sought out verification from WotC to verify what I was doing before I did it and made sure I had a reference on hand for the judges so they could verify I was correct. For most of my matches, I had to have a judge constantly on hand to verify to my opponents that I wasn't cheating EVERY SINGLE TURN, because most of them never understood what was happening and had to rely on the judges assertion about what I was telling them to do.<br /><br />So, yeah, I expected the deck to get banned.<br />The deck type was actually featured in a magazine within a couple of months after I used it.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-5498637017925031802017-09-04T21:05:23.998-07:002017-09-04T21:05:23.998-07:00Rusty: I suppose that depends on how you define up...Rusty: I suppose that depends on how you define upstanding. I mean, there was a time I would have said that only an upstanding citizen could be President... Clearly, I was wrong.<br /><br />I played a LOT of deck building games, but Magic was and is the best.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-84964250776371166962017-09-04T21:03:45.108-07:002017-09-04T21:03:45.108-07:00TAS: Yeah, it is a bully mentality.
I hate bullie...TAS: Yeah, it is a bully mentality. <br />I hate bullies.<br />Sure, that's partly because I grew up with a bully as a father, so I'm extra sensitive to that kind of behavior, but I'm okay with that because bullying is evil.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-36015008259148192902017-09-04T21:01:48.749-07:002017-09-04T21:01:48.749-07:00Jeanne: I can't really fault the ACLU for doin...Jeanne: I can't really fault the ACLU for doing their job. If a case meets their standards, they have to take it or become what they're fighting against.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-85746855337646260482017-09-04T19:22:42.071-07:002017-09-04T19:22:42.071-07:00I don't understand. You built a winning deck, ...I don't understand. You built a winning deck, and then you weren't allowed to use it? I thought the point of building your own deck was so you could win games. There's something wrong with the idea of building a winning deck and then being told you can't use it.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-38180067970587015422017-09-04T18:17:40.056-07:002017-09-04T18:17:40.056-07:00Waitaminute? You accusing white supremacists of no...Waitaminute? You accusing white supremacists of not being morally upstanding citizens? <br /><br />Well, I'm shocked. Nonetheless, I really liked your analogy. I wen tot Gencon again this year. Lots of gaming. Never got into Magic, but did play a lot of deck building games. Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-46251173275323875162017-09-04T18:16:12.729-07:002017-09-04T18:16:12.729-07:00I'm currently reading a book on emotional inte...I'm currently reading a book on emotional intelligence. I just read a section on bullies. The white supremacists and their goon president are trying to bully us all because they don't have anything else. There is no substance to their arguments. All they have is rage. Fortunately, people are standing up to them.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-20073260320393822802017-09-04T13:09:07.522-07:002017-09-04T13:09:07.522-07:00I can't stand how they whine constantly about ...I can't stand how they whine constantly about their rights being infringed upon and the ACLU will jump to defend them, but the first thing they want to do is take away the rights of others. I mean, come ON.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.com