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WalkingLobsters 07/01/18 3:55:58 PM #1:	Fucking lol @ the romans and greeks. They got PWNd. --- https://imgur.com/fsYJcFn https://imgur.com/SZie71I Starcraft 2 Username = Gears <cite>WalkingLobsters posted [p:904309511] in fucking lo... [t:76768014]...</cite> <quote>Fucking lol @ the romans and greeks. They got PWNd.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KhanJohnny 07/01/18 3:58:43 PM #2:	WalkingLobsters posted... Fucking lol @ the romans and greeks. They got PWNd. The Romans weren't a democracy, and Athens was only a democracy for like 20% of its population. <cite>KhanJohnny posted [p:904309652] in fucking lo... [t:76768014]...</cite> <quote><cite>WalkingLobsters posted...</cite> <quote>Fucking lol @ the romans and greeks. They got PWNd.</quote> The Romans weren't a democracy, and Athens was only a democracy for like 20% of its population.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
treewojima 07/01/18 4:03:11 PM #3:	heh on a serious note, i can't think of any other way for a group of individuals to direct their actions as a whole <cite>treewojima posted [p:904309856] in fucking lo... [t:76768014]...</cite> <quote>heh on a serious note, i can't think of any other way for a group of individuals to direct their actions as a whole</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Genocet_10-325 07/01/18 4:03:50 PM #4:	KhanJohnny posted... WalkingLobsters posted... Fucking lol @ the romans and greeks. They got PWNd. The Romans weren't a democracy, and Athens was only a democracy for like 20% of its population. They were a republic before they became an empire --- No one triggers the Trumpanzees quite like you do - Bullet_Wing Conservatism is a plague on society. Formerly known as The_Great_Geno. <cite>Genocet_10-325 posted [p:904309891] in fucking lo... [t:76768014]...</cite> <quote><cite>KhanJohnny posted...</cite> <quote><cite>WalkingLobsters posted...</cite> <quote>Fucking lol @ the romans and greeks. They got PWNd.</quote> The Romans weren't a democracy, and Athens was only a democracy for like 20% of its population.</quote> They were a republic before they became an empire</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
treewojima 07/01/18 4:10:20 PM #5:	Genocet_10-325 posted... KhanJohnny posted... WalkingLobsters posted... Fucking lol @ the romans and greeks. They got PWNd. The Romans weren't a democracy, and Athens was only a democracy for like 20% of its population. They were a republic before they became an empire doesn't speak much for the republican model of indirect democracy if it collapsed into an empire lol indirect democracies tend to form hierarchies of authority rather than remaining flat and dependent on a mandate from the masses <cite>treewojima posted [p:904310225] in fucking lo... [t:76768014]...</cite> <quote><cite>Genocet_10-325 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>KhanJohnny posted...</cite> <quote><cite>WalkingLobsters posted...</cite> <quote>Fucking lol @ the romans and greeks. They got PWNd.</quote> The Romans weren't a democracy, and Athens was only a democracy for like 20% of its population.</quote> They were a republic before they became an empire</quote> doesn't speak much for the republican model of indirect democracy if it collapsed into an empire lol indirect democracies tend to form hierarchies of authority rather than remaining flat and dependent on a mandate from the masses</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
REMercsChamp 07/01/18 4:16:25 PM #6:	Democracy is bullshit Bring on the communism --- https://imgur.com/lwkIVOb <cite>REMercsChamp posted [p:904310510] in fucking lo... [t:76768014]...</cite> <quote>Democracy is bullshit Bring on the communism</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KhanJohnny 07/01/18 6:28:46 PM #7:	Genocet_10-325 posted... KhanJohnny posted... WalkingLobsters posted... Fucking lol @ the romans and greeks. They got PWNd. The Romans weren't a democracy, and Athens was only a democracy for like 20% of its population. They were a republic before they became an empire Yes, they were a republic. Not a democracy. <cite>KhanJohnny posted [p:904317428] in fucking lo... [t:76768014]...</cite> <quote><cite>Genocet_10-325 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>KhanJohnny posted...</cite> <quote><cite>WalkingLobsters posted...</cite> <quote>Fucking lol @ the romans and greeks. They got PWNd.</quote> The Romans weren't a democracy, and Athens was only a democracy for like 20% of its population.</quote> They were a republic before they became an empire</quote> Yes, they were a republic. Not a democracy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 07/01/18 6:30:29 PM #8:	"actually we're a republic" is the lowest form of pedantry. --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:904317498] in fucking lo... [t:76768014]...</cite> <quote>"actually we're a republic" is the lowest form of pedantry.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KhanJohnny 07/01/18 6:36:49 PM #9:	Antifar posted... "actually we're a republic" is the lowest form of pedantry. But the Romans were much less democratic than we are. They were an aristocratic republic. Not sure if your comment was directed at me. <cite>KhanJohnny posted [p:904317797] in fucking lo... [t:76768014]...</cite> <quote><cite>Antifar posted...</cite> <quote>"actually we're a republic" is the lowest form of pedantry.</quote> But the Romans were much less democratic than we are. They were an aristocratic republic. Not sure if your comment was directed at me.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FreshSushi 07/01/18 6:52:11 PM #10:	the roman republic was never designed to be like the democracies we know today for instance everyone in rome was segregated by net worth and divided into classes and the wealthiest classes had disproportionate amount of power when it came to voting for the consuls Athenian democracy is possibly even more alien, being a form of direct democracy though there are probably some parallels you could draw between them and us right now, like the dangers of demagoguery --- LoL: (Swain, Malz), SF5: (Ryu) Top 5: RE4, Dark Souls, MMBN3, HK, Pokemon Yellow <cite>FreshSushi posted [p:904318486] in fucking lo... [t:76768014]...</cite> <quote>the roman republic was never designed to be like the democracies we know today for instance everyone in rome was segregated by net worth and divided into classes and the wealthiest classes had disproportionate amount of power when it came to voting for the consuls Athenian democracy is possibly even more alien, being a form of direct democracy though there are probably some parallels you could draw between them and us right now, like the dangers of demagoguery</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Webmaster4531 07/01/18 6:57:41 PM #11:	FreshSushi posted... for instance everyone in rome was segregated by net worth and divided into classes and the wealthiest classes had disproportionate amount of power when it came to voting for the consuls That's how the U.S. is now post Citizens United. --- Ad Hominem. <cite>Webmaster4531 posted [p:904318736] in fucking lo... [t:76768014]...</cite> <quote><cite>FreshSushi posted...</cite> <quote>for instance everyone in rome was segregated by net worth and divided into classes and the wealthiest classes had disproportionate amount of power when it came to voting for the consuls</quote> That's how the U.S. is now post Citizens United.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KhanJohnny 07/01/18 7:26:54 PM #12:	Webmaster4531 posted... FreshSushi posted... for instance everyone in rome was segregated by net worth and divided into classes and the wealthiest classes had disproportionate amount of power when it came to voting for the consuls That's how the U.S. is now post Citizens United. Kind of a lame comparison really. At times the number of Romans who could even vote were less than 1% of the population <cite>KhanJohnny posted [p:904320150] in fucking lo... [t:76768014]...</cite> <quote><cite>Webmaster4531 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>FreshSushi posted...</cite> <quote>for instance everyone in rome was segregated by net worth and divided into classes and the wealthiest classes had disproportionate amount of power when it came to voting for the consuls</quote> That's how the U.S. is now post Citizens United.</quote> Kind of a lame comparison really. At times the number of Romans who could even vote were less than 1% of the population</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Webmaster4531 07/01/18 7:47:36 PM #13:	KhanJohnny posted... Webmaster4531 posted... FreshSushi posted... for instance everyone in rome was segregated by net worth and divided into classes and the wealthiest classes had disproportionate amount of power when it came to voting for the consuls That's how the U.S. is now post Citizens United. Kind of a lame comparison really. At times the number of Romans who could even vote were less than 1% of the population Segregated by net worth - Check Divided into classes - Check Wealthiest classes have disproportionate power(money = "free" speech) - Check --- Ad Hominem. <cite>Webmaster4531 posted [p:904321238] in fucking lo... [t:76768014]...</cite> <quote><cite>KhanJohnny posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Webmaster4531 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>FreshSushi posted...</cite> <quote>for instance everyone in rome was segregated by net worth and divided into classes and the wealthiest classes had disproportionate amount of power when it came to voting for the consuls</quote> That's how the U.S. is now post Citizens United.</quote> Kind of a lame comparison really. At times the number of Romans who could even vote were less than 1% of the population</quote> Segregated by net worth - Check Divided into classes - Check Wealthiest classes have disproportionate power(money = "free" speech) - Check</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KhanJohnny 07/01/18 7:53:03 PM #14:	Webmaster4531 posted... KhanJohnny posted... Webmaster4531 posted... FreshSushi posted... for instance everyone in rome was segregated by net worth and divided into classes and the wealthiest classes had disproportionate amount of power when it came to voting for the consuls That's how the U.S. is now post Citizens United. Kind of a lame comparison really. At times the number of Romans who could even vote were less than 1% of the population Segregated by net worth - Check Divided into classes - Check Wealthiest classes have disproportionate power(money = "free" speech) - Check Yeah it's a lame comparison. Roman voting put you in blocs. All the popr were in a few blocs while the rich and powerful were in several blocs. The votes of the poor were essentiallh worthless. And altogether voters were an extremely small minority. It's not comparable at all to the representative government where one man has one vote. The wealthy and powerful exercise disproportionate influence in every society. Not sure why this surprises you or makes comparisons to rome relevant. <cite>KhanJohnny posted [p:904321541] in fucking lo... [t:76768014]...</cite> <quote><cite>Webmaster4531 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>KhanJohnny posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Webmaster4531 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>FreshSushi posted...</cite> <quote>for instance everyone in rome was segregated by net worth and divided into classes and the wealthiest classes had disproportionate amount of power when it came to voting for the consuls</quote> That's how the U.S. is now post Citizens United.</quote> Kind of a lame comparison really. At times the number of Romans who could even vote were less than 1% of the population</quote> Segregated by net worth - Check Divided into classes - Check Wealthiest classes have disproportionate power(money = "free" speech) - Check</quote> Yeah it's a lame comparison. Roman voting put you in blocs. All the popr were in a few blocs while the rich and powerful were in several blocs. The votes of the poor were essentiallh worthless. And altogether voters were an extremely small minority. It's not comparable at all to the representative government where one man has one vote. The wealthy and powerful exercise disproportionate influence in every society. Not sure why this surprises you or makes comparisons to rome relevant.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Webmaster4531 07/01/18 8:54:21 PM #15:	KhanJohnny posted... Webmaster4531 posted... KhanJohnny posted... Webmaster4531 posted... FreshSushi posted... for instance everyone in rome was segregated by net worth and divided into classes and the wealthiest classes had disproportionate amount of power when it came to voting for the consuls That's how the U.S. is now post Citizens United. Kind of a lame comparison really. At times the number of Romans who could even vote were less than 1% of the population Segregated by net worth - Check Divided into classes - Check Wealthiest classes have disproportionate power(money = "free" speech) - Check Yeah it's a lame comparison. Roman voting put you in blocs. All the popr were in a few blocs while the rich and powerful were in several blocs. The votes of the poor were essentiallh worthless. And altogether voters were an extremely small minority. It's not comparable at all to the representative government where one man has one vote. The wealthy and powerful exercise disproportionate influence in every society. Not sure why this surprises you or makes comparisons to rome relevant. Segregated by net worth - Check Divided into classes - Check Wealthiest classes have disproportionate power(money = "free" speech) - Check I can't make the comparison any simpler or clearer. --- Ad Hominem. <cite>Webmaster4531 posted [p:904325116] in fucking lo... [t:76768014]...</cite> <quote><cite>KhanJohnny posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Webmaster4531 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>KhanJohnny posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Webmaster4531 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>FreshSushi posted...</cite> <quote>for instance everyone in rome was segregated by net worth and divided into classes and the wealthiest classes had disproportionate amount of power when it came to voting for the consuls</quote> That's how the U.S. is now post Citizens United.</quote> Kind of a lame comparison really. At times the number of Romans who could even vote were less than 1% of the population</quote> Segregated by net worth - Check Divided into classes - Check Wealthiest classes have disproportionate power(money = "free" speech) - Check</quote> Yeah it's a lame comparison. Roman voting put you in blocs. All the popr were in a few blocs while the rich and powerful were in several blocs. The votes of the poor were essentiallh worthless. And altogether voters were an extremely small minority. It's not comparable at all to the representative government where one man has one vote. The wealthy and powerful exercise disproportionate influence in every society. Not sure why this surprises you or makes comparisons to rome relevant.</quote> Segregated by net worth - Check Divided into classes - Check Wealthiest classes have disproportionate power(money = "free" speech) - Check I can't make the comparison any simpler or clearer.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KhanJohnny 07/01/18 11:05:14 PM #16:	Webmaster4531 posted... KhanJohnny posted... Webmaster4531 posted... KhanJohnny posted... Webmaster4531 posted... FreshSushi posted... for instance everyone in rome was segregated by net worth and divided into classes and the wealthiest classes had disproportionate amount of power when it came to voting for the consuls That's how the U.S. is now post Citizens United. Kind of a lame comparison really. At times the number of Romans who could even vote were less than 1% of the population Segregated by net worth - Check Divided into classes - Check Wealthiest classes have disproportionate power(money = "free" speech) - Check Yeah it's a lame comparison. Roman voting put you in blocs. All the popr were in a few blocs while the rich and powerful were in several blocs. The votes of the poor were essentiallh worthless. And altogether voters were an extremely small minority. It's not comparable at all to the representative government where one man has one vote. The wealthy and powerful exercise disproportionate influence in every society. Not sure why this surprises you or makes comparisons to rome relevant. Segregated by net worth - Check Divided into classes - Check Wealthiest classes have disproportionate power(money = "free" speech) - Check I can't make the comparison any simpler or clearer. Humans - Check Planet Earth - Check Have Government- Check Wowie! So many parallels! we are exactly the same as the Romans! I can't make the comparison any simpler or clearer! <cite>KhanJohnny posted [p:904332431] in fucking lo... [t:76768014]...</cite> <quote><cite>Webmaster4531 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>KhanJohnny posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Webmaster4531 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>KhanJohnny posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Webmaster4531 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>FreshSushi posted...</cite> <quote>for instance everyone in rome was segregated by net worth and divided into classes and the wealthiest classes had disproportionate amount of power when it came to voting for the consuls</quote> That's how the U.S. is now post Citizens United.</quote> Kind of a lame comparison really. At times the number of Romans who could even vote were less than 1% of the population</quote> Segregated by net worth - Check Divided into classes - Check Wealthiest classes have disproportionate power(money = "free" speech) - Check</quote> Yeah it's a lame comparison. Roman voting put you in blocs. All the popr were in a few blocs while the rich and powerful were in several blocs. The votes of the poor were essentiallh worthless. And altogether voters were an extremely small minority. It's not comparable at all to the representative government where one man has one vote. The wealthy and powerful exercise disproportionate influence in every society. Not sure why this surprises you or makes comparisons to rome relevant.</quote> Segregated by net worth - Check Divided into classes - Check Wealthiest classes have disproportionate power(money = "free" speech) - Check I can't make the comparison any simpler or clearer.</quote> Humans - Check Planet Earth - Check Have Government- Check Wowie! So many parallels! we are exactly the same as the Romans! I can't make the comparison any simpler or clearer!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Webmaster4531 07/01/18 11:16:08 PM #17:	Maybe this will help you understand. Comparison noun. the act or instance of comparing. Compare verb. estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between. Similarity noun. the state or fact of being similar. Similar adjective. resembling without being identical. --- Ad Hominem. <cite>Webmaster4531 posted [p:904333060] in fucking lo... [t:76768014]...</cite> <quote>Maybe this will help you understand. Comparison noun. the act or instance of comparing. Compare verb. estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between. Similarity noun. the state or fact of being similar. Similar adjective. resembling without being identical.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 07/03/18 2:22:07 AM #18:	Antifar posted... "actually we're a republic" is the lowest form of pedantry. wut --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair. https://imgtc.com/i/14JHfrt.jpg <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:904402189] in fucking lo... [t:76768014]...</cite> <quote><cite>Antifar posted...</cite> <quote>"actually we're a republic" is the lowest form of pedantry.</quote> wut</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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