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Author Topic: Amazingly Stupid Things You've Heard People Say  (Read 1004227 times)

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Re: Amazingly Stupid Things You've Heard People Say
« Reply #6210 on: September 08, 2013, 05:16:25 pm »

One of the Decs stated they didn't want to add Jews to the Old Gods expansions (as Khazars) as that would just be half-assing Jews (aka, not the courtier thing). Don't have a link to the quote though, and I don't think it was someone high up like Johan.
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« Reply #6211 on: September 08, 2013, 07:28:30 pm »

I've never played the game, but I'm assuming there's some degree of financial management, in which case Jewishness is an underlying game mechanic.
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Wrong: it was a funny joke playing on society's preconceptions on race and/or religion.

Anyhow, I think it's much more reasonable to assume that paradox is staffed entirely by neo-nazis. In which case, it must be best to play Germany in HoI.

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« Reply #6212 on: September 08, 2013, 07:40:20 pm »

Well, if Paradox can completely remove all Nazi symbols from Hearts of Iron 3 and be historically inaccurate just so they don't offend someone somewhere (or so they can avoid a ban in Germany) then what's stopping them from omitting Jews? There's no Jews in any Total War game either.
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« Reply #6213 on: September 08, 2013, 08:20:12 pm »

Well, if Paradox can completely remove all Nazi symbols from Hearts of Iron 3 and be historically inaccurate just so they don't offend someone somewhere (or so they can avoid a ban in Germany) then what's stopping them from omitting Jews? There's no Jews in any Total War game either.

Medieval: Total War Uno had Judaism as one of the religions in the game. They didn't really do anything besides being really hard to convert though. I think I know the point you're trying to make though.
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Re: Amazingly Stupid Things You've Heard People Say
« Reply #6214 on: September 09, 2013, 12:28:54 am »

All I know is that the Paradox team seems to have this bizarre obstinance against Jews that is applied to no other historical group, and I find that concerning.
The Sikhs and Romani are two historical groups that got a similar treatment, imo.
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« Reply #6215 on: September 09, 2013, 03:25:37 am »

first they pointed out how horrible, racist and eurocentric it was to not make a subsaharan nation as strong as france

now there's a debate concerning why jews should be implemented everywhere (let's not forget the point paradox decided they're not doing such things was hearts of iron)

why do you dislike their works so but just keep playing and raging about them i mean fucking ea is less bashed
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Re: Amazingly Stupid Things You've Heard People Say
« Reply #6216 on: September 09, 2013, 04:40:26 am »

first they pointed out how horrible, racist and eurocentric it was to not make a subsaharan nation as strong as france
How in Satan's glorious name did they twist the rules of logic and common sense to make that a valid statement?
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Re: Amazingly Stupid Things You've Heard People Say
« Reply #6217 on: September 09, 2013, 10:49:54 am »

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« Reply #6218 on: September 09, 2013, 10:55:22 am »

can't tell if swedish nationalist or direct product of no education or just troll

does sweden even have nationalists, you'd think they are all jailed because nationalism = anti-immigration = racist/nazi in these books
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« Reply #6219 on: September 09, 2013, 10:56:48 am »

They do indeed have nationalists. Of course, one must admit that once upon a time Norway was rather like a state (in the same way that my own country is), he's just about 100 years out of date.
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« Reply #6220 on: September 09, 2013, 11:16:46 am »

I've also seen people say things like that about Canada and the US, that we're the "52nd state", because of the close relationship and the feeling that we're subsumed under them and not considered a separate country.
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« Reply #6221 on: September 09, 2013, 11:21:17 am »

How many Americans have actually visited Canada?
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« Reply #6222 on: September 09, 2013, 11:39:21 am »

I've also seen people say things like that about Canada and the US, that we're the "52nd state", because of the close relationship and the feeling that we're subsumed under them and not considered a separate country.
That's like saying New Zealand is part of Australia; complete gobshite.

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Re: Amazingly Stupid Things You've Heard People Say
« Reply #6223 on: September 09, 2013, 11:40:10 am »

I've also seen people say things like that about Canada and the US, that we're the "52nd state", because of the close relationship and the feeling that we're subsumed under them and not considered a separate country.
That's like saying New Zealand is part of Australia; complete gobshite.
New Zealand is small Australia, while Canada is nice America. There's a difference ;)
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Re: Amazingly Stupid Things You've Heard People Say
« Reply #6224 on: September 09, 2013, 11:41:51 am »

I've also seen people say things like that about Canada and the US, that we're the "52nd state", because of the close relationship and the feeling that we're subsumed under them and not considered a separate country.
That's like saying New Zealand is part of Australia; complete gobshite.
New Zealand is small Australia, while Canada is nice America. There's a difference ;)
I'm a bit unclear, does everything in NZ want you dead as well?
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