Polls are not exactly ironclad evidence of a population view one way or the other, but I'm curious what the results will be if we opened one here asking if people backed LT for the project or if they backed it for the copy of the game. If we're going on anecdotal evidence, at least, then I would sa...

The dream that CR has is to fully fund the enhanced Star Citizen without the need for any private backers whatsoever. A dream I heartily support. :D The question is whether such a funding model was ever realistic for a project with the scope and development timeline of Star Citizen? The project is ...

@jwbatey, AAA games are released without public funding because they are funded by a publisher. Games like Star Citizen deliberately avoid third-party publishers by going with the crowdfunding route. As per the CIG website: "Follow our progress here! Star Citizen is aiming to be the first AAA game ...

Many liberals have experienced some level of disappointment with the Obama presidency because he has generally played it safe and charted a course that has frequently come far short of meeting liberal causes and ideals. But let's not get carried away with the narrative of the Obama administration's ...

"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." ... ... ... Regardless, it is worth pointing out that the Second Amendment in no way prohibits government regulation of firearms and like weapons. While ...

Chill guys, its here when it arrives.

I think the vast majority of those following this project are all right with that. Josh and his project have earned that type of credibility.

Alas, it is Josh who constantly brings up the impending update. He has morphed into the developer who cries update.

if you outlaw guns, all you do is create a power imbalance between law-abiding citizens and criminals. The criminals will still have guns, and then what is one to protect oneself with? Throwing knives? Crossbows? Precisely. "Harsh language," maybe. "Ban guns" is an emotional plea; it's not an infor...

I am posting my reply to Flatfingers' post from the Cultural Differences thread, as they seem more appropriate here. A funny thing (not entirely cultural maybe, but still): A year ago or so there was a thing in the US where the government didn't agree about a budget in time, which led to people not ...

While not synonymous, I believe that politics are an expression of culture (or to be more precise a culture's value system). As such, separating the two is far from easy if one is to have a serious conversation on either topic.

Take the following article about race in America.

Talvieno wrote:

Tom wrote:The problem with discussing politics is that it is near impossible to convince anyone to change their opinions.

Wait for it...

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*clears throat* I'm Independent.

Oh, does that mean that you do not hold any cherished opinions?

The problem with discussing politics is that it is near impossible to convince anyone to change their opinions. Understanding between the parties and common ground may be found. Far more likely, however, is a disagreement that becomes sharper as positions are staked out and arguments are framed. Cer...

Conservatives would argue the same thing about the outright lies of the far left :P Don't worry, that is exactly what they do. Because, you know, lowering taxes for the wealthy is really just as justifiable as improving the social safetynet and infrastructure for the majority of the populace. Trust...

Scytale wrote:Conservatives would argue the same thing about the outright lies of the far left

Don't worry, that is exactly what they do.

Because, you know, lowering taxes for the wealthy is really just as justifiable as improving the social safetynet and infrastructure for the majority of the populace.

So if you outlaw guns, all you do is create a power imbalance between law-abiding citizens and criminals. The criminals will still have guns, and then what is one to protect oneself with? Throwing knives? Crossbows? Resorting to this old chestnut? Gun laws seem to work perfectly fine in other devel...

and our news is more polarized than ever (right wing vs left wing) each tries to put political spin on most stories. Certainly both sides represent a certain point of view and depend on a base constituency. That said, the position of mainstream media (such as CNN) that the truth lies some equal dis...