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damian (675 D)
27 Jun 11 UTC
150cc Live Diplomacy Club
Well given that the original thread slid into the depth I figured I'd start a new thread, and try and give a little life back to what I think was a promising idea: Essentially a high class live game club

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Sargmacher (0 DX)
11 Aug 11 UTC
Santa's Gunboat Thread.
A seperate thread to discuss the issues surrounding Santa's complaints with the Gunboat Tournament. Please use this thread to let the original Summer Gunboat News thread be used for its purpose.
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Jelle (103 D)
11 Aug 11 UTC
Rules question: Cutting support if dislodged?
What will happen when orders below are given? Will there be stand-off in Budapest?
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Indybroughton (3407 D(G))
10 Aug 11 UTC
Why respond to idiots and haters?
Why attempt rational discourse with someone who behaves wildly inappropriately on threads?
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binkman (416 D)
11 Aug 11 UTC
Movement rules question
Will a fleet in SKA block an army from moving DEN to SWE? What if the fleet is in SKA and moves into SKA on the same turn the army attempts to move DEN to SWE?
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Thucydides (864 D(B))
07 Aug 11 UTC
Medical advice
Stepped on a sea urchin, middle toe of left foot hurts badly to bend. Can't tell if spine inserted near joint. Seek medical attention?
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Darwyn (1601 D)
29 Jul 11 UTC
Bush explains slow reaction to September 11 attacks
"So I made the decision not to jump up immediately and leave the classroom. I didn't want to rattle the kids. I wanted to project a sense of calm"

Bullshit or Legit?
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Darwyn (1601 D)
02 Aug 11 UTC
You are asking the wrong questions, Draugnar.

All you know is that America is under attack and no one could assume the President was not a target. the logic of this leads you to conclude that an attack is imminent....no one knows it isn't.

But the Secret Service stays and welcomes this attack of unknown form. They don't know if (insert whatever you want here), or if (insert whatever you want here), or if (insert whatever you want here)...They don't know, they couldn't know...because it was a surprise.
Darwyn (1601 D)
02 Aug 11 UTC
"If you still don't agree, Darwyn, please IN DETAIL explain how the secret service would have got the President out of the school without exposing him to the threat of sniper fire"

My logic is sound. You are addressing other things...not my logic.
SacredDigits (102 D)
02 Aug 11 UTC
No...your..."logic"...states that he's safer in an unknown location than a known location, and sure. But...there's no option to move him to an unknown location. It's essentially the same as saying he'd be safer on the moon. Sure. But how are you going to get him there? You can't.

So you're building a straw man of "They didn't move him to an unknown location" and refusing to answer how, exactly, they could have done that.
Invictus (240 D)
02 Aug 11 UTC
Your logic is not sound. Look at the bigger picture, not just the little weird things you see in the school. Why have the terrorists be Saudis if the goal was to use some excuse to invade Afghanistan and/or Iraq? Surely they could pick the people if they could pull the rest off, and making them be unambiguously from one of the country's slated for invasion would cut out a lot of the headaches the administration got. Once again, why be at the school at all when he could have been in the Oval Office ready to give a speech and not have those minutes of embarrassing dithering to be played in a Michael Moore documentary? Why have four planes be hijacked when only one flown into the Empire State Building would have been a lot less risky and just as traumatic? Just imagine if the Pennsylvania plane had managed to make an emergency landing rather than a crash. That's a lot of people to keep quiet. Why even do this at all, when there has never been a reason to be in Afghanistan besides revenge and there would be much easier ways to invade Iraq (goading Saddam back to Kuwait, exaggerating some attack on the Kurds, etc)?

I could go on. As I said before, Darwyn, you are in the conspiracy theorist zone. Any little, little thing which could possibly be interpreted in a revisionist way is presented as incontrovertible proof of a plot, while anything which contradicts the theory (no matter how compelling, no matter how much evidence there is) is ignored. You're an idiot, and a pathetic one at that.
Darwyn (1601 D)
03 Aug 11 UTC
"Your logic is not sound. Look at the bigger picture..."

You're jumping ahead of yourself. You can look at the bigger picture just as soon as you understand the most basic of things...

For all anyone knows, an attack on the President is imminent. This is the correct conclusion. And no one could have any idea how or when it will to come. So, we can debate the how all you want...but nothing can be ruled out.

No one knows whats coming and they absolutely cannot be certain they are prepared to deal with it. Under these circumstances, staying is not an option. Period. End of story.

That leaves one option.

But that option was not exercised...because the Secret Service already knew he was safe right where he was.

The logic is sound.

It's not the logic you people have a problem with...it's the conclusion. :)
Invictus (240 D)
03 Aug 11 UTC
So, what are you saying then? The Secret Service was behind it all?

You have no logic. You have an agenda.
SacredDigits (102 D)
03 Aug 11 UTC
Centuries of assassinations show that the how and when is going to be as he exits. You move him, you almost certainly kill him. You keep him where he is, a place safe from most forms of attack including attack by airplanes which, as I stated, were already used in presidential assassination attempts, then you have about a 75-80% chance of success.
Darwyn (1601 D)
03 Aug 11 UTC
"Centuries of assassinations show..."

You don't get it.

"So, what are you saying then?"

What do *you* think I'm saying? I've laid it out...there's only one conclusion. And that is that at minimum, the Secret Service is complicit.

"You have no logic. You have an agenda. "

The logic is clear and it is simple. It's the conclusion you don't like. And my agenda was only to show how dreadfully easy it was to prove that 9-11 was, in part, an inside job.

This is a dark day for those of you in denial.

Perhaps, knowing this, you will view other events of 9-11 differently?
the logic is simple, and it shows that at the very least we have no idea the rationale, and most likely that you are dead wrong. You are the one that doesn't like the obvious conclusion.
SacredDigits (102 D)
03 Aug 11 UTC
Simple question:

You say exiting is the only safe move if they think he is under attack. The only guarantee of his safety.

How do you guarantee an exiting person who is a target is safe, especially keeping in mind that people get hit at that exact moment all the time?
Invictus (240 D)
04 Aug 11 UTC
No Darwyn. If your school-centric theory (which seems to be that the Secret Service did 9/11) doesn't fit into the wider narrative of what we know happened and how we can rationally assume these actors would have planned the attacks if they actually were in a position to do so then it deserves only one thing: to be discarded.

Take a good look at yourself and think about where it all went wrong.
denis (864 D)
04 Aug 11 UTC
There's a lot of stuff out there about 9/11 and frankly I don't know what to believe because there are more claims than just the suspiciousness about the school that haven't been adressed by anyone in the administration or government. at the end of the day, at this point you have to be agnostic...
Darwyn (1601 D)
04 Aug 11 UTC
"the logic is simple, and it shows that at the very least we have no idea the rationale"

The logic *is* the rationale.

"How do you guarantee an exiting person who is a target is safe, especially keeping in mind that people get hit at that exact moment all the time?"

This question is moot. It lies outside of my argument. Answering this does nothing to hinder or help my argument.

"No Darwyn. If your school-centric theory (which seems to be that the Secret Service did 9/11) doesn't fit into the wider narrative of what we know happened..."

It's not a theory. It's fact and logic. When presented with contrary facts, you must always change the "wider narrative". Never do you change or discard the facts to fit it. Fact and logic cannot be discarded just because you don't like it. This just proves your disdain for the conclusion like I rightly pointed out.
SacredDigits (102 D)
04 Aug 11 UTC
No, it's exactly within your argument. Your argument is that the only safe thing was moving him, so not moving him showed they knew he wasn't a target. But you're not showing that moving him is a safe thing. So it can't be the only safe thing if you can't show that it's safe.
Darwyn (1601 D)
04 Aug 11 UTC
"No, it's exactly within your argument."

It isn't. The logical conclusion is not predicated on the safety of moving. It's predicated on the certainty of a devastating attack by staying.
SacredDigits (102 D)
04 Aug 11 UTC
There's no certainty of that.
Darwyn (1601 D)
04 Aug 11 UTC
"There's no certainty of that. "

At 9:05 there is.
SacredDigits (102 D)
04 Aug 11 UTC
Obviously planned and well-orchestrated attacks, at that moment the risk is taking him out of the building, which is where obviously planned and well-orchestrated attacks generally occur. As far as planes, they were already tracking all commercial airliners for deviances, I recall even as a civilian hearing about what was going on with the Pennsylvania plane and where it was exactly at all times.
Darwyn (1601 D)
04 Aug 11 UTC
"at that moment the risk is taking him out of the building"

You don't know this. All you know is that an attack at your current location is imminent.

"As far as planes..."

No one could have known that the attacks were limited to planes.

I've answered ALL criticism logically, thoughtfully and respectfully...

9-11 was, in part, an inside job. That is the truth no matter how much you don't like it.
SacredDigits (102 D)
04 Aug 11 UTC
You choose your ground and let the enemy come to you, that way you have the advantage. The ground was chosen. This is why forts, bunkers, trenches, fallout shelters, castles, et cetera have always been built: it's far easier to defend where you are than to take your defense mobile. The school was a defensible location with a team of people trained to defend places such as it in place. It had already been swept for explosives and such. That happens wherever the President goes. And access had already been limited and vetted. The number of ways to hit him in the building were very small. The number of ways to hit him outside of the building were very large. So they made the correct choice of preparing within the location until they could be reasonably sure moving him was safe.
Jamiet99uk (808 D)
04 Aug 11 UTC
@ Darwyn: "I've answered ALL criticism logically, thoughtfully and respectfully"

No. You. Have. Not.
Jamiet99uk (808 D)
04 Aug 11 UTC
1. "All you know is that an attack at your current location is imminent."

How do you know this?
Jamiet99uk (808 D)
04 Aug 11 UTC
"The logical conclusion is not predicated on the safety of moving. It's predicated on the certainty of a devastating attack by staying. "

Please demonstrate how an attack on the President, if he had remained in the school, would have had a 100% chance of success.

You. Are. Making. Shit. Up. To. Support. Your. Position. And. Treating. Your. Made-Up. Shit. As. Fact.

Please. Stop. Doing. This. You. Cunt.
Jamiet99uk (808 D)
04 Aug 11 UTC
" my agenda was only to show how dreadfully easy it was to prove that 9-11 was, in part, an inside job."

You have not proved this. Please present your evidence? All you have provided so far is groundless speculation which Draugnar and others have shot down - and to which you have failed to provide convincing responses to their rebuttals.
Jamiet99uk (808 D)
04 Aug 11 UTC
Finally, and most importantly:

ME: "If you still don't agree, Darwyn, please IN DETAIL explain how the secret service would have got the President out of the school without exposing him to the threat of sniper fire"

YOU: "My logic is sound. You are addressing other things...not my logic."

Bullshit. Bull. Shit.

I *am* addressing your logic. You have claimed that it is a *logial* fact that moving the President out of the school would, in all possible scenarios, have been safer than leaving him in the school. I once again challenge you to demonstrate that this is true.

You can't.

So fuck off.
fiedler (1293 D)
05 Aug 11 UTC
LoL +1 Darwyn, you broke his brain.
Darwyn (1601 D)
05 Aug 11 UTC
"How do you know this?"

I'm not about to rehash 8 pages. You are more than welcome to look back and read. However..."moving the President out of the school would, in all possible scenarios, have been safer"...is not at all what I've said.

"So fuck off. "

No.
ottovanbis (150 DX)
05 Aug 11 UTC
If you demean your children by calling them stupid your parenting should come under judgement. He is not a moron, though his arugment may be flawed and moronic. You are exhibiting judgement on the individual rather than the disease, which is the specific theory he happens to follow at this given point in time. You've done little but insult liberals with ad hominems, thus promoting an atmosphere I know the higher heads of this site do not appreciate or condone on a regular basis.
ottovanbis (150 DX)
05 Aug 11 UTC
@that was meant for the inflammatory conservative, Krellin
Draugnar (0 DX)
05 Aug 11 UTC
@Darwyn

One final comment to prove how unsound your "logic" really is.

You say understand the most basic of things before looking at the big picture...

The most basic of things:
Basic fact #1: You can't get the President to a safe location without moving him.
Basic fact #2: The school is *much* bigger than any jet liner.
Basic fact #3: Even if the terrorists *could* redirect their attack, they could not aim the plane at a specific classroom nor know which classroom the President was in.
Basic fact #4: Moving someone out of a building (a requirement to fulfill your desired result) exposes them to sniper fire.
Basic fact #5: A brick school building is more defensible than a moving Presidential Limosine.
Basic fact #6: If the attackers know he is at the school, they can just as easily be monitoring the outside of the school for moment and follow the President wherever he may go.
Basic fact #7: You *always* look at the big picture before *acting* in any successful project.

I'm guessing you aren't a professional who deals with projects on a daily basis (Garbage man or school custodian maybe? No wait, you are the french fry guyat McD's...) Your implied statement that you don't look at the big picture before acting (I know you are going to say you didn't imply that, but you did) is bogus. You *always* look at the big picture. Those who fail to plan, plan to fail. And the only way to plan is to look at the big picture.

OK, I'm done with this now.

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Trooth (561 D)
11 Aug 11 UTC
unpause
Unpause your game?
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omnomnom (177 D)
11 Aug 11 UTC
The Paused Games
About half my games are still paused, as the people have left. So what now? I don't want to just quit, so how do I get these games to unpause?
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EdiBirsan (1469 D(B))
11 Aug 11 UTC
Diplomacy in Japanese (and Japan)
My Rotary Club is hosting a young Japanese student who is interested in International Politics. I would like to have contacts in Japan that speak Japanese that can follow up with him on the game.
Please contact me direct off the thread as I do not get here that often.
EdiBirsan AT astound DOT net
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diplomancer83 (123 D)
08 Aug 11 UTC
Post Game Discussion
gameID=65286 I was turkey, now lets be honest what the heck is going on this game?
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raphtown (151 D)
13 Jul 11 UTC
Classicists (WWWoD)
See inside for this second stab at bringing the Classicists to WebDip.
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Madison the Great (0 DX)
10 Aug 11 UTC
1 MORE PERSON
join baby making exrem3.. its a live game. HURRY
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G1 (92 D)
10 Aug 11 UTC
New game
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ghanamann (0 DX)
10 Aug 11 UTC
Live game with suspect plays....
some people also played a lot of games together here....

gameID=65372
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santosh (335 D)
07 Aug 11 UTC
Account Verification to stop Multi-accounting
Would phone number verification to stop multis be a good idea?
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Tettleton's Chew (0 DX)
02 Aug 11 UTC
Waste in Obama's Stimulus
This thread will be fun. A list of ineffective pork barrel projects in Obama's stimulus that wasted precious tax dollars.


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Lance the Great (100 D)
10 Aug 11 UTC
Join live gunboat 124
plz join 1 more.
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ghanamann (0 DX)
10 Aug 11 UTC
help
id like opinions of others on this game from experienced players

gameID=65372
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Cockney (0 DX)
10 Aug 11 UTC
new live game in 50 mins guys....
join in!
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taos (281 D)
09 Aug 11 UTC
the majority suffers because of one player(bad loser)
i play two games where one country doesnt want to stop the pause because they are losing and thats a fact
one of them i know personally and he told me that
so one bad loser ruins the game to the other 6
i think the unpause must be majority like 60 percent or so
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krellin (80 DX)
10 Aug 11 UTC
Help Me Name my Alt...
Since you hate me so much....I am going to create an alt....I know...that's not right!!!!! you cry. I can't do that!!! Wahhh!!! The Mods surely won't allow it!!! boo hooo hooo....

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StevenC. (1047 D(B))
08 Aug 11 UTC
Standard & Poor's Downgrades the U.S. Credit Rating...
Discuss.
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Draugnar (0 DX)
09 Aug 11 UTC
Boston Cont EOG for anyone who wants to post here.
gameID=61416

I'm no good at these, so I'll let someone else do it. But it was a fun and, at times frustrating, game that nearly eneded in a seven way draw and finally finished in a three way draw.
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Conservative Man (100 D)
05 Aug 11 UTC
Math help
See inside
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Riphen (198 D)
09 Aug 11 UTC
Sooooo
If I mute someone can they still see my post and vice versa?

Cause I want to start a thread about everyone muting said person but I dont want him knowing....it would become a total shock to this person when no one responds to his idiotic posts.
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pjmansfield99 (100 D)
08 Aug 11 UTC
Foreigners.....
Just wondered if this a completely American site or whether there are any other foreigners on here.... For example I'm English and currently we have major riots and crises in our Capital - any more Brits out there???
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SpeakerToAliens (147 D(S))
09 Aug 11 UTC
Error while outputting an error...
"Error while outputting an error: Trying to get property of non-object".

This happened when I got my password wrong. I'm not annoyed or anything, I just thought it was strange. I'm sure I got my password wrong on the old server too, but I never saw this.
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orathaic (1009 D(B))
09 Aug 11 UTC
anyone for some GDP? mmm tasty GD pie!
http://www.countercurrents.org/heinberg090811.htm
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King Atom (100 D)
08 Aug 11 UTC
You People...
Hey, I'm trying to really seal it with this girl and I need an unbiased opinion. Surely, there is someone here who I haven't had any interaction with who can give me sound advice.

And like this page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Atom-Foltz-Fan-Page/177064758993901
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