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machievelli

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Posted in: Replies to stupid comments by poliricians worldwide...
  machievelli
11-15-2006, 4:20 PM
#34
So true mach. I know that the conservatives think the US as the devil's resting place. Just thinking about democracy in Iraq reminds me of other times the US has interferred in other world events. It seems to me that each country we touch spoils it....  [Read More]
Posted in: Replies to stupid comments by poliricians worldwide...
  machievelli
11-15-2006, 1:53 PM
#32
Sounds like Islam still a major player. What most of us in the west fail to realize, is that Islam teaches that there can be no just government unless Islam is part of it.The very idea of our own conutry, where any religion is allowed to practice is...  [Read More]
Posted in: Replies to stupid comments by poliricians worldwide...
  machievelli
11-15-2006, 10:01 AM
#30
the funny thing is Germany was almost completely opposite to Russia, in that, Germany was not ready for democracy, and russia was so ready for democracy that it had 4 or 5 different revolutions, some within the same year, and yet both still ended up...  [Read More]
Posted in: Replies to stupid comments by poliricians worldwide...
  machievelli
11-13-2006, 2:58 PM
#21
That was why I said lasting. The Weimar government wasn't around long enough for Germany to get too attached to the concept of democratic style government. But the Bonn government has survived for almost 60 years now. Besides, unlike Russia, the Ka...  [Read More]
Posted in: Replies to stupid comments by poliricians worldwide...
  machievelli
11-13-2006, 2:47 PM
#19
the germans did have a democracy, complete democracy which they were obviously not ready for. in the years of the weimar republic Germany was completely democratic. which actually allowed Hitler and his nazi party to gain control within the reichstag...  [Read More]
Posted in: Replies to stupid comments by poliricians worldwide...
  machievelli
10-29-2006, 3:08 PM
#7
My second favorite is Averill Harriman as Ambassador to the United Nations in 1948, calling on the Jews and Arabs to stop fighting 'like Good Christians'....  [Read More]
Posted in: Replies to stupid comments by poliricians worldwide...
  machievelli
10-29-2006, 10:47 AM
#1
To the President of Iran. the nation of Iran agreed to host an Islamic conference which will determine whether the holocaust actually occurred or not. Showing the spirit of International amity, the Mississippi school board, which banned the book Unc...  [Read More]
Posted in: KOTOR III: The True Sith Reckoning
  machievelli
10-25-2006, 2:20 PM
#38
Suffering from a slight case of writer's block, guys. Sorry. And I did not want to suffer from premature articulation as well. But here it is... Revan 12 years earlier. We came out of hyper space, and approached the moon. My flag ship Peragalian...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Expert Forum
  machievelli
10-20-2006, 12:52 PM
#119
As an addendum, if you have read my latest post in the Critis' Two Cents, there is a story entitled Telosian Festival of Fear by xenzen and Athenaprime. This is an excellent example of what I mean....  [Read More]
Posted in: The Expert Forum
  machievelli
10-13-2006, 5:54 PM
#118
A note on Holidays; Ever since the really bad Star Wars Christmas Special, I have been leery of using holiday garb for Star Wars. The idea that a furred race (The Wookie) would intentionally wear something from another culture (Long white choir robe...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Critic's 2 cents
  machievelli
11-17-2006, 2:36 PM
#478
Some people asked for me to expand this review for Christmas. If you want this, contact me via e-mail or PM, and I'll consider it. Coruscant Entertainment Center (http://www.lucasforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=640) Lone Free Mercenary (http://www.l...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Critic's 2 cents
  machievelli
11-16-2006, 1:00 PM
#477
:xp:...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Critic's 2 cents
  machievelli
11-15-2006, 5:13 PM
#476
Hey mach, since we're approaching the Christmas season, you could review a lot more Fics. Say five for each one, just for Christmas? Just kidding, but it would be nice. And I've appreciated your reviews over the year. Maybe I might, Pottsie. But as...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Critic's 2 cents
  machievelli
11-14-2006, 3:25 AM
#473
Nothing wrong with that mach. That just means you know something that us young whippersnappers don't. That's why I value your opinion along with Jae's concerning my fic in terms of critique. I tend to agree with Lazarus Long 'It's surprisng how much...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Critic's 2 cents
  machievelli
11-11-2006, 3:08 AM
#471
"OK, Mach 2 Tachikoma, Codenamed "Machievelli", Chief Daisuke Aramaki ordered you to have a memory wipe." Batou said. "Wait, what, a memory wipe? I don't think so!" Machievelli protested. "Then we have no choice....  [Read More]
Posted in: The Critic's 2 cents
  machievelli
11-10-2006, 9:37 PM
#469
And seeing as I celebrated the 11th anniversary of my 29th b-day yesterday, you just made my day calling me a kid. :giggle1: I call anyone younger than me kid....  [Read More]
Posted in: The Critic's 2 cents
  machievelli
11-10-2006, 12:43 PM
#467
Coruscant Entertainment Center (http://www.lucasforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=640) War and Love (http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=167985) LordRevan123 After KOTOR II: Revan and the Exile return to Telos The style is a bit hurried. You...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Critic's 2 cents
  machievelli
11-07-2006, 3:06 AM
#465
Jae, I made that comment when I was nineteen years old at the New York Metropolitan art museum to a girl who asked me what I thought. Of course she didn't talk to me again. Of course every woman that has known me for a while can tell you that when i...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Critic's 2 cents
  machievelli
11-06-2006, 11:20 AM
#458
Even dead amoebas can create art. Then my rating is even lower. I have written 3 fairy-in the-real-world books this year and three full sword and sorcery fantasy books, but every time I try to create a cover it isn't worth the pixels I used to creat...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Critic's 2 cents
  machievelli
11-05-2006, 7:37 PM
#452
Don't feel bad--you have me beat. I have all the art capacity of a dead amoeba. :D What level would you assign to someone who looked at Picasso's 'Nude Descending a Staircase' and said it looked like 'an overlay of time lapsed photography, and I thi...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Critic's 2 cents
  machievelli
11-05-2006, 1:21 PM
#449
Do you also review ART ?? Just curious ... Or does there have to be actual text next to the drawings ? Kiddo, what I know about art can be written on the inside of a matchbook with a heavy felt marker. I do not feel qualified to have an opinions...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Critic's 2 cents
  machievelli
11-03-2006, 1:27 PM
#441
Coruscant Entertainment Center (http://www.lucasforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=640) Memories Do Help (http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=169648) Jedimaster12 After KOTOR but no specific time given. In a dire situation, Revan fall back on me...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Critic's 2 cents
  machievelli
10-27-2006, 1:54 PM
#437
It is the anniversary of my column. It has been a fun year guys, keep up the good work. Coruscant Entertainment Center (http://www.lucasforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=640) The Sith War: The Beginning... (http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=1...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Critic's 2 cents
  machievelli
10-20-2006, 1:38 PM
#434
Coruscant Entertainment Center (http://www.lucasforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=640) A Twist of Fate (http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=169081) Jason Skywalker The trial of the Exile from KOTOR II but with two Exiles. The piece needed edit...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Critic's 2 cents
  machievelli
10-13-2006, 1:07 PM
#432
Coruscant Entertainment Center (http://www.lucasforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=640) Saviour, Conqueror, Hero, Villain (http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=168786) Jason Skywalker Pre-KOTOR I: The battle of Malachor. The style is cumbersome....  [Read More]
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