Posted by: Kurt
« on: July 22, 2007, 01:45:30 PM »Quote from: "Michael Sandy"
Whoa. Serious difference in ship speeds.
It sucks to be on the sharp end of a tech difference, especially in Aurora in terms of speed. The UNE can't really build missiles as fast or as long ranged as the Republic, and they are going to have a hard time building ships as fast as the Republic's as well. They can build a lot of ships, compared to the Republic, though, and sometimes quantity wins over quality.
Quote from: "Michael Sandy"
I do like how you have described both governments from the perspectives of their advocates. Of course, you make your preferences clear with such digs as the generalist "Clinton" class. Named after President Chelsea, no doubt
Unfortunately, nothing is simple and, even worse, almost all political discourse in the US these days is reduced to the simplest and most common denominator. It is easier and more emotionally satisfying to say that President A is evil, or the tool of evil corporations, than to say that she/he made a mistake. Or that Senator B is a communist that wants to put our kids in state run indoctrination centers rather than just saying that he/she really wants what is best but we disagree.
I am going to try to steer clear of real world political debate, as everyone just gets mad. We'll see where things go.
Kurt