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I vote battleship. Better to be vastly superior than your opponents than to maintain parity with them.

I'd guess you'll take the brainwashed military fanatic.

Yeah, anyone who disagrees with you is brainwashed. Riiiiight.

And peace means your friends don't die.

Once again, you could learn a lot from Mr. Chaimberlain on this subject.

My point was that weapons are only good for one thing, killing, which sends the wrong message when you're making first contact.

First contact? Definitely a bad idea to run in shooting there.
On the other hand, if you're defending your territory from agressors they tend to be quite handy.

So are we actually going to vote on the ship's purpose then?

It was already decided in the other thread. As was already pointed out to you.

Rochey wrote:

I'd guess you'll take the brainwashed military fanatic.

Yeah, anyone who disagrees with you is brainwashed. Riiiiight.

No. I'm not sure how Canada does it but a large part of training in the US army tends to involve a tad bit of brainwashing.

So are we actually going to vote on the ship's purpose then?

It was already decided in the other thread. As was already pointed out to you.

It was never voted on though, which is the whole point of this thing is it not?

No. I'm not sure how Canada does it but a large part of training in the US army tends to involve a tad bit of brainwashing.

And just how would you know this?

It was never voted on though, which is the whole point of this thing is it not?

It was discussed and decided upon while we were deciding its size.

I'm thinking it'd be faster to have anyone who doesn't want a battleship to vote.

That gives us a total of one vote against.
Motion passed; a battleship it is!

Exactly.

Rochey wrote:

No. I'm not sure how Canada does it but a large part of training in the US army tends to involve a tad bit of brainwashing.

And just how would you know this?

I was told such by an american soldier, on leave after a tour in Afghanistan I believe. He told a slightly amusing story of an attack on christmas when him and his fellow soldiers were a tad confused by the Christmas music played on the PA.

It was never voted on though, which is the whole point of this thing is it not?

It was discussed and decided upon while we were deciding its size.

You of all people should know how politics works. You say one thing to get what you want, then during the next vote you say something else. Besides, a proper vote would get me to stop harping on about it. Besides, if you're so sure, what have you got to lose?

We all seem to have reached a consensus except for you, Blackstar. One vote against the rest of us loses. That's democracy for ya.

Tsukiyumi wrote:We all seem to have reached a consensus except for you, Blackstar. One vote against the rest of us loses. That's democracy for ya.

There are 30 votes here, two per person is 15 voters, and I certantly didn't see 15 different people posting here. Just because they aren't as vocal doesn't mean their vote shouldn't count.

I was told such by an american soldier, on leave after a tour in Afghanistan I believe. He told a slightly amusing story of an attack on christmas when him and his fellow soldiers were a tad confused by the Christmas music played on the PA.

Right. And this has what to do with a foreign country with different methods and techniques?

You of all people should know how politics works. You say one thing to get what you want, then during the next vote you say something else. Besides, a proper vote would get me to stop harping on about it. Besides, if you're so sure, what have you got to lose?

What part of "it is already decided" do you have trouble understanding?
Whether or not you like it, it's finished. Now let's get back to the matter of the ship itself.

There are 30 votes here, two per person is 15 voters, and I certantly didn't see 15 different people posting here. Just because they aren't as vocal doesn't mean their vote shouldn't count.

If they have a problem with it being a battleship, they would have come forward while you were making such a fuss about it. Since they haven't, and the rest of us have decided on a battleship, we're going with that.

Rochey wrote:

I was told such by an american soldier, on leave after a tour in Afghanistan I believe. He told a slightly amusing story of an attack on christmas when him and his fellow soldiers were a tad confused by the Christmas music played on the PA.

Right. And this has what to do with a foreign country with different methods and techniques?

A gun is a gun is a gun, as my teacher used to say. While the countrys are different there are still common themes.

You of all people should know how politics works. You say one thing to get what you want, then during the next vote you say something else. Besides, a proper vote would get me to stop harping on about it. Besides, if you're so sure, what have you got to lose?

What part of "it is already decided" do you have trouble understanding?
Whether or not you like it, it's finished. Now let's get back to the matter of the ship itself.

I suppose I wouldn't want to risk losing if I were you, although I used to think you had more guts then that. I guess you're all talk then.

A gun is a gun is a gun, as my teacher used to say. While the countrys are different there are still common themes.

You will now, of course, provide proof that all other militaries incorporate brainwashing in their training regimes.

I suppose I wouldn't want to risk losing if I were you, although I used to think you had more guts then that. I guess you're all talk then

Yeah, yeah, the Black Knight always triumphs, and all that.

Rochey wrote:

I was told such by an american soldier, on leave after a tour in Afghanistan I believe. He told a slightly amusing story of an attack on christmas when him and his fellow soldiers were a tad confused by the Christmas music played on the PA.

Right. And this has what to do with a foreign country with different methods and techniques?

For that matter, what does it have to do with "brainwashing"?