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 Why is it that ...., Canada gets screwed so badly? |
 Oct 24 2003, 11:33 PM
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Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill.  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,545 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gloomy Boise Idaho Member No.: 2,006  |
I belive in SR terms when NAN was created you had to be able to claim 1/8th blood in order to move into there lands.
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Oct 25 2003, 12:13 AM
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Canada got screwed because Americans created Shadowrun, and how often have Americans given a damn about Canada?
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Oct 25 2003, 12:17 AM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
Canada and America got screwed, the NAN got screwed, the Mexicans got screwed, the Japanese got screwed, the South Americans got screwed, the Europeans got screwed, the World got screwed.
This is Shadowrun. Got Screwed? |
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Oct 25 2003, 12:31 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 117 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 654 |
The question of winning only counts when you play by the rules you set down after the previous game is over.
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Oct 25 2003, 01:35 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,359 Joined: 25-June 02 From: Vancouver, B.C., Canada (go Canucks!) Member No.: 2,904 |
Hmmm...my guess as to why Canada gets the short end of the Treaty of Denver stick: FASA wanted to market the game in the USA. Kinda hard to do that if Canada is the remaining North American Entity after the big division and redistribution of lands.
Seriously, would Shadowrun have done so well if Canada had absorbed the USA into the UCAS? I doubt it. One thing I have noticed about Americans (and believe it or not, though it's annoying at times I think it's a good thing) is they are very supportive of their country and don't like when it's portrayed poorly. National pride is a Good Thing™. However, note that the guys gave Canada first name billing in UCAS. I guess that was the pacifying token that let us Canadians not get too upset about our beloved country being annexed! |
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Nov 3 2003, 06:53 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,677 Joined: 5-June 03 Member No.: 4,689 |
Two other adoptions would be the addition of "security of the person" as a constitutional priority - doesn't work too well juxtaposed with Freedom! - and the legal acceptability of same sex marriages (from the SSG).
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Nov 3 2003, 06:58 PM
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Ain Soph Aur Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600 |
I completely agree with Kanada |
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Nov 3 2003, 07:06 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
The Netherlands are half-submerged by toxic waters, Germany and France get a sizable bite taken out of them by a nuclear meltdown (the latter also gets pansy nobles) and have to face the Red Army alone, China breaks up into half a dozen warring states, the UK is such a toxic and fascist hell hole it isn't even funny, Japan gets to be the imperialistic genocidal badguy of the 21st century, Poland and Eastern Europe get trampled in EuroWar1, Greece and the Balkans get trampled in EuroWar2, Mexico reverts to a place where the state religion iuncludes blood sacrifices, Turkey's the stage of a religious civil war, Libya gets nuked, Brazil is taken over by cabal of Dragons, Ireland by a cabal of Elves, Africa...well let's leave poor Africa for now. To me it seems like Canada got off easy. |
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Nov 3 2003, 07:27 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 16,898 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Don't forget Australia and the manastorms.
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