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Well....from my personal experience it generally goes "Fuck you. I ate a whole god damn cheese wheel and now I'm going to bash your skull in with my warhammer, which may or may not be made out of the bones of the last one of you annoying bastards I squished."If a dragon is breathing fire at you, are you ever going to think 'nah, I'm honest, I can take it'?
No, but I am not someone like Paul who has made a habit of tanking stuff instead of dodging it.If a dragon is breathing fire at you, are you ever going to think 'nah, I'm honest, I can take it'?
Have to argue that pacifism is a belief rather than an action. Not just the actual lack of use of violence in a given situation - though that stems from the belief. Rather than being a one time action of "don't use violence", it's a consistent belief in never using violence and that violence should never be used and that it should never have been used. "I hate pacifists" doesn't specify that you hate people who don't use violence on a specific occasion, but that you hate the type of people who believe that violence is never justifiable. Therefore, it's a type of bigotry, since it's a hatred and intolerance of a specific belief, rather than a hatred for people who take a specific lack of action.The action specified is 'not use violence', because that is what the word means.
But if you say that it's never right to use violence, and then you use it, are you a pacifist?Have to argue that pacifism is a belief rather than an action. Not just the actual lack of use of violence in a given situation - though that stems from the belief. Rather than being a one time action of "don't use violence", it's a consistent belief in never using violence and that violence should never be used and that it should never have been used. "I hate pacifists" doesn't specify that you hate people who don't use violence on a specific occasion, but that you hate the type of people who believe that violence is never justifiable. Therefore, it's a type of bigotry, since it's a hatred and intolerance of a specific belief, rather than a hatred for people who take a specific lack of action.
The only reason I can think of for Darkseid to 'ally' with the Light is that it was marginally easier for him to get someone else to study metahumans for him than to do it himself. Either that, or he was concerned about what New Genesis would do in retaliation if his forces stuck around. Given Earth's technology at the time I'm not sure why he was willing to wait so long when DeSaad could have started dissecting metahumans for data right away.Earlier in the thread, or maybe on SV, people said that the Light were idiots to ally with Darkseid. But in canon, Vandal didn't much of a choice in the XIIIth century. Earth didn't have the justice League, the Justice Society or the old alliance with the first Black Adams. So, yes, Darkseid is inevitably going to betray the Light but I'd say the Light is more trying desperately to keep the partnership as long lasting as possible since a war now would crush Earth.
There was an episode where his now-senile daughter recounted parts of his history to her younger half-sister. Part of that concerned his meeting with Darkseid.I am not sure what you are talking about here. What information do you that indicates that the alliance with Darkseid was formed in the 13th century or at any point significantly earlier than the present time? Was there even any indication that Vandal Savage had any meaningful contact with aliens prior to the 20th century?
I gotta ask, because I actually don't know, or have ever read any comics to the effect of but....can New Genesis actually match Darkseid? Like, Highfather V Darkseid isn't just a stomp in the gray one's favor?Either that, or he was concerned about what New Genesis would do in retaliation if his forces stuck around
Yes, by definition. You are also a hypocrite in that scenario. Also, saying isn't the same as actually believing. And believing isn't the same as acting. A theoretical ideal pacifist would never use violence no matter what. People who still qualify as pacifists don't necessarily. Or they would believe that they were doing wrong. Some considerations might go before pacifism. A thief might steal something to survive despite knowing and believing it was always wrong. They would feel bad, but they would do it. They would still believe that they did wrong - but morals don't stand up to survival. Things change when you apply an ideal/ belief to real life situations (obviously). It's a belief - not a specific action.But if you say that it's never right to use violence, and then you use it, are you a pacifist?
Does this count?I gotta ask, because I actually don't know, or have ever read any comics to the effect of but....can New Genesis actually match Darkseid? Like, Highfather V Darkseid isn't just a stomp in the gray one's favor?
Because I have literally never see them do shit other then say that they aren't doing shit.
A pacifist is someone who believes that violence is always wrong. Thus, a person who claims to be a pacifist either would use violence (and thus is a hypocrite) or wouldn't (and thus is a pacifist). There is no additional meaning to the word other than how it relates to violence. A person who hated both hypocrites and those who are not prepared to use violence could thus hate them purely for the content of their belief without any other information.Yes, by definition. You are also a hypocrite in that scenario. Also, saying isn't the same as actually believing. And believing isn't the same as acting. A theoretical ideal pacifist would never use violence no matter what. People who still qualify as pacifists don't necessarily. Or they would believe that they were doing wrong. Some considerations go before pacifism. A thief might steal something to survive despite knowing and believing it was always wrong. They would feel bad, but they would do it. Things change when you apply an ideal/ belief to real life situations (obviously). It's a belief - not a specific action.
No. Reverse universe Shenanigans.
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Jewish-the-religion, Jewish-the-ethnicity, and Jewish-the-race are not the same thing. It's unfortunate that we don't really have distinct words for the three concepts.I don't think you know what ethnicity means. Judaism is all opinion based on the Tanakh, which does not make it an ethnicity. You can believe it is passed down from your parents, but that's still an opinion. Either do more research or accept you don't actually want to listen to your opposition. You're not an expert in Judaism because you googled it, and frankly I'm offended that you think you are.
A pacifist is someone who believes that violence is always wrong. Thus, a person who claims to be a pacifist either would use violence (and thus is a hypocrite) or wouldn't (and thus is a pacifist). There is no additional meaning to the word other than how it relates to violence. A person who hated both hypocrites and those who are not prepared to use violence could thus hate them purely for the content of their belief without any other information.
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Jewish-the-religion, Jewish-the-ethnicity, and Jewish-the-race are not the same thing. It's unfortunate that we don't really have distinct words for the three concepts.
There is indisputably a Jewish religion; the word "Judaism" refers exclusively to this, so you're not wrong, but the other two things do exist.
There is certainly a Jewish ethnicity, because there is certainly a social group that shares a common and distinctive traditional culture and language.
There is also, slightly less certainly, a Jewish race (definition 2.3.c), because there is a group of people related to each other by ancestry who often share physical characteristics.
I gotta ask, because I actually don't know, or have ever read any comics to the effect of but....can New Genesis actually match Darkseid? Like, Highfather V Darkseid isn't just a stomp in the gray one's favor?
Because I have literally never see them do shit other then say that they aren't doing shit.
Do the Reach have a leader? They seem like a bigger threat.In the comics, at least pre-flashpoint, as far as I'm aware, Apokalips has been at war with New Genesis for hundreds if not thousands of years, and has accomplished nothing in all in that time.
Of course, in the comics, at least pre-flashpoint, Apokalips never conquered shit as far as I'm aware, so Apokalips has just achieved nada all in general.
In the comics, pre-flashpoint, Apokalips isn't a military power in the universe, but an insignificant shithole in the armpit of the universe that just isn't worth the time and effort it would take to fix. That's how the GLC Apokalips War ends in the comics, the Guardians decided that it wasn't worth their effort to kill Darkseid and fix the shithole of a planet. Rakar was literally in the process of beating Darkseid to death with a shovel when the Guardians decided it was time to make a truce.
So in the comics the question isn't "Why haven't New Genesis stopped Apokalips?" but "What do you want them to stop, Apokalips has never accomplished anything to stop?"
DC doesn't use Darkseid because he's actually ever accomplished anything, but because the DC writers are in general too chicken to make a new cosmic villain. He's basically the Joker of outer space.
I did say that the validity of a Jewish race wasn't quite so certain. Anthropologically speaking, it could plausibly exist, but since race is more of a social construct than an anthropological one, the fact that modern Jews don't identify as a Jewish race is fairly broadly a sign that it is at least no longer relevant.The argument against there being a Jewish race, is that anyone can join the religion/ ethnicity. You are not necessariy related by ancestry. And you can stop being Jewish by dropping the religion and claiming you are not of the Jewish religion. However, if you consider the 3 as separate and not necessarily related, then yes, you can have people who are not of Jewish race, but religion and ethnicity, or of Jewish ethnicity and religion, but not race.
However, Jewish characteristics are fairly varied, especially with them letting anyone join, and with being so spread out historically, so it's questionable whether it could actually be considered a race. It's also considered rude among Jews to consider it a Jewish race - this brings up the holocaust. Most Jews apparently consider it solely an ethnicity, and consider the religion part of that.
I mean, how many actual metahumans (as in people with active metagenes) would have been around back then? You've got Savage who might count, but then who else? Most of the ancient superhumans are magic users, blessed by gods, or otherwise deriving their powers from sources common throughout the universe. Whereas the metagene might only recently have become common enough to give a meaningful sample size worth studying.Given Earth's technology at the time I'm not sure why he was willing to wait so long when DeSaad could have started dissecting metahumans for data right away.
That may be, but it's not even remotely related to this thread and should be taken to PMs or a new thread devoted to that topic.I'm not arguing about anything...? I'm not trying to praise or belittle any group here. If I came off as doing either of those, I wholeheartedly apologize. I thought this was a calm, civil, value-neutral academic discussion. Not even political, as far as I can tell, certainly not politics within my own lifetime.
But if you say that it's never right to use violence, and then you use it, are you a pacifist?
Right. Sorry if what I said was insulting.Mods, can we please stop this shit before we start arguing over the Jewish race are Unter or Ubermenschen?
Considering how bug like they are, I'd imagine they have a Queen somewhere or other. I don't recall it ever being shown though.
I think that should be "mushrooms".Finally found it! Disguised as a simple ring of mushroom near a menhir, my rune stone lights up whenever I bring it near.
Zatanna, you're going to have to settle for an OT3 if you want a piece of Paul. You need to either come to terms with that or move on."She's joining the Darkstars. They're the reconnaissance and sabotage arm of the Maltusian military…" I shrug. "She's on Maltus for training, then she'll probably be deployed to the Reach side of the Periphery."
"So… Have you..? Broken up..?"
"Oh!" I shake my head. "No, no. We're just.. having a long distance relationship for a while."
"How long is a while?"