Re: Why I engage Atkinson; Diplomacy

At 10:38 PM -0400 28/4/2002, Imre A. Szabo wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: John Atkinson <johnmatkinson@yahoo.com>
>
>To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
>Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 8:59 PM
>Subject: RE: [MERCS] Weapons available [FH]
>
>
>>
>>  The US is also a real nation, not a third-rate pack of
>>  vodka-swilling pig farmers that by a fluke of history
>>  happens to have nuclear weapons.
>
>The main reason I turn off cloaking lurker mode and engage Atkinson is
>because I am sick and tired of reading his blatant abuse of
non-Americans.
>His constant belittlement and derogatory and insulting comments are
>excessive and have been for some time.  If he wants to insult some
specific
>person from history (such as calling Rasputin a boob), I don't have a
>problem with that.  But I do have a very big problem with the statement
he
>made above (and numerous similar statements).	GZG games are played
around
>the world, as this lists proves.  How many potential gamers does his
rubbish
>turn off?
>
>As long Atkinson continues to abuse non-Americans, I will continue to
engage
>him.  If the list decides that I should be removed for this, I will
accept
>the lists decision (I am not always this nice).
>
>ias
/Lurk OFF/
There is always the delete key if the content is inappropriate
but the right to express the opinion is OK with me
I reserve the right to disagree with,  and not respond to, an obvious 
provocation.

The main point here is that Mr Atkinson does not see the error of his
argument.

Topic: Diplomacy / Cassus Belli
OTOH
The type of argument offered by Mr Atkinson can demonstrate why 
seeming allies can come to blows militarily as not all troops are as 
tolerant of "differences" as their superiors or vice-versa

Hence, in the GZG universe, this can explain why, in FT terms, 2 
opposing fleets can contain the same vessel and racial types.
It can provide the game setting:
/Lurk ON/