[Discuss] Battlemaster is a tyranny

[Lyman Stone]

> Argue with him, yes, but punish him for speaking his thoughts? Why?  
> This is against fundamental human rights and as it seems to have  
> been a punishment for his OOC comments it should not be done. I  
> find it very selfish to shut the mouth of someone who simply does  
> not agree with you.

The Titans, as I understand them, are there to punish OOC things.  
People have been punished for badmouthing about the Titans (who, the  
players behind the Titans, are often some of the most experienced  
players in the game.... as far as I am aware), and for badmouthing Tom.

Also, I'm not aware that freedom to voice one's opinion is a  
fundamental human right. Maybe it is, but thats news to me.

Also, I dont think that Mikey was shut up for DISAGREEING, so much as  
the MANNER IN WHICH he disagreed. Maybe I have mistaken the  
situation, that is VERY possible, but thats just how I read it.

> So is it, worship the GMs and everything will be alright? I refuse  
> to do so. We are all supposed to be friends here and I do not  
> exclude the GMs. We can yell at each other (though not advisable,  
> we coulld still do it within some limits) and argue and speak our  
> opinion loud and get along together.
We are all friends, yes. But the Titans are there to deal with people  
who do not function as friends. When one goes against the force that  
is there to deal with those who do not behave as friends, then one is  
no longer acting as a friend. Maybe I'm just a freak, but, in my  
friendships, we often use what might be called outside arbitration to  
settle disagreements, other people, other friends, etc. And it isnt  
behaving as a friend to fly in the face of that arbitrator, and  
prolonging the disagreement. I hope that statement makes sense, I  
have a feeling it might not have been as coherent as I wanted it to be.

>
> I am not happy at all, but I will wait what the persons involved  
> have to say about this. Mickey has a point here and no, I refuse to  
> play a game where I count not as an individual pesonality with free  
> will and unbiased judement.

Does this statement mean, "I refuse to play a game in which I do not  
have a vote in decisions made" or, "I refuse to play a game in which  
I am respected as a fellow person", because I find them to be  
different things. BM is a tyranny. And, just my opinion here,  
entirely biased, we have a pretty good tyrant.



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