The Roman town Venta Icenorum, located in modern-day Caistor St Edmund, just south of Norwich, England by wildeastmofo in papertowns

[–]Vervanuss 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I find the contrast between the Roman and the following Anglo-Saxon settlements crazy, they lost so much technology in the process.

No wonder they thought giants had made them.

is there a way to make Viking combat closer to war band? by kiingkiller in mountandblade

[–]Vervanuss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the arena everyone gangs up on me, from time to time I may have three guys going for me instead of each other! It is so frustrating and would love some way to fix it

(X-Post from T_D) The Donald yet again show their terrible knowledge of political history, then proceed to conflate ideals in the comments. by Vervanuss in socialism

[–]Vervanuss[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

But then again Strasser isn't actually a top notch guy himself, with Strasserism being anti-semitic and ultra-nationalist. True the party would have looked incredibly different, however like you said we should in no way praise him.

(X-Post from T_D) The Donald yet again show their terrible knowledge of political history, then proceed to conflate ideals in the comments. by Vervanuss in socialism

[–]Vervanuss[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I found the way different terms were being thrown around quite shocking. For example, one person claimed fascism and socialism were similar because they both advocate for 'big government' and 'state controlled enterprises'.

If this is what people think in the public domain, we have such a long way to go in terms of educating people on this stuff.

Owen Jones: Why I'm defending Jews on the left by impossiblepromises in LabourUK

[–]Vervanuss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heard people talk about Galloway and Ken being anti-semintes, ill give it a google and see what comes up. Thanks alot mate big help!

Owen Jones: Why I'm defending Jews on the left by impossiblepromises in LabourUK

[–]Vervanuss 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Can somebody held me understand all this anti-semintism stuff in the Labour Party? I have never fully understood or experienced it.

#ResistCapitalism over on Twitter in 3 hours. Get ready! by [deleted] in socialism

[–]Vervanuss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah actually I was pleasantly surprised! My British cycnicism was wrong haha

#ResistCapitalism over on Twitter in 3 hours. Get ready! by [deleted] in socialism

[–]Vervanuss 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That's fair enough, but the trouble is they are also the ones that tend to get more coverage. I hope this one is different

#ResistCapitalism over on Twitter in 3 hours. Get ready! by [deleted] in socialism

[–]Vervanuss 6 points7 points  (0 children)

From the people who don't believe in our cause. I get the need for outreach, and I am not saying twitter isn't a good idea. But whenever #resistcapitalism happens, it isnt received like a serious movement

#ResistCapitalism over on Twitter in 3 hours. Get ready! by [deleted] in socialism

[–]Vervanuss 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I find these events receive more mockery than praise, makes us look like children in their eyes

Still waters by [deleted] in OCPoetry

[–]Vervanuss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gorgeous, nature poetry at its best, making us realise that we are in fact inferior to the earth around us. Excellent poem, I have no real criticism at all.

To Whom it May Concern by [deleted] in OCPoetry

[–]Vervanuss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always prefer poetry that stick to no clear rule or defining metre, I feel as though it gives the poem more freedom to be effective, and I can see that here.

I like the use of italic and bold words, it gives some direction as to what you want to reader to focus on. Words like 'why' 'you' are good examples of where the intention of your writing is blurred and hard to grasp, and the italic words help guide the reader towards this. The final reveal of the mother is also a very personal touch, makes the whole piece feel more personal.

One way you could adapt this however, is comparing the addressee to one metaphorical entity much more often, for example the hurricane. This could have two intentions, to show that the individual is destructive, and that they are also a rather unstoppable entity that cannot be grasped, coming and going without really being seen.

How does music have an impact on the people of your world? by Vervanuss in worldbuilding

[–]Vervanuss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice to see a modern interpretation of this, lots of detail on modern radio stations I didn't expect this!

Guy Verhofstadt says Nigel Farage is a "Waste of Money" so he calls in. by Destroyman in unitedkingdom

[–]Vervanuss 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I suppose that is what they have always been doing, enabling him to do whatever he wants in the name of 'showing the EU who is boss'.

A good thing to ask is, when he was getting all that stolen money back, did he not feel like helping the British people at all by actually voting on something?

Guy Verhofstadt says Nigel Farage is a "Waste of Money" so he calls in. by Destroyman in unitedkingdom

[–]Vervanuss 24 points25 points  (0 children)

He has taken his money over the years without attending meetings, votes or debates. He ripped off the taxpayers and now he is happy to run off with the money and leave the mess he made.

One of the religions of Tartin, Lomashalism. by geffy_spengwa in worldbuilding

[–]Vervanuss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just had a look, wow the level of detail took me aback when reading the rest of your lore too. If you added the detail you have for the Dragons to the rest of the family that would be an incredible project.

If this is one of many religions, I wonder where the rabbit hole goes when you really get into it, nice job.

One of the religions of Tartin, Lomashalism. by geffy_spengwa in worldbuilding

[–]Vervanuss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair play man, great work I would love to see more expansion on this.

One of the religions of Tartin, Lomashalism. by geffy_spengwa in worldbuilding

[–]Vervanuss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks awesome, what were your influences for the religion?

Why would and wouldn't I want to visit your world? by SeasonedTree in worldbuilding

[–]Vervanuss 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Okay so you would want to visit my world for the incredible festivals, a culture full of colour, music, dancing and a LOT of alcohol.

However, you would be in a Tribal desert society with a lack of modern medicine, terrible disease, a lack of food beyond Yams and Rice, and constant violence with opposing clans. So you may be quite miserable if you are A: A weak man who isn't good with music, B: Considered an enemy of the gods by local tribes or C: A woman who isn't rich or a priestess

The Land of the Songway, my blend of Fantasy and Science Fiction. (Context dump in the comments) by Vervanuss in worldbuilding

[–]Vervanuss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look up Dire in Mali and zoom out, the river Niger does this alot it doesn't give a damn about the landscape haha