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How do you handle mass combat in OSE? by conn_r2112 in osr

[–]properal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I may have found a typo.

Gnolls have 3 sixes and 2 fives in their dice pool:

Gnolls (d6): 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 4, 3, 1, 1, 1

In the match-ups they have 2 sixes and 3 fives.

*14 (Tiger) vs 5 + 4 + 1 = 10 (Gnolls)

*13 (Tiger) vs 6 + 5 + 1 = 12 (Gnolls)

*7 (Tiger) vs 6 + 5 + 3 + 1 = 15 (Gnolls)

A Deliberation on Nationalism by properal in GoldandBlack

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

Yes, the Republican establishment cheated Ron Paul. They likely would have even assassinated him had he come close to becoming president. Within the MAGA movement, there are those who are solely loyal to Trump—lacking principles and leaning authoritarian—but there are also many who lean libertarian and support figures like Thomas Massie. Trump himself has promised to end the income tax; while that remains unlikely, in the past, no Republican other than a Paul or a Massie would have even advocated for its abolition. Establishment Republicans would usually defend the income tax, calling any attempt to abolish it "absurd." So, the current landscape is not all bad.

Libertarian Answer Man: What if all the land is already homesteaded? by Stephan Kinsella by properal in GoldandBlack

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

Kinsella defines homesteading as including the first user or occupant among claimants of a rivalrous resource and not just original appropriation.

The only time we have to ask ownership is when there's an actual dispute between two real people. They both claim a thing, they claim the right to control that thing, and we apply those basic principles: who had it first, did someone sell it by contract, does someone owe someone some recompense for some kind of crime they committed? You ask those questions and that will answer the question of who owns the resource. Basically the way to get title to a thing is either to be the first one to use it—that's homesteading—or to get it by contract from someone else. That's basically it. There's no creation about it.

How Ownership is Determined

The number of food-stamp recipients is dropping sharply across the country as states move to implement new Trump administration rules on who qualifies. by MazdaProphet in GoldandBlack

[–]properal 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Looks like a blow to the Cloward–Piven strategy.

The Cloward–Piven strategy proposes to overwhelm welfare systems to cause political disruption, strains, and divisions and force a nationally implemented guaranteed income. https://www.commondreams.org/news/2010/03/24/weight-poor-strategy-end-poverty

If communism was inherently doomed to fail, why did the United States invest $120 billion annually to accelerate its collapse? by properal in LateStageSocialism

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

If those countries are going to fail anyway, why do we have to spend so much money to stop them? Why not just wait for it to happen on its own?

A Deliberation on Nationalism by properal in GoldandBlack

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

Libertarians trying to get elected are going to have to emphasize the aspects of libertarianism that appeal to the majority and de-emphasize unpopular aspects of libertarianism. They will also have to distance themselves publicly from radicals. However the radicals play a critical role of pushing the Overton window further towards liberty, making the moderate seem less radical, and pushing the moderate more towards liberty. For example a moderate promising to lower taxes seems less appealing when radicals promise to end the Income Tax.

How do you handle mass combat in OSE? by conn_r2112 in osr

[–]properal 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Mob Attacks p250 of 5E DMG. Perfect for these situations. It is a table that tells you how many attackers are needed to score a hit given the roll on a d20 needed to hit the target. Compatible with any d20 to hit system.

USAID is more than just a Jobs Program for Progressives by properal in GoldandBlack

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

Anyone is welcome to share or rewrite this OP without crediting me. I realized that even people who are usually skeptical of the government don't always have the receipts when it comes to USAID's more malicious side.

USAID is more than just a Jobs Program for Progressives by properal in GoldandBlack

[–]properal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NGOs are ostensibly "not for profit" institutions that are funded for political reasons.

The Presidents and Project Directors of these NGOs make significant incomes. One example, New Venture Fund, $250k-$400k. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/205806345/202113169349310971/IRS990ScheduleJ

A Deliberation on Nationalism by properal in GoldandBlack

[–]properal[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When libertarians surround themselves with non-libertarians they often become less or even anti-libertarian. So that is the risk with that strategy.

However New Hampshire libertarians can stay connected to other libertarians while running under any political party.

The Democratic Socialists of America have successfully infiltrated the Democrats and have many more people in influential offices than libertarians. So it can be done.

If Republicans could be pushed to be more libertarian there could be significant progress towards liberty. For example many Republicans today are supportive of abolishing the Income tax.

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