WTF?! JMS Goes to DC!

[Kitsune]

That's a reversal of what I said. A Communist would likely not patent stuff because he believes everything should be shared among the people, but simply not patenting something doesn't make someone a Communist. You're reversing cause and effect.

You have to admit though. Franklin was cool. He invented stuff, discover electricity, and the ladies loved him. He was like Kirk, Spock and Scotty all rolled into one.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Oh, Ben Franklin is my hero.

 

[Anubis]

And he lead an invasion of the dead in Phil Hester's The Atheist. Kicking ass, even in death.

 

[Xofenroht]

That's a reversal of what I said. A Communist would likely not patent stuff because he believes everything should be shared among the people, but simply not patenting something doesn't make someone a Communist. You're reversing cause and effect.

So...why does this country (U.S.A.) hate Communism again?

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Because Communism as it's known today is a lot more oppressive than Marx intended it to be.

 

[Xofenroht]

Pffft. Communism isn't oppressive. The authorities currently behind it are.

 

[Kitsune]

Oh, Ben Franklin is my hero.

He's one of mine... Him and Einstein and Winston Churchill.
They all have some really cool quotes..

 

[Kitsune]

Because Communism as it's known today is a lot more oppressive than Marx intended it to be.

Communism today is just fascism with a smiley face painted on it.

 

[Darthphere]

Pffft. Communism isn't oppressive. The authorities currently behind it are.

Um yeah.

 

[Whirlysplat]

Communism is an ideology. It's been both by dictatorial regimes to label themselves and by slightly less dictatorial regimes to label others. We have never seen true communism.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I've heard it stated that true communism can't exist practically because it's basically impossible to get a group of people without any self-serving impulses large enough to form a society.

 

[Anubis]

Yup, communism would be the government of a perfect world if it weren't for the fact that people are involved.

 

[Xofenroht]

Communism reminds me of the way me and my roommates ran our room last year.

 

[Whirlysplat]

He rights a great Molly Hayes!

 

[WompuM]

Communism:
Workers pretend to work and owners pretend to pay them.

 

[Assassin]

He was on there for like 8 issues.

Gail Simone and rob liefield did Teen Titans for 2 issues. whats your point? if a run sucks, it sucks

 

[MetalloX]

Gail Simone and rob liefield did Teen Titans for 2 issues. whats your point? if a run sucks, it sucks

Ugh.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Did anyone actually read that? Simone's usually a good writer, even though the art invariably sucked.

 

[Doc Destruction]

I skipped em...big time.

 

[Anubis]

I read the first issue, she didn't do a good job either.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Did anyone actually read that? Simone's usually a good writer, even though the art invariably sucked.

I got it because I get Teen Titans regularly, I tried to read it but I just couldn't. The art was just too bad that I couldn't even pay attention to the writing.