On Reddit, I was part of a leftist sub that became increasingly hostile to "tankies". I pointed out the "no leftist infighting rule", and some dude said "yeah, but I'm punching right" and called Stalin an imperialist. It was actually the moment that made me leave that shithole site. Thank goodness for Site B (Lemmygrad).
Here in the US, I've noticed the only people who don't support Ukraine and were allowed a platform to promote those views were ultraconservative Trump types. I have a suspicion that's by design, to help further discredit any counter-narrative.
And as others have said, the "alt-right pipeline".
The metal ones are new. The molds are retro. Iron Winds Miniatures, I think, is the company.
To be completely honest, I just divided up some 'Mechs from my collection to each of the Great Houses based on what I had vs. the lists for each House's 'Mechs on Sarna. I don't know enough about the intricate listbuilding rules to design good lists 😭
I still have some 'Mechs left to divvy up. After I finish the Kurita and Davion lances, I wasn't sure how I wanted to approach it. Either do lances for minor powers (Rasalhague, St. Ives, Taurians, Canopus, etc.), lances for different Great House units (Warrior House Imarra, maybe), or just bulk up these 5 units so they can field a good blend of 'Mechs. If you have suggestions for 'Mechs you think my posted lances could benefit from, I'd appreciate your help 😁
I also have a bunch of retro metal minis I was going to paint in more generic color schemes to be used as nondescript or mercenary units. Filler.
Army Painter brand Crystal Blue and Matt White. Gunmetal for the metallic bits. Wolf Grey with a dry brush of Matt White for the canopies. I used varying colors for the barrel interiors based on the stock loadout for each variant. Then some Nuln Oil (by Citadel) for the ink wash, watered down more for the white portion than the cyan.
This is the only correct answer. It's a sacred site to the Lakota Sioux, isn't it? I don't think non-Lakota deciding to blow it up further is any less harmful than what the US has done to it.
Not really, no. I don't seek out evidence to justify my worldview. In fact, any time I come across something that reaffirms what I believe, my first instinct is to verify by checking multiple sources and waiting for confirmation that it's not just a lie. We don't think getting banned on a liberal or fascist forum makes us martyrs or justifies our worldview. Some people do it to harass fascists, but most MLs who get shutdown on other forums honestly were just trying to explain their views and were punished for it. The only times I've ever seen people banned in ML circles were for repeated instances of bad faith argument and harassment.
You may get downvoted to hell, but as long as you aren't being a thoughtless asshole, you're not likely to get banned, lol. Even if you are, you can appeal and will probably be listened to.
You're probably giving them too much credit. The spies would have to be US or UK, or puppets of those regimes, for them to say what we're saying. I suspect they don't favor the USSR over the Nazis.
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