anonymous conservative

If there was an Earth Day contest amongst countries, North Korea would win every time!

You're right. MSNBC is worse. But who cares about them, they have fewer viewers than the Flat Earth Society has members. In the countless hours I have listened to NPR, I've never heard a single non-liberal reporter, and almost all of their reporters/anchors/hosts whatever are white. I've also only ever heard them interview one or two republican/conservatives. It doesn't represent the public, it represents a handful of liberal elites. It should be renamed "National Propoganda Radio" or something to that effect. Hey, they could even even keep their acronym! No one who lives anywhere is a member of the original group that occupied that region. There was always someone else their before them. Before we acquired California, it was the Bear Flag Republic, and before them, Mexico had it, and before them, Spain had it, and before them it was controlled by hundreds of various people groups who were almost constantly clashing and warring with each other for control. Any given area has probably been controlled by dozens of different groups. Even before them, It was controlled by the mastodons, ground sloths, and saber-toothed cats. Maybe we should give it back to them. Hey, Britain had us before we did. Perhaps, we should re-join them.To suggest that America was built on imperialism, conquest, and bloodshed is ridiculous. Everyone we've had to fight, we've voluntarily given most or all of their land back, and have even helped them rebuild. We are the most peaceful, polite, and merciful nation currently in existence. I'm not saying America is perfect, no country is. But we're by far the best nation in existence. We've done bad things, and I acknowledge that. But we correct ourselves, ask forgiveness, find common ground, and move on. That makes us quite unique.

NPR is the most biased media outlet ever. And they're state sponsored. I can't stand listening to that trash.

Do not expect the workers to earn the same as the CEO's and leaders of the company. I never disputed the fact that some businesses don't have your best interests in mind, they aren't required to. But the big Gov't is required to have your best interests in mind, and they don't. They were met with hostility because the unions started the hostility. I believe that you have the right to join a union, but that doesn't mean the company leader has to appeal to the union's demands. It's their business, they can run it as they like. If the worker hates the company enough, they're free to leave. First off, I don't like Bush, and I never said I did. No education should be provided by the Gov't, because then they can indoctrinate everyone in to doing what ever they want them to. It's the parents responsibility to raise their children, not the governemnt's. The government choosing your education is just unacceptable. And I don't even know if you realize this, but your beloved Obama is not even a socialist. But I don't want to discuss him any more, I don't want my day to be ruined. The Incan Empire was based on conquest and subjugation. They conquered neighboring tribes and civilizations, merging them into their own. The Incan government was barbaric. They thrived on conquest, war, and killing. One of the Incan leaders had his rival killed, and used his skull to make a kettle to drink his beer from. Do not use the Incans as a model for your perfect society. They were just as bad or even worse than their Spanish conquerors. They are comparable to Nazi Germany in many ways. And don't forget their human sacrifice, and no, I'm not confusing them with the Aztecs. I've read a book on the Incans. Socialism has only killed over a hundred million people, but ghee, let's give it another chance! You're forgetting the fact that they've been controlled by leftists for generations. No change yet. Except in the wrong direction. They've only gotten worse. Gun control only kills people. The cities with the highest amount of gun control also have the highest homicide rates. Gun control arms bad guys and disarms good guys. And do you truly believe criminals will obey gun control? When's the last time you saw meth for sale at the grocery store? Also, a disarmed populace allows bad people in the Governemnt to do what ever they want with no fear of being taken out of power. ----------------With all due respect, I don't think you understand the 2nd Ammendment. Here it is:"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."As you can see, it says in clear black-and-white print that the right of the people (not militias, people) to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT be infringed. It also happens to include militias. Owning guns in no way infringes upon the rights of others. The fact that we have an extremely powerful and dangerous military only reinforces the idea that all citizens should be armed to protect themselves. So you think the Governemnt dictating how much and what the media can report is OK? What are you gonna say when the Gov't decides that what you're saying isn't OK? It'll backfire on ya then, won't it? The Gov't must have no say what so ever in what the media and the people can say. That's why we have the right to free speech. If you don't like it, then America just might not be the place for you.The Governemnt must be controlled by the people and it must be for the people. Governemnt is not here to control us.

I know that terrain generation is getting a rewrite for TFC 2, and I have a suggestion that would enhance variation above and underground, and would be a interesting way to obtain salt. Salt domes would be very rare underground generated structures that are made almost purely out of rock salt, but would also sometimes contain deposits of gypsum and sulfur. They would be like mineral veins, but instead they would be large, fat, and mushroom or dome-shaped. These would occasionally be exposed on the surface, like cave entrances and ore veins. In real life, these are most common in flat areas and coastal plains, where there were once oceans. They are often found in the coastal plains of the southern United States. This would be mimicked in TFC; they would only generate in flat or somewhat flat regions, especially dry areas, but not in mountains. As previously mentioned, these would be HUGE, much like underground mountains. Once found, they could supply enough salt for a whole server for a good while. They would obviously only generate in sedimentary rock layers.

Big government is not interested in your security in any way- unless it somehow benefits them or gives them more power. Government doesn't keep you safe. And yes, rights trump securities. If it means your rights will be taken away so "Almighty Government" can gift you with a false security, then yes those rights and freedoms certainly trump those securities. Yes all rights have extreme power and no government or person has the right to take away your rights. They may not infringe in any way upon your right to bear arms, your right to life, your right to free speech, your right to practice any religion, your right to a fair trial, your right to property, etc etc. But big governemnts infringe or take away all of these.As for the right to bear arms, well, the populace needs to be armed to the point where the Governemnt is afraid of defying us. If that means owning RPG's, machine guns, and tanks, well so be it. We can not have a Governemnt that is more powerful than its citizens.Right to life means that no innocent person can be killed under any circumstance. No abortion, that is murder. The death penalty for EXTREMELY violent murders or terrorists should be the only exception. Right to free speech is a no-brainier. It's just blatantly evil for the Gov't to tell you what and what you can't say. If you say "I hate the Governemnt" or "I hate all members of _ religion" or "I wish so and so politician was dead" well that's your right.Right to religion- also a no-brainier that may not be infringed under any circumstance. Cults where killing/raping is involved is another story of course. Government should never so much as breathe on your property, much less tax you half to death over it. Or regulate how you use it. So. Big Governemnt does none of those things you mentioned. Big Governemnt makes you less secure and makes you less happy. Big Governemnt grows like a cancer and is always trying to find ways to undermine you and your freedom. Big government is your enemy. How many tens of millions of innocent citizens have been slaughtered and starved by big governments?----------------------------------Saying that true freedom isn't safe is like saying food isn't safe because you could potentially become obese and die earlier. Saying that true freedom isn't safe is like saying breathing isn't safe because you could breathe in a toxic chemical.Saying that true freedom isn't safe is like saying your home isn't safe because it could catch on fire.Saying true freedom isn't safe is like saying pencils aren't safe because you could use them to misspell words and fail your grammar test.Let me use this analogy to describe "turning in freedom for safety"-A dog can live its whole life in a cage, and be "safe" the whole time. Does that mean that he should? Another one:- Slaves in the pre-Civil War south were very safe. Safer than the average person. They were so safe, they couldn't leave the plantation. They didn't have to worry about being robbed, they didn't own anything anyway. They were guarded by a an overseer and a whip. Does that mean they were happy, just because they had security? Safety can be synonymous with slavery. Especially if it means sacrificing freedom to have it. Socialism is like slavery. You don't have to worry about being robbed so much, because you have nothing to be robbed of. You don't own anything in the first place. You're safe as can be, guarded by an overseer (Gov't) and a whip (militarized police force, cyber spying, drones, etc.) While these things "protect" you, they strip your freedom down to nothing. Here's another one:-Trading in freedom for security is like a mouse stepping onto a trap to get the cheese. Will he get his reward? Yes he will, but only to enjoy for the split second before his neck is snapped.DONT TAKE THE CHEESE!!!Unwavering freedom isn't worth sacrificing for if-and-maybes such as "security." You will always be free if you have freedom. You wont always be safe by giving it up. No matter what, you will never be truly safe. Anyone can lose everything at any moment. But if you live in a nation with a small Governemnt that is truly controlled by the people and for the people, you will always be free so long as you live. There is nothing in this world worth more than salvation and freedom. Also, using your logic, safety comes before freedom, right? Well you just agreed with rounding up Japanese-Americans into camps during WW2. America would've been safer without them, because a few truly were spies. But did that justify rounding all of 'em up? Of course not. You also just agreed with prohibition. We truly are safer without alcohol, but does that mean it should be banned? Of course not!!!

Our greatness is not measured by income, academics, or anything else. We are great because of our system of government and our rights. No one in the world has or has ever had freedom like we do. No one. We are a shining beacon in a world of corruption, greed, oppression, socialism, etc. America is a great nation. We can retake what we have lost. We score low in academics because of Governemnt re-education camps called "public schools." Thanks socialism. We score low in income level because of our horrendous Governemnt welfare system allows people to choose to rely on the "Givernment." It has nothing to do with minimum wage. Thanks socialism. We score low in healthcare because it is dominated by the Governemnt. Thanks socialism. I'd rather be poor and free than be rich and enslaved. I'd rather have less and be free than have more and be enslaved. (That doesn't mean you have to sacrifice those things to be free.) I'm never gonna surrender my rights for more "security," more "happiness," or anything of the likes. Freedom takes precedent over any of those. I won't be a piglet suckling the federal sow. I'd rather live in a place like America than in a place like the People's Republic of Sweden. I'm sure the majority of Americans would agree. I would never live anywhere else.

Exactly! Governemnt has put too many regulations upon us. It's almost impossible to run a business without breaking the law. I'm sure it's even worse in Canada. Yes! The big (key word big) Gov't exploits almost everyone, especially the very people they claim to protect. The environment exists to be used and enjoyed. It is there to be used. By everyone. The people of America don't exploit our environment, the government who owns so much of it does. They keep us off it, control it strictly, and restricts our use & enjoyment of it. They have a monopoly on the land. No rights are worth sacrificing. None. Zero. The fact you think it's ok for us to surrender our rights- well I'll go no further there. All rights are very important. Not a single one should be up for sale under any circumstance what so ever. We should always be able to say what EVER we want. Yes, you're allowed to be racist. You are allowed to publicaaly hate any group. It's wrong to in any way suppress public speech, whethers it's friendly or hateful is irrelevant. That doesn't mean you have the right to act on your hate in dangerous ways- but you have every right to say it PUBLICLY, to publish it, etc. No exceptions. Yes, I'm aware the Canadian government is becoming oppressive, even faster than ours is. I know Canadians, and it's almost unbelievable how much your Gov't has stripped away freedoms. It's intolerable that a Governemnt can dictate what it's citizen say, and penalize them for not following the "Gov't regulations on speech." That's the top, nevermind, close to the bottom, of the slippery slope down to death camps and dictators. The Feds dictating what you can say and how you can act is Appaling. At that point, you functionally have no more true freedom. America was founded on free speech, along with other very important rights. That doesn't mean some or certain free speech, it means you can say whatever you want, and be free to do it without an oppressive Gov't attacking you. That's the reason we even exist. We fought a war to preserve those rights. And who's to say evil people in the Governemnt wont force their frame of mind on to the system (this is highly likely.) Using that frame of mind, they could deem certain religions "hateful" and ban them. They could deem certain reading materials "hateful" and censor them. They could deem certain races "hateful" and exterminate them. This is the kinda stuff that went on in the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. Most of these companies are dominated by leftists. It's the leftists exploiting the Americans. Secondly, being the customer of a company is a choice. Smoking is a choice. Using a bank is a choice. With big oppressive governemnt's, you have no choices. You obey or your life is ruined or ended. Our system requires no one to stay at the bottom. You can succeed, but a lot of people choose not to. If you want to be successful, don't go into a career at McDoanlds. My family, just two generations ago, was dirt poor. My dad grew up in a farmhouse with no electricity or running water. But America has allowed us to succeed, a real rarity in the rest of the world. Yes you are correct. There are many things wrong with America. They are all rooted in leftism- crony capitalism and socialism. If you think America hates immigrants- that's just wrong. We have far more immigrants than any other nation in the Western Hemisphere. We welcome immigrants with open arms. We are the most welcoming nation on the planet. But they must come legally, and they can't just be given welfare dependency and reliance on the rest of us. America is still the greatest nation in the world by far, and may it remain that way. We're unique. We don't need to bend to the whims and trends of the rest of the world, because they are always negative. We cut our own path. We're trailblazers. We stood out. We were the first to stand up to tyranny, and may we never fall back into it. Because this is freedom's last stand, a beacon of hope. We are a welcoming nation, in a world of hate. If we lose here in America, it's over. God Bless America.

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It is not governments job to give you money. Government's job is to govern, defend the homeland, and maintain infrastructure (to a limited extent.) There are so many better ways to help people financially than by putting them on the government doll. We certainly don't need drastic and far reaching changes. We need to get rid of the drastic and far reaching changes that drug this far down. We need to return to what we once had. We had gotten by just fine until leftist policies really took hold. America only suffers under progressive policies. With big Governemnt comes restrictions on or rights and freedom, without fail. America thrived under small Governemnt for more than a century, and has deteriorated as Governemnt has gotten bigger over time. There is no such thing as a completely non corrupt Governemnt, and there is absolutely no such thing as a non-profit Governemnt. That's one of the reasons Governemnt must remain (or return to being) small. I would give control of infrastructure to almost anyone before I would give it to big Governemnt. Governemnt-dominated anything is always worse without fail. It's better that it's run by dozens of companies than by one humongous one. (That's what big Governments, especially socialist ones, are; companies who run off of bullying, threatening, and stealing from their citizens.) Healthcare, transportation, infrastructure, and even military would be best run by the states, companies, and citizens. Not by an oppressive government (in this context, big is a synonym for oppressive.) Infrastructure may be an exception, it's reasonable for government to run roads in some instances. But this should be state, not federal, Governemnt. While companies may or may not have your best interests in mind, big Governemnt certainly never does. There is no such thing as a benevolent big Government. They are only benevolent to the bureaucrats and the wealthy CEOs that support them. Big Governemnt only exists to rob you. Why do you think we overthrew Britain's rule here?If there's anything that is not governemnt's job, it's restricting and regulating private businesses. That's the worst thing imaginable for the economy and the average 99% of Americans. While companies attempt to convince you to give them your money, big Governments snatch it away from you. And if you don't give it to them, you usually go to jail and your life is ruined. Big government is not the solution to America's problems, big government IS America's problems. The areas with the highest crime-rates, taxes, and poverty-rates are all controlled by leftists. Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Los Angeles, Baltimore, New Orleans, Scranton, just to name a few. Finally, almost all countries that have ever ceded to much power to a federal government have failed. Rome, Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, the Soviet Union, etc. America will be added to that list if we don't change our ways and stop sprinting down the highway towards socialist destruction.

That's why there's this thing called private charity. We should move away from government welfare programs. All the old people didnt starve and die before Socialism and FDR came along. Their community and family supported them, or they saved up enough money to live in their old age. People relying on the Federal Governemnt is almost never a good idea, under almost any circumstance. We shouldn't just abolish the system overnight, that would hurt a lot of people. But it needs to be fazed out over time. The Governemnt stealing the fruits of your labor to give to someone else is not acceptable. And a word on taxes: The income and property taxes must be abolished. They're both appalling. In general, most taxes should be done away with. Only enough that is necessary to run a bare bones federal Governemnt, hundreds of times smaller than the current one, and to maintain the nation's infrastructure should be taken, and only at the county and/or state levels. Never more than 5-10 % of your income should have to go to taxes. Income tax in a nutshell: Governemnt steals your hard earned money to use for its own personal benefit, or to keep the welfare dependents happy. Property tax in a nutshell: FEUDALISM. The Governemnt treats you as a serf who does not own your own land, but merely stewards it for the Governemnt. You pay to live in your own house and on your own land that your family has owned for generations. You're no more than a slave on the Governemnt Plantation. Death tax in a nutshell: This one the the worst. You have to pay the Governemnt to die.

The Minecraft Pocket Edition has fallen trees, and they look really good. No leaves, of course. Basically a stump and a 3-6 block long horizontal tree trunk on the ground.

Could this thread be moved to the TFC2 suggestions? It deals with TFC2 terrain generation, but was created before that forum was. Thank You!

If it's so weak, why even bother adding it in? What would be the point. I don't see any benefit.

We should not be willing to surrender a single inch of liberty for any degree of security. Do you think the people who founded America were willing to do that? Obviously not. They fought a war over it. America was not founded on the idea of being safe.

Bark clothing? I don't think it would be a great idea to make clothing that cheap.

That picture isn't mine, it's off google images. Mine's in the cellar, and I didn't feel like lifting up that heavy door just to snap a picture of it. Buts it's very smooth, not weathered at all. And solid rocks like that dont whether enough over only a few hundred years (especially if they're buried, in which case they hardly whether at all) to significantly alter their appearance. That axe head probably looks almost exactly the same now as it did I when it was used. But it's hard to imagine one making planks smooth enough to make a barrel or door with using a tool like that. I'm not disputing the fact that Stone Age people made planks. But I'm sure the ability to make planks with a stone axe in TFC was removed for a very good reason.

I'd take the worst republican over the best democrat. While I dislike some of the republicans, any of them would be far superior to someone like Hillary. I'm for any strong conservative that isn't afraid to speak the truth, and believe what they're saying. That's why I'm attracted to people like Cruz, Carson, and Fiorina. Trump probably just wants power. But we can't have someone weak like McCain or Romney. They'll lose every time. I agree about isolationism. We need to be involved, most certainly. Look at ISIS, they wouldn't exist if we still had a presence in Iraq. But not only has Obama been an isolationist, he has aided our enemies (inviting Iran to finish development of nuclear weapons, refusing to fight ISIS, backing Muslim Brotherhood president in Egypt, etc)

Socialism is just about the most oppressive form of government that has ever existed.

And may I ask why you have such a problem with politics being discussed in the Off Topic section? Why don't you have a problem with anything or everything else that is being discussed in the Off-Topic forum? How is this any different? I'm sorry you're so offended.

A powerful light source, like the vanilla beacon, would be a good addition. It would be used to mark locations, and would be fueled by olive oil. It would burn the oil at a much faster rate than the plain oil lamps would, though.

It appears as though white elm trees have been removed. May I ask why? Just curious. I sorta liked the wood.

Real-life stone axes are more akin to a hammer then to a metal axe. I have a Native American stone axe artifact, and it's basically a sledge-hammer with a slightly sharper end. With stone axes, you're basically beating through the tree using blunt force. Whereas with a metal one, you're actually cutting it. Stone and metal axes are almost completely different tools. . This a great idea. But, only saws should be used to obtain planks. We should keep that part. It's not extremely difficult to obtain enough copper to make a saw. Axes would be used to chop up logs into firewood, but you should not be able to get planks with axes, stone or metal.To speed this process up, players could build a sawmill later on, but this would likely be limited to late-middle game and onward. It would get overly grindy, doing this over and over agin to get enough planks to build your mansion (especially if you're using a lot of plank items for detail) considering you would only get about 8 planks each time.Example of a stone axe:

_was blown to smithereens by a Creeper. _was zombified! _ was crushed in a cave-in! _ was incinerated in lava. _fell to their death!

I'm for Ted Cruz. It's hard to find something he believes in that I disagree with. He speaks the truth. I've actually met him, and I have an autographed copy of his book.