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There would certainly be some players who would try and bring D&D into line with the real world. But, a lot of players, perhaps most, would find that to be an escapsism fail. I'm in the middle of writing a...
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LafinJack commented on
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"...and I have zero intention of explaining why." If there exists a witty aphorism equating to no-commenting/pleading-the-Fifth being equivalent to an affirmative answer then I would have commented with that instead of rambling....
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Scott Sanford commented on
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I wonder why they went to Interpol - this sounds more like the ICJ’s area of authority. JBS has a good point; the ICJ is a part of the UN and the United Nations is not trusted by the Reich wing of American politics. On the nitpicking hand, the ICJ addresses disputes between nations [wiki]. Murder is a criminal charge so Iran is reporting it to the International Police organization. Given that the accused is currently holding political office, Interpol has declined to take any actions. Article 3 of their charter says "It is strictly forbidden for the Organization to...
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Greg Tingey commented on
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Rocky Tom That's bullshit, I'm afraid. The tax paid wil be to one country or another, you can't evade that one ......
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Robert Prior commented on
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The US has form for ignoring the ICJ — winning a case against them there doesn't actually win you anything, so trying to do so seems wasted effort....
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Autarch commented on
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Worst case scenario: we hit swine flu in 2021 with Trump in his second term ordering USAF air strikes on foreign vaccine factories world-wide. That's disturbingly plausible!...
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