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Compared to Star Wars, it’s harder on the Sci-Fi hardness scale up to 6.
1 Science in Genre Only: The work is unambiguously set in the literary genre of Science Fiction, but scientific it is not. Applied Phlebotinum is the rule of the day, often of the Nonsensoleum kind, Green Rocks gain New Powers as the Plot Demands, and both Bellisario’s Maxim and the MST3K Mantra apply. Works like Futurama, Star Wars, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, The DC and Marvel universes,note Doctor Who, and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy fall in this class.
2 World of Phlebotinum: The universe is full of Applied Phlebotinum with more to be found behind every star, but the Phlebotinum is dealt with in a fairly consistent fashion despite its lack of correspondence with reality, and in-universe, it’s considered to lie within the realm of scientific inquiry. Works like Neon Genesis Evangelion, the various Star Trek series, and StarCraft fall in this category.
22·22 days agoCould also send humanitarian aid or medical supplies.
Fat husband can’t run away easily.
41·24 days agoThese are the benefits in this bill.
Under H.R. 8445, an American returning from a tour with the IDF could demand their old job back from a US employer, halt a foreclosure on a US home, and benefit from interest-rate caps on US debt on the basis of foreign military service.
3·24 days agoThe lords are divinely ordained or course. The lords pay tribute to the king in various ways. If the lord doesn’t fulfill his obligations to the king, the king might lend the land to someone else. Conflict with other lords wasn’t rare and required not only martial prowess, but good diplomacy and political maneuvering.
The peasants don’t pay taxes, they provide part of their harvest and labor to the lord. Typically one tenth of the harvest was taken from the peasants. A quite moderate tax rate, I would say. During times with low workload in agriculture peasants would work for the lord to do things like build and maintain infrastructure.
A lords couldn’t squeeze a lot of wealth from his peasants. The real money was in taxing trade and charging for crossing bridges. The really wealthy lords owned and operated mines for metal or salt. Working conditions were dangerous and life worse than as a peasant.
In Iran women get beat up by the religious police or worse if they don’t cover up. This happens not only in Muslim countries, but also in Muslim immigrant communities.
In Turkey the headscarf is called the flag of political Islam.
Don’t feel bad about it. We accept killing people in lots of circumstances like self defense and war for example. That doesn’t make it good either.
Legal abortion is about saving the lives of women.
Abortions are neither fun, nor desirable, but a last resort in very difficult situations.
Are you a Muslima or a Muslima living in a conservative Muslim country?
Well you can’t leave Islam under penalty of death.
Social norms are often enforced by women. Yes, also aspect of patriarchy.
Does it protect you from being molested by thirsty guys?
6·26 days agoA monarch and nobility don’t need to win elections or campaign funds. They need to be somewhat popular though and actually enjoy being liked by the people.
English is simplified Germanic with French words, that never got a spelling reform.
Foul fowls of goose become geese
and yet moose are never meese
multiple mouse are mice
but house are never hice
2·28 days agoDu vergisst die Opposition im Iran komplett. Und es gibt auch Iraner, die einfach nur ihre Leben leben wollen und nicht politisch organisiert sind.
Es geht ja gerade darum nicht schwarz weiß zu denken. Ein Großteil der Linken und auch der Presse denkt nur an den Schahbesuch in den 1960s und seine Prügelperser.
Der Schah war ein brutaler Diktator. Die Mullahs sind um ein vielfaches schlimmer. Das ist nicht schwarz-weiß. Das ist differenziert.
Der Sohn des Schahs ist nicht die Reinkarnation des Schahs von früher. Das wollen viele nicht verstehen.
Du kannst ja mal ältere Iraner fragen ob der Schah oder die Mullahs schlimmer waren.
11·29 days agoWhat do you consider a real job?
Ich hatte das so in Erinnerung und es scheint mir doch eine vertretbare Aussage zu sein, was die Grössenordnung angeht.
Habe auf die Schnelle Perplexity gefragt und Wikipedia als Quelle bekommen.
nter dem Schah Für die Herrschaft des Schahs werden in der Forschung unterschiedliche Zahlen genannt. Spencer C. Tucker nennt für die Zeit der iranischen Revolution zwischen Januar 1978 und Februar 1979 einen historischen Konsens von 532 bis 2.781 Todesopfern, während eine andere Auswertung für den Zeitraum 1963 bis 1979 auf 3.164 Tote kommt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Pahlavi_Iran
Nach der Revolution Nach dem Sturz des Schahs setzte die neue Islamische Republik die Gewalt fort. Eine Quelle nennt für die Jahre 1980 bis 1985 etwa 8.000 bis 9.500 Hinrichtungen, und Amnesty-nahe Berichte sprechen für die frühe Revolutionsphase von mehreren tausend weiteren Opfern; für die Revolution selbst werden häufig 2.000 bis 3.000 Tote genannt.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamische_Revolution
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Iranian_Revolution
Allein in diesem Jahr haben die Mullahs tausende Iraner getötet.
Das sind religiöse Fanatiker deren Weg von Leichen gepflastert ist.
I wrote one application today already. Thank you for the reminder.
Die Grafik sagt nichts darüber aus wann sie ins Land gekommen sind.