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[Neonivek]

Mind you in spite American protestations...

Capitalism and Communism aren't opposites.

On the contrary Communism considers itself essentially part 2 of Capitalism (well Marx believed it at least... Marx was a avid supporter of Capitalism)

Actually it is ironic that the "Champion of Capitalism" who I always forget the name for... really disliked Capitalism. While the Champion of Communism liked Capitalism

[Comrade P.]

On the contrary Communism considers itself essentially part 2 of Capitalism (well Marx believed it at least... Marx was a avid supporter of Capitalism)

So my Economics and Management 101 professor tells me.
While I do not dispute that, it would appear that the general populace was (and still is, likely) only scarcely aware of that, and considers the two to be opposites.

[Dozebôm Lolumzalěs]

The Marxian View of Economic Systems and Power Stuff, Rewritten for a Sucky Low-Attention-Span Cool New Generation:

1. Primitive Communism

This is really old shit. Like, everybody lived in tiny groups without much technology and shit. And they shared most everything within the group, people didn't own the means of production. If somebody was a good leader and shit, then they were the leader.

2. Slaves and Shit

Then there were city-states and shit. I don't really know this part well.

3. Feudalism

This was the most recent system. There was the aristocracy and shit like that.

4. Capitalism

Then the merchants turned into the capitalists. This is better than before, but still not best.

5. Socialism and Communism

The next step! Now the people own the means of production and other good shit like that.

(this is tongue-in-cheek)

[sprinkled chariot]

Applied communism wasn't that bad. Several generations of my family lived through it, I live right after it.
A certain degree of cultural isolationism sucked really hard and ultimately led to the downfall of the system, IMO. People tended to take the benefits of socialist state for granted and failed to recognise the main flaws of the capitalist way, only looking at the benefits they did not have.
You can't have all the best of both worlds. Not on a multinational state level. It's either-or, as it turned out.
Country of my ancestors fell apart, and it feels bad. A feeling millions of people shared, that we, together, as union of very diverse nations under one banner, against the odds, are going towards some big dream, is gone. All the dreams people have these days are small, even the grand ones.

Now I have internet, vidya gaems and dank memes.

Dank memes need capitalism to exist? 

[Comrade P.]

Not necessarily. But given how I can't find anything grand in life to follow, I have to make due with very minor things that entertain me just enough to get through the day, every day. Menial things like dank memes.

[Neonivek]

On the contrary Communism considers itself essentially part 2 of Capitalism (well Marx believed it at least... Marx was a avid supporter of Capitalism)

So my Economics and Management 101 professor tells me.
While I do not dispute that, it would appear that the general populace was (and still is, likely) only scarcely aware of that, and considers the two to be opposites.

It has to do a lot with the red scare and all that.

The USA only very recently started caring about telling accurate history (and even that is debatable) and prior to that had no qualms on spreading a entirely false narrative in order to suit a nationalist agenda.

[Comrade P.]

The USA only very recently started caring about telling accurate history (and even that is debatable) and prior to that had no qualms on spreading a entirely false narrative in order to suit a nationalist agenda.

Let's stop this train of thought right there - because what you're talking about here makes me want to go on about WWII and that topic is just volatile, and, well, out of place entirely within this thread.

[Helgoland]

Not necessarily. But given how I can't find anything grand in life to follow, I have to make due with very minor things that entertain me just enough to get through the day, every day. Menial things like dank memes.

Heh, occasionally I feel the same way. Then I become scared of myself.

Have you ever read Savinkov? Or maybe seen Les Justes, it's Camus' take on one of his biggest accomplishments.

[Comrade P.]

Have you ever read Savinkov? Or maybe seen Les Justes, it's Camus' take on one of his biggest accomplishments.

Nope.
To my evergrowing list of stuff to get familiar with it goes. I just wanna finish that book I'm reading in my spare time.

[Yoink]

Do vampires get the munchies? Do vampire potheads need to keep a supply of human cattle on hand for their post-sesh feeding frenzies?
Can they even get the same affects from cannabis as humans?

Before you ask, no, I'm not high, nor have I been for quite a long time. This question just occurred to me during my potty ponderings and bowel movement meditations yesterday evening. I believe it came at the end of a strange train of thought involving the WoD games/setting and some recent posts about it on Bay12, and it was amusing enough that I gave a fair bit of consideration. 

[Neonivek]

Undead type Vampires are not affected by drugs.

Though even the living kind tend to be immune as well as all forms of recreation is hallow to them (Drugs, alcohol, sex... all meaningless.)

[Avis-Mergulus]

Do vampires get the munchies? Do vampire potheads need to keep a supply of human cattle on hand for their post-sesh feeding frenzies?
Can they even get the same affects from cannabis as humans?

Before you ask, no, I'm not high, nor have I been for quite a long time. This question just occurred to me during my potty ponderings and bowel movement meditations yesterday evening. I believe it came at the end of a strange train of thought involving the WoD games/setting and some recent posts about it on Bay12, and it was amusing enough that I gave a fair bit of consideration.

IIRC in NWoD, a vampire can be affected by drugs if they consume the blood of somebody who's on drugs. Whether that would include munchies, or, for example, hangovers, is up to you, I guess.

[Rolan7]

Do vampires get the munchies? Do vampire potheads need to keep a supply of human cattle on hand for their post-sesh feeding frenzies?
Can they even get the same affects from cannabis as humans?

Before you ask, no, I'm not high, nor have I been for quite a long time. This question just occurred to me during my potty ponderings and bowel movement meditations yesterday evening. I believe it came at the end of a strange train of thought involving the WoD games/setting and some recent posts about it on Bay12, and it was amusing enough that I gave a fair bit of consideration.

IIRC in NWoD, a vampire can be affected by drugs if they consume the blood of somebody who's on drugs. Whether that would include munchies, or, for example, hangovers, is up to you, I guess.

This.  It's a little vague, but we played that they actually got drunk/blitzed.  We didn't RP hangovers though...  I think we forgot, but also the daily torpor is rather supernatural.

I'm pretty sure vampires *can* get addictions.  (Besides addiction to vampire blood, which is... VERY dangerous).  Those of the Daeva clan certainly act addicted, seeking greater and greater highs and lows to temporarily feel alive.  Some use drugs, but really it can be the fulfillment of any of the 7 vices (deadly sins).  Thing is, they have to go farther and farther for it to work.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

OWoD was simultaneously harsher and easier. Vampires can't feel any drug effects, but they don't really crave them either. Or any other sort of craving, for that matter. The white-hot pleasure of blood obliterates every other possible urge.

On the other hand, Changeling had a drug that was exempt from all this due to metaphysically being blood or something, and vampires seeking it was a whole plotline.

[hops]

Why is the Necronomicon named the Necronomicon? AKA "The Book of the dead"

I mean... It isn't really linked to the dead and the original book Az Asif is more famos as a tomb of arcane lore (it also doesn't translate into "The book of the dead"

There are only two explanations I have for this
1) It is named after its ONE spell that lets you raise the dead back to life.
2) It was named that way because of marketing, the author thought it would be more popular that way.

By the By fiction writers: There are SEVERAL Necronomicons. The only one there is "one of" is the Az Asif. Miskotonic University isn't the only ones who gots a copy of the later editions.

You're thinking too much about a book written by a guy with a grammatically incorrect name.