You don't know if the North was really worse than the South? It's not that hard to find out. This page also has deaths caused by the US and South Vietnam.

Does it count as deus ex machina if the setup happens outside the movie? The stories about The Ark are things like, people look inside it and are struck dead, Philistines capture it and get tumors, the priests move it somewhere on a cart (rather than using the proper poles to carry it) someone puts a hand on it to…

Dominion is good. I like Ascension more though. I need monsters and killing in my games. Also, with Dominion some turns I have cards I can't play, which frustrates me. In Ascension every turn I can do something.

I'll second Netrunner being a great game. I've only played it with a few friends, but it's been well worth the $40ish for the starter pack. It can be mentally grueling, but I think it captures the human element of normal card games like poker better than any other CCG I've played. You can't just play your cards…

Cool. Go nuclear power!

I'm not saying you're wrong, but getting rid of SWAT teams because there are stories of them doing bad things isn't any better than creating SWAT teams because there are stories of the police being outgunned, from a clear thinking point of view I mean. We need to wait for smart people do statistics, and then for…