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Posted by: Risingashes.8694

Risingashes.8694

Specifically and solely from the Kiel klan.

Every second point is couched in coded language, and human supremacist catchphrases.

While Evon supporters, and Evon himself has been very clear that his campaign is for all the races of Greater Tyria- Human, Char, Slyvari, Norn or Asura- Evon is working for each individual to bring Lion’s Arch in to a new age of prosperity and commerce.

I ask Kiel and her supporters to denounce the radical factions within their campaign, and to discuss the issues rather than species-baiting.

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Posted by: Esplen.3940

Esplen.3940

I’m an Asura and I support Kiel.

Stop your slanderous tongue, supporter of Evon.

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Posted by: Mif.3471

Mif.3471

How is Kiel a Human supremacist when she supports Asura science.
The bookahs got my vote.

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Posted by: draxynnic.3719

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I’ve seen charr-supremacist tendencies from the Evon faction as well. Not that that excuses it either way, but it’s not solely coming from one side. (Personally, I’ve noticed it more from the Evon supporters than the Kiel supporters, so there’s probably an observation bias in play)

To those who think Scarlet hate means she’s succeeded as a villain:
People don’t hate Scarlet like Game of Thrones fans hate Joffrey.
They hate her the way Star Wars fans hate Jar Jar Binks.

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Posted by: Gibson.4036

Gibson.4036

Remember the Searing!

Vote Kiel for the Council!

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Posted by: Pixelpumpkin.4608

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Personally, I’ve noticed it more from the Evon supporters than the Kiel supporters, so there’s probably an observation bias in play)

This ^

“Vote Evon, because CHARR” is something I frequently see on these forums.

“Vote Kiel, because HUMAN” is not something that has caught my attention, although IF you can link me to any specific examples, I’ll accept the OP’s premise.

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Posted by: lordkrall.7241

lordkrall.7241

“Vote Kiel, because HUMAN” is not something that has caught my attention, although IF you can link me to any specific examples, I’ll accept the OP’s premise.

I would say it is more: “Don’t vote for the filthy Charr” than “Vote Kiel”.

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Posted by: Pixelpumpkin.4608

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“Vote Kiel, because HUMAN” is something that has caught my attention, although IF you can link me to any specific examples, I’ll accept the OP’s premise.

I would say it is more: “Don’t vote for the filthy Charr” than “Vote Kiel”.

While neither is something I would ever say personally (being sensitive to specieism issues), I think there’s a difference between saying “I vote for/against this Charr person” and “I vote for/against this person because he is a Charr”.

“Don’t vote for the filthy Charr” can be seen as descriptive, and whether or not the sentence implies that he is filthy and a Charr or that he is filthy because he is a Charr is debatable.

As I said, I see the “because Charr” coming mainly from his supporters – not their opponents. And I haven’t seen any “because human” on either side.

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Posted by: VOLKON.1290

VOLKON.1290

Personally, putting any non-Asura in a position that requires anything remotely resembling complex or intricate thought is an obvious error. Rata Sum should, for the good of all the lesser species as well as Asura, assume control of Lion’s Arch and bring some civilization to that rats nest of a pirates den.

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Posted by: Nightarch.2943

Nightarch.2943

Humanity will rise again! Every filthy charr animal will be Exterminated. Salads will be made, ears will be crushed and ale will run dry! Charr cubs will be thrown from the walls of EbonHawke! Glory to the MASTER race!

Guild Wars 2 is not a sequel to the original Guild Wars but merely an alternative story setting.

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Posted by: TriggerSad.2597

TriggerSad.2597

Humanity will rise again! Every filthy charr animal will be Exterminated. Salads will be made, ears will be crushed and ale will run dry! Charr cubs will be thrown from the walls of EbonHawke! Glory to the MASTER race!

And this is some of the garbage that supports Ellen Kiel.

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Posted by: DeShadowWolf.6854

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Personally, putting any non-Asura in a position that requires anything remotely resembling complex or intricate thought is an obvious error. Rata Sum should, for the good of all the lesser species as well as Asura, assume control of Lion’s Arch and bring some civilization to that rats nest of a pirates den.

And this is some of the garbage that supports neither Kiel nor Evon, but is still contributing to specieism…… :P

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Posted by: Fafnir.5124

Fafnir.5124

Isn’t it racism cause it is races of Tyria not Species of Tyria.

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Posted by: Atlas.9704

Atlas.9704

Humanity will rise again! Every filthy charr animal will be Exterminated. Salads will be made, ears will be crushed and ale will run dry! Charr cubs will be thrown from the walls of EbonHawke! Glory to the MASTER race!

Don’t touch my Asuran buddies, even though they do call me bookah!

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Posted by: Alleluia.1320

Alleluia.1320

Humanity will rise again! Every filthy charr animal will be Exterminated. Salads will be made, ears will be crushed and ale will run dry! Charr cubs will be thrown from the walls of EbonHawke! Glory to the MASTER race!

Oh gosh, that made me laugh. +1

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Posted by: DoctorOverlord.8620

DoctorOverlord.8620

Humanity will rise again! Every filthy charr animal will be Exterminated. Salads will be made, ears will be crushed and ale will run dry! Charr cubs will be thrown from the walls of EbonHawke! Glory to the MASTER race!

Someone needs a big, furry hug.

(Thanks for the chuckle )

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Posted by: dunnberry.2964

dunnberry.2964

Humanity will burn out and die on tyria… Hopefully those kingdoms in can tha and elona are a bit more impressive(doubtful per xenophobic psychopaths and a lich king)

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Posted by: ilr.9675

ilr.9675

I just worry what Kiel’s primary motive into the Reactor investigation is?….

…what if it’s to discover a Rift connection to it, and then use that AGAINST us Asura to either cut into on our Gate Travel monopoly, or worse: Sabotage the rest of our carefully calibrated Eternal Alchemy generators b/c we’re clearly the most dominant Race right now and the closest one to subjugating the other 5 dragons …. Who’s Granite Cannon technology hobbled and then Tased Zhaitan to death, huh?? It wasn’t Charr internal combustion steam engines or human water pipes, giant baloons & magic-infused platemail (Not to mention Norn…. What the hell did those guy do except get Drunk and have oversized Twilight/Furry parties ….in Ski lodges that are way bigger than they ever needed to be?).

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Posted by: Nightarch.2943

Nightarch.2943

Humanity will rise again! Every filthy charr animal will be Exterminated. Salads will be made, ears will be crushed and ale will run dry! Charr cubs will be thrown from the walls of EbonHawke! Glory to the MASTER race!

And this is some of the garbage that supports Ellen Kiel.

Ouch, I’m on Evon’s side!
#VoteEvon.

Guild Wars 2 is not a sequel to the original Guild Wars but merely an alternative story setting.

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Posted by: Meriem.3504

Meriem.3504

Charrs can die, they pretty scream Blood for the Blood God all day long. The only good Charr is one that is my minion.

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Posted by: DeShadowWolf.6854

DeShadowWolf.6854

Charrs can die, they pretty scream Blood for the Blood God all day long. The only good Charr is one that is my minion.

Charr can die, but they worship no god and bow to no being since Kalla Scorchrazor.

/lorefail

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Posted by: Nightarch.2943

Nightarch.2943

Charrs can die, they pretty scream Blood for the Blood God all day long. The only good Charr is one that is my minion.

Charr can die, but they worship no god and bow to no being since Kalla Scorchrazor.

/lorefail

Sigmar does not support such heresy!

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Posted by: Ryuujin.8236

Ryuujin.8236

Bah, the humans are just ornery.

“Back in myyyyy day we didn’t have all this democracy stuff. We just used to nail our enemies to the great northern wall and declare them as savage beasts unworthy of diplomacy” – We can see how well that worked out for them, just look at the Kingdoms of Orr and Ascalon… oh right, they’re not kingdoms anymore.

Kiel is a forward thinker, she recognises the importance of the Asuran master race’s research.

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Posted by: VOLKON.1290

VOLKON.1290

Personally, putting any non-Asura in a position that requires anything remotely resembling complex or intricate thought is an obvious error. Rata Sum should, for the good of all the lesser species as well as Asura, assume control of Lion’s Arch and bring some civilization to that rats nest of a pirates den.

And this is some of the garbage that supports neither Kiel nor Evon, but is still contributing to specieism…… :P

Of course I don’t expect a bookah like yourself to comprehend the intricacies of the Asura mind, so aside from responding that I’m not going to respond to this, I’m not going to respond to this.

The question is which of these two members of the sub-intelligencia is more easily manipulated…

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Posted by: Henge.3907

Henge.3907

I am from Iron Legion. Vote Evon to prove Charr firepower can kill s human god.

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Posted by: Atlas.9704

Atlas.9704

Joke is on you if the Fractal turns everyone into human for that fight.

Elona, Land of the Golden Sun….and undead…and poison. The travel brochure lied okay?!

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Posted by: Vol.5241

Vol.5241

It has been proven that Kiel is a direct supporter of the Separatists in Ebonhawke. Kiel is a racist and does not deserve a chance to represent the council.

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Posted by: Nightarch.2943

Nightarch.2943

It has been proven that Kiel is a direct supporter of the Separatists in Ebonhawke. Kiel is a racist and does not deserve a chance to represent the council.

I’ll string up the charr like Ramsay Bolton, torture them, mutilate them sending off random limbs to their sires! BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!!!!!! BURN! Burn them all! Crimson slaughter!!!!!

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Posted by: Buttercup.5871

Buttercup.5871

It has been proven that Kiel is a direct supporter of the Separatists in Ebonhawke. Kiel is a racist and does not deserve a chance to represent the council.

This is incorrect. In fact, it is in fact Evon that is guilty of what you’re accusing Ellen of. Didn’t you hear of the latest Evon-gate? We all know his phrase:

You: Is it odd that a charr is running a trading company?
Evon: "Nay! The same principles apply to both trade and combat! A stout heart and sufficient supplies will always carry the day! “I love the smell of commerce in the morning!

But that’s not what he said. His comment was far closer to where he stole [typical for his character!] the original quote from, namely, Apocalypse Now: I love the smell of napalm in the morning.

But here’s the shocking part: Evon is really an ogre. What Evon really said was:

You: Is it odd that a charr is running a trading company?
“I’m no Charr, I’m an Ogre! Ha! No principles apply to either trade or combat! A vile heart and sufficient napalm will always carry the day! I love the smell of charred Charr in the morning!”

Vote for justice. Vote for bikinis. Vote Kiel.

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Posted by: DeShadowWolf.6854

DeShadowWolf.6854

It has been proven that Kiel is a direct supporter of the Separatists in Ebonhawke. Kiel is a racist and does not deserve a chance to represent the council.

This is incorrect. In fact, it is in fact Evon that is guilty of what you’re accusing Ellen of. Didn’t you hear of the latest Evon-gate? We all know his phrase:

You: Is it odd that a charr is running a trading company?
Evon: "Nay! The same principles apply to both trade and combat! A stout heart and sufficient supplies will always carry the day! “I love the smell of commerce in the morning!

But that’s not what he said. His comment was far closer to where he stole [typical for his character!] the original quote from, namely, Apocalypse Now: I love the smell of napalm in the morning.

But here’s the shocking part: Evon is really an ogre. What Evon really said was:

You: Is it odd that a charr is running a trading company?
“I’m no Charr, I’m an Ogre! Ha! No principles apply to either trade or combat! A vile heart and sufficient napalm will always carry the day! I love the smell of charred Charr in the morning!”

Vote for justice. Vote for bikinis. Vote Kiel.

Except that the only part of your argument that actually has any sort of backing is the first pair of lines and that it is a reference to Apocalypse Now. However, making the change from what it actually is to the napalm version from the movie is basically unequitable because many games (including GW2) throw in references like that all the time. this does not mean the two incredibly different quotes can be exchanged. Anet throws in these references for fun and for the people who understand them. That does not make them interchangable. Your last ‘quote’ set is simply a blatant lie and is only in there to attempt to sway people (and in the process, being specieist.)

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Posted by: Alleluia.1320

Alleluia.1320

It has been proven that Kiel is a direct supporter of the Separatists in Ebonhawke. Kiel is a racist and does not deserve a chance to represent the council.

I’ll string up the charr like Ramsay Bolton, torture them, mutilate them sending off random limbs to their sires! BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!!!!!! BURN! Burn them all! Crimson slaughter!!!!!

Security! We need a Gold Cloak over here!

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Posted by: Buttercup.5871

Buttercup.5871

I can’t help it if Evon reveals his dirty rotten war history on a daily basis. You know, the one where he led the Ogre revolt against queen Jennah? I’m not the specionist here, I’m just a humble historian stating the facts as they really are.

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Posted by: DeShadowWolf.6854

DeShadowWolf.6854

I can’t help it if Evon reveals his dirty rotten war history on a daily basis. You know, the one where he led the Ogre revolt against queen Jennah? I’m not the specionist here, I’m just a humble historian stating the facts as they really are.

Still no sources or proof. Somehow I’m starting to doubt this…

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Posted by: Alleluia.1320

Alleluia.1320

It has been proven that Kiel is a direct supporter of the Separatists in Ebonhawke. Kiel is a racist and does not deserve a chance to represent the council.

This is incorrect. In fact, it is in fact Evon that is guilty of what you’re accusing Ellen of. Didn’t you hear of the latest Evon-gate? We all know his phrase:

You: Is it odd that a charr is running a trading company?
Evon: "Nay! The same principles apply to both trade and combat! A stout heart and sufficient supplies will always carry the day! “I love the smell of commerce in the morning!

But that’s not what he said. His comment was far closer to where he stole [typical for his character!] the original quote from, namely, Apocalypse Now: I love the smell of napalm in the morning.

But here’s the shocking part: Evon is really an ogre. What Evon really said was:

You: Is it odd that a charr is running a trading company?
“I’m no Charr, I’m an Ogre! Ha! No principles apply to either trade or combat! A vile heart and sufficient napalm will always carry the day! I love the smell of charred Charr in the morning!”

Vote for justice. Vote for bikinis. Vote Kiel.

Except that the only part of your argument that actually has any sort of backing is the first pair of lines and that it is a reference to Apocalypse Now. However, making the change from what it actually is to the napalm version from the movie is basically unequitable because many games (including GW2) throw in references like that all the time. this does not mean the two incredibly different quotes can be exchanged. Anet throws in these references for fun and for the people who understand them. That does not make them interchangable. Your last ‘quote’ set is simply a blatant lie and is only in there to attempt to sway people (and in the process, being specieist.)

And Vol’s quote was a lie too as Kiel isn’t supporting seperatists (that we know of). The whole set of lines is meant to be a mockery of dirty politics.

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Posted by: Smooth Penguin.5294

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Can’t we all just get along?

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Posted by: Fafnir.5124

Fafnir.5124

Remember the Searing!

Vote Kiel for the Council!

Personally, I’ve noticed it more from the Evon supporters than the Kiel supporters, so there’s probably an observation bias in play)

This ^

“Vote Evon, because CHARR” is something I frequently see on these forums.

“Vote Kiel, because HUMAN” is not something that has caught my attention, although IF you can link me to any specific examples, I’ll accept the OP’s premise.

Your point is kinda moot when right above is this.

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Posted by: Buttercup.5871

Buttercup.5871

Can’t we all just get along?

When Kiel is in the council, we can. Gnashblade, on the other hand, plans to sacrifice baby quaggans in his evil experiments for a new fractal.

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Posted by: DeShadowWolf.6854

DeShadowWolf.6854

Can’t we all just get along?

When Kiel is in the council, we can. Gnashblade, on the other hand, plans to sacrifice baby quaggans in his evil experiments for a new fractal.

Each time I see a new post of yours in this forum section, it seems to introduce a new, evil thing Gnashblade has done/does/will do, and every one of them is baseless and sourceless. Now, if you can bring to my attention a place in which Anet (in-game or out) explicitly provides a base and proof for your claims, things may be a bit different. But for now all you seem to be capably of is spouting unproven Kiel propaganda.

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Posted by: VOLKON.1290

VOLKON.1290

Can’t we all just get along?

When Kiel is in the council, we can. Gnashblade, on the other hand, plans to sacrifice baby quaggans in his evil experiments for a new fractal.

Well, as long as he doesn’t waste the meat.

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Posted by: castlemanic.3198

castlemanic.3198

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!!!!!!

SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!!!!

Back on topic though, I’m honestly starting to doubt that every ‘charr are flithy’ post is sarcasm. Is this really becoming a thing?

Like I can understand if someone said “because Charr are AWESOME” because quite frankly they’re a very refreshing race considering contemporary high fantasy, however it’s becoming more apparent to me that people are actually getting on edge about which race is filthy, and not simply being sarcastic.

Really? This is something that’s actually cropping up?

I’m waiting for someone to point to where the hidden camera is and telling me this has all been sarcasm/a giant prank.

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Posted by: Alleluia.1320

Alleluia.1320

^ I don’t get the impression any of this “speciesism” is serious. Its all specious charges about eating puppies, sacrificing quaggan, and one really entertaining video of Kiel laughing maniaclly as she kills a cat.

This is all tongue-in-cheek satire and silliness. (And its mostly Buttercup, anyway. :P)

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Posted by: Risingashes.8694

Risingashes.8694

^ I don’t get the impression any of this “speciesism” is serious. Its all specious charges about eating puppies, sacrificing quaggan, and one really entertaining video of Kiel laughing maniaclly as she kills a cat.

This is all tongue-in-cheek satire and silliness. (And its mostly Buttercup, anyway. :P)

Everything that is said on this forum is 100% serious business.

Clearly Kiel supporters are trying to paint us as clowns for trying to reveal the truth! It wont work, vote for a candidate that is always serious and yet always casual- Vote Evon.

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Posted by: draxynnic.3719

draxynnic.3719

As I said, I see the “because Charr” coming mainly from his supporters – not their opponents. And I haven’t seen any “because human” on either side.

I’ve seen a bit – I’ve seen “because humans are boring” from Evon supporters, and “because bewbs” and similar responses… which may not be human specifically, but are certainly ruling out asura and charr.

That said, in my experience the charr are the most polarising race by far in the GW2 community. No other race attracts as much blind hate from its detractors, nor as much violent fanaticism from its supporters, and certainly no race has stirred up as many battles between the two. I have no doubt there are people who are voting for Evon purely because he’s a charr, and people who would vote for Kralkatorrik if he was running against a charr.

And then there are people who post with their tongue implanted so firmly in their cheek you’d think it was superglued there, and people who can’t recognise a joke post if it bit them on their dusky tail.

To those who think Scarlet hate means she’s succeeded as a villain:
People don’t hate Scarlet like Game of Thrones fans hate Joffrey.
They hate her the way Star Wars fans hate Jar Jar Binks.