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Does Classpect confuse you? The endless series of titles and ranks, charting some unfathomable system that is wondrously complex, terribly complex, but overall just seems way too important to the story for something Hussie doesn't seem willing to explain? Well good news! Under the tutelage of my friend and mentor bladekindEyewear, I have the learned the basics, and through spending way too much time thinking and writing about the classes and aspects, I have come up with working definitions and ideas behind them! So read on, and look at a few very well defended and defined ideas and theories behind them all.
This system was primarily developed by Homestuck, so reading the comic would be a great asset in understanding it, but by no means should a study be limited to fans of the comic. It would be very interesting to see a non-Homestuck get into the system.
It's all under the cut. Questions, additions, theories, criticisms, compliments, and gifts are all well appreciated. Especially the gifts. But be warned: there are approximately 9,000 words here, and you are getting yourself into something big.
What is Classpect?
Classpect is a system introduced in the popular webcomic Homestuck that catalogues the total impact on reality that a person has. There are two components two Classpect roles: an aspect, which is a piece of reality, the one which the most energy and attention is focused, and the class, which determines how the aspect is interacted with. This is arranged in an "X of Y" format, for example, an Heir of Breath, or in another way of thinking of it, Breath's Heir. A Classpect role seeks to chart someone's personal growth and their impact on reality, not such things as personality and abilities or powers. Often times, a correlation can be seen, but just as often it can be subverted.
In theory, every person would have a title. However, in works of fiction many times sufficient information is not given about a character to the point that they could be reliably assigned a role, nor does every single person in life impact reality enough to be given a role. In addition, children and other such people are often not developed enough to hold a role themselves. It is also important not to limit yourself or others based on this or any other classification system. This system is intended to help you learn more about yourself, others, and the world around you. Basing who you are off of such a system can only limit your potential. Act like who you are, then use this to determine what Classpect role that would be, not the other way around. That would be stupid. This is also in the name of fun, so don't take this too seriously.
That said, Classpect potentially has many uses. You can use it to learn more about yourself, or to understand another fan of this system more quickly. We can use it to learn more about problems we face and to analyze literature easier. We can determine what we like best about ourselves and our biggest failings, and build off of that. And, we can all connect together in this big stupid system and experience the human emotion called friendship.
Determining Your Classpect
As soon as you hear about this, one of your first thoughts will probably be "What's my Classpect role?" First, I would advise you to look at the aspects and make a decision which few most likely represent you. From there, you can decide what you think your best impact on reality is represented by and claim that as your aspect. From there, look at how you interact with your aspect: do you tend to be more active or passive? Do you control your aspect, or do you conduct it in a more casual manner? From there, a more specific type of impact will be possible. Finally, look at the implications of the combination, and try and decide what it would look like, and if that fits you. If you are having some trouble with this, go ahead and drop me a question: I'm always willing to help. And don't be afraid to look at all the possibilities. There are 168 possible Classpect roles, and it's perfectly alright to net get the first one a few dozen times!
There are a few tests available for Classpect roles at this time, but with so many possibilities, and so many possibilities within each role, I don't particularly like any one at this time. The described method is currently one of the better ones, though it is possible to use the test for a sort of baseline if you are absolutely lost as to what your Classpect role is. Also note that you could have one million of each individual class, and not a single replication of a person, and just because you aren't like someone with a similar role doesn't mean that it's not your role.
Aspects are the twelve ideals and points that make up all of reality. Each has an opposite, and with this opposite, they form 6 individual spectrums that make up all of reality. Two of them form the physical world: Space and Time, and the rest focus on the ways that people interact with reality. Everyone has a bit of all the aspects in them, but there tends to be one that people can identify with more than any others. This aspect will probably come to define them in subtle ways, and they gain an instinct for the flow and feel and shape of this aspect, and it largely comes to represent them whether they know it or not.
Every idea can be traced, in some way, back to these aspects. The concept of a spectrum cataloguing everything might seem alien, but it is in fact well explored. Consider the four classical elements or the five colors of Magic: The Gathering. This is simply another schema available for looking at it, and looking at people. There is probably some perfect arrangement of the aspects, but it has not been found yet, just rough ideas of where the aspects lie in relation to each other.
Space is one of the cardinal aspects, and one of the two that are absolutely necessary. It's most obvious meaning is spatial distance, the actual location, with minor emphasis on size and velocity. Space players tend to be good with these things, like Jade's skill with a rifle and Kanaya's extreme ability with the clunky SGRUB cursor. As such, many of their powers could be speculated to deal with these portions of the aspect. However, Space is more than just that. Space represents substance, everything that is. Information ties in with this, like Kanaya's interest in fashion or the Calliope's ability to give accurate information on almost any topic, and creation, especially from parts. Space Heroes tend to be good with what is there, rather than abstracts, and are usually more physically oriented.
Creation can be speculated to be tied in with Space, usually from pieces. Jade was using Space when she helped create the bunny, by putting it together and creating something new out of all of the components. Also consider Calliope's fan-fictions and drawings, which use pieces and ideas already existing, but combined in new and interesting ways. In relation to the body, Space seems to correlate to personal image, such as Jade, a Witch, loving the furry fandom, Calliope's consistent hatred of who she is and desire to look beautiful, Maryam, who modified her body in fashionable ways, and Kanaya, who is one of the only trolls who has any skill in fashion and has problems with the way her Rainbow Drinker status works. Space's opposite is time: not only are they different dimensions, they also represent the twin points of creation and destruction.
Life is the raw energy to influence reality, and the consumption of the energy for strength. If confronted with a problem, Life consumes energy to overcome it if possible, and if not, will grow stronger until it can. Life players tend to be joyful and optimistic: just look at Jane, Feferi, and even Meenah. This aspect hates restrictions and unnecessary rules, especially when they create limitations. Feferi had constant plans to fix the troll's system of ruling, Meenah rejected the possibility of being Empress because she hated the possibility of not being free, and Jane despised the limitations imposed upon her by her father and the Condesce, not to mention Nanna Egbert rebelling against Betty Crocker the only way she could: surpassing her ability to bake. A Life player's main skill is growth, and grow they will, overcoming anything that gets in their way.
There is a lot of connection between the aspect of life and nature, though not always shown in Homestuck. We have Feferi and her lusus who is the top of the food chain and the very best. Moreover, many other Life oriented ideas fall squarely within nature, like the constant fight for survival, consumption of energy to survive, and rejecting laws that place restrictions. In the comic, Life tends to be represented by cake and utensils, as it represents the energy to impact reality. This can clearly be seen by the Condesce creating a baking empire, Jane's love of baking, and Meenah's apparent godlike skills in the craft herself. It's also important to note that though Life player's appreciation for energy and ability to overcome problems tend to make them more optimistic, this is not always the case. Aspect orientation tends to have certain personality traits, but they are by no means set in stone. Life's opposite is Doom: whereas life is overcoming difficulties and defeating systems, Doom is abiding by systems and sacrificing ability to impact reality.
Breath is about motivation, direction, freedom, and quest. Breath sees a goal it wants, and it pursues it, overcoming anything it may face in the way. Breath players tend to be carefree and a little bit silly, like John's love of pranks or Tavros' faltering manner and desire to be a fairy. However, as they become more realized, they can become driven, determined, and powerful, without ever losing any of the freedom or joy that was originally who they were, just like John's incredible drive without losing his sense of humor or his ability to overcome such trials as his father's death. And Tavros, who was a very unrealized Breath player, was always a failure in his inability to decide what he wanted and pursue it, showing a clear lack of the principle Breath is founded on. Breath players also have a unique ability to deal with problems emotionally, like John's lack of angst at anything that's happening to him, or Tavros not making a huge deal about what Vriska was doing at any given moment.
In Homestuck, flying is the biggest symbol of Breath. Karkat, as a Blood player, was never able to fly, and even lacked wings in his God-Tier form unlike the rest of his cohort. Meanwhile, Tavros' had a constant desire to fly that linked up with his desire to be able to do what he wanted and not be torn down by other people. Also, John's constant flying to and fro with his jetpack became a symbol of his decision changing at all random points, particularly in the whole debacle with Terezi and Dave. Breath has also been linked to mail, with the Peregrine Mendicant being someone who is driven forward by her internal motivations and doesn't let such petty things as reality and physical space interrupt her quest to deliver that motherfucking mail. Breath players also have a tendency to shrug off incredible pain, such as Tavros losing his legs, but not letting it bother him too much, or John ignoring the massive amounts of emotional trauma that was sent towards him for a long time. Breath's opposite, as noted above, is Blood: instead of remaining free and not having responsibility, they give themselves up for loyalty and bonds.
Mind represents the way people act: the images they put on, their internal logic, and what they do independent of who they are. Terezi, for example, uses her intense ability to chart the flow of people's decision making and can use it FOR GREAT JUSTICE. Latula, as a Knight, uses it as a shield to keep everyone from knowing who she is and what she wants, creating a fake "gamer girl" attitude to be safe. Trickery is associated with Mind, especially because a really good trick requires knowing what a person is going to do in advance. Mind also knows that "luck doesn't really matter", and acts accordingly to get the best result. It is also associated with dishonesty, as it represents not being true, to yourself or others.
Mind players have a tendency to do whatever they want and disregard how people feel. Terezi wasted no time is stepping all over Karkat's façade of his blood color (which was actually fairly necessary to keep himself safe) and arranges for Dave to get into a scenario he REALLY doesn't want to be in, one that absolutely shatters his trust for her. Mind is also associated with justice: since justice is all about punishing people for actions they have done, and also deals with a consistent internal logic, and tries to not allow emotion to stand in the way. This could be a simple quirk of the Pyropes, or there could be something greater to it, depending on the situation. Mind is often used as a defense of sorts, to keep the true nature of a person safe and hidden. Mind is the opposite of Heart, because it represents ignoring your internal emotions and desires in order to impact reality in a different way.
Rage is all about limitation. Whenever you limit your options, you have used Rage in your decision. More broadly, rage is about all negative emotion, and negative emotion is what makes you limit your decisions. For example, anger can make you limit your choices, as can fear and determination. Any limiting of your perspective is a function of Rage, and this isn't necessarily a bad thing. Think of characters like Batman, who inspire fear in the hearts of criminals to keep them from acting, or how Jake, as a Hope player, often just could not make his mind when it mattered, causing severe strain on himself and on others around him. Rage also has to do with subjugation and domination of your will over the will of others. Gamzee goes batshit insane and starts killing people so that he can get what he wants done and he doesn't much care about who he has to kill to do so, and Kurloz brainwashes a couple of people so that they can serve the Mirthful Messiahs like he desires.
Rage is one of the more pessimistic of the aspects, but negative does not mean bad. It is common to assume that anyone but a Bard or Prince of Rage would be useless, but there are no useless titles and no useless aspects, nor any useless combinations of the two. Rage is heavily focused on the fighting spirit, it being necessary to get troops all whipped up and raring to go before combat can start. Rage primarily deals with limitation of one's perspective, whether it is on their own (through fear or cowardice) or by somebody else (subjugation and enslavement). Commonly associated with Rage is religion and leadership, though not necessarily exclusively. Rage is the opposite of Hope in negative vs. positive emotions and also limitation versus opening of perspective.
Void is about obfuscation and destruction of information. Void hides and avoids, cloaks in shadows, deals with secrets. At its very core are submission and destruction: basically, Void is nothing, but that lets it be a lot. Roxy can pull secrets from nowhere, taking through void and giving obscurity in return. Equius destroys everything he touches, consistently pursued and controlled by the all consuming Void that surrounds him. Void, in many ways, also represents misfortune and death. Horuss, despite not being too bad a guy, was an utter failure in romantic pursuits and failed at almost everything until he started listening to the subtle whisperings of the Void. Void is subtle, quiet, and maddening, and obscures everything, hiding information, and souring luck to achieve their ends.
That is not to say Void is necessarily dreary. Negative yes, bad no. After all, we have Roxy, a Rogue of Void, who is quite cheery, and though she does hold true to the characteristics of her aspect, she manages to be kind, loving and helpful at the same time. Void is about nothing, and sometimes that's better than something. Void players tend to have the ability to pull something out of nothing, just look at Roxy's secrets and Horuss inspiration to build mechanical devices out of the maddening whispers. Also, they are uniquely capable at working with nothing, such as Equius lack of knowledge as to what was going on with Gamzee, but ability to move forward without fear regardless. Void also deals with lack of certainty, which can in many cases lead to potential. Void is the opposite of Light in that Light is information and reality whereas Void is secrets and shadows.
In many ways, Time is the most pessimistic of the elements, but also one of the most vital. It is uncertainty and inevitability, two of the things that human beings hate the most. More than just the passive flow of seconds, Time is a palpable force that deals with when things happen. Time players tend to require patience, such as Dave's Medium-entering challenge, or Aradia's understanding of waiting 'til the opportune moment to get done what was needed. It has destructive ties, such as Lord English embodying destruction in Paradox Space or the Demoness using her powers to obliterate everything. Time is timing and patience aspectified. Time players understand this flow of time and use it to their benefit, giving them incredible skill with timing and patience.
Time is, typically, represented by clocks. We see this is Doc Scratch's clock measuring Vriska's onward progression as a character, in the Felt's massive collection of clocks, and the endless countdown timers available in Homestuck. Time is also endlessly linked to mortality and death, though not necessarily as an ending, since many characters still impact reality after their death or continue on in an afterlife or two. The time player's role in a session is to make sure the Alpha Timeline stays pure and can continue in order to continue the progression towards creation or destruction. Time's opposite is Space, because they different dimensions of reality as well as representing Creation and Destruction.
Doom is systems and restraint. It represents things that are going to happen, such as death as an end, and systems that cause them to happen. Sollux uses a computing program based on death, such as the ending of the universe and uses it well somehow. Restraint is also a large part of it, such as Sollux limiting himself, to the degree that it was a relief when he no longer had to do it again. Furthermore, we see his calm acceptance of not being a leader anymore to increase the odds of his teams total success. However, it also has to do with sacrifice, giving up your ability to affect reality in order to effect great change. Think of Sollux's constant death and losing of pieces of himself in order to do things like move the meteorite, fight Eridan, things like that, and of course the big, mysterious sacrifice perpetrated by Mituna. It also focuses on death: a lot of the imagery is focused on it, like the Captor's vision Two-Fold.
One way to think of the sacrifice portion of Doom is that it ties in to knowing your limits: you know how much you can do without hurting yourself, which means that in time of need you can push yourself beyond the limits in order to accomplish something big. It's also hard to tell what the sacrifice ends up doing: you could see it as a standard sacrifice, or add the stipulation that it has to curb your ability to effect of reality, or maybe both are possible effects. Doom players tend to be somewhat gloomy and also aware of their shortcomings, but at the same time possess great power and capability. Doom is the opposite of life, subjecting itself to systems and limiting its ability to impact reality, whereas Life does the opposite.
Blood is bonds and loyalty, limiting your freedom in order to help something or stay true to a system that is in place. Particular attention is paid to friendship: think of Karkat's use of friendship and bonds to guide the team to victory and calm down Gamzee, two of the biggest acts he has accomplished. It also deals with society and societal restraints, like the Sufferer's understanding of the Hemocaste system as well as his vision the potential for a kinder and happier world. Furthermore, there is Karkat's obsession with his blood color and his lowly place in the spectrum. Relationships of a romantic sort are probably linked in with Blood, as it relates to limiting yourself for beneficial results as well as the evidence in Karkat's obsession with romcoms.
Other, non-main characters have represented Blood before. The Wayward Vagabond is heavily linked with the aspect, from his quest, to his uniting the pawns of the separate kingdoms, to his long span carrying the ring (which is itself a major symbol blood). Then we have Jack, who at first glance has nothing to do with Blood, but at the same time has a tight-knit band he cares about, is excellent at paperwork, and combines the power of the prototypings in order to wreak major havoc. It's also important to note that John, as a Breath player, is majorly motivated by Blood and his friends and family to get things done, which, along with the comparisons between him and Karkat, solidify Breath and Blood as opposites. Blood's opposite is Breath, which eschews the impact of bonds and loyalty in order to remain free and pursue their quests.
Heart is the very core of your soul, who you are and your internal emotional desires. This is expressly told us by Calliope. Heart doesn't care what people think about you or how you act; it's all about who you are and what you feel. It also has to do a lot with internal strength and where you draw it from, like Dirk's use of his sense of self to accomplish all that he does, using it as a fuel to inspire him. It can also be the mode of true change, such as Terezi's gambit of Mind causing a breakdown of Heart when she betrayed Dave, and the Disciple's works causing people to be incredibly inspired, to the point that they had to be wiped out to avoid insurrection. Also note Heart's effect on passion and emotion: Nepeta, as a Rogue of Heart, was continuously arranging her friends into shipping pairs, as well as taking Equius' fits of rage and violence to keep him from flipping his shit.
Heart tends to be represented by hats, but I ask that instead of having me elaborate on that you flood bladekindEyewear's inbox with endless queries about it. Honestly. Do it. Other than that, motivation can largely be a mixture of Heart and Mind conflicting, since it becomes what you want to do versus what you want to be seen as. Examples are Karkat's actions with Sollux: in his Heart he wants to be friends with Sollux, but his Mind urges him to keep up the pretense of hatred and anger that dominates him. Heart's opposite is Mind, as Heart is all about who you are as opposed to what you act like.
Hope is possibility and positive emotion. Hope is all about seeing all of the possibilities, as well as believing in things, sometimes even when they are a bit silly or ridiculous (though I'm not sure whether Hussie is serious or sarcastic about that one). We see this element of belief in Eridan's dear devotion to science, which he does not understand at all, which later lets him do incredible acts like defeating Sollux, Kanaya (briefly) and stare down Vriska and Gamzee when both have gone batshit insane just like him. On the other hand, it also deals with possibility, and your ability to see options. We can see this Jake's lack of ability to make up his mind, Eridan's destruction of Hope leaving him unable to see different paths to ends, and Gamzee's destruction of Rage letting him encourage others to see all of the possibilities out there, and indeed believe in miracles.
Many of the "cheery" aspects are not nearly as happy as they seem, and this is the case here, too. Eridan's delusion leads him to destroying many people, and Jake's constant dithering and dallying causes significant strain and stress on his teammates, leading to many of the problems the team is having. However, it can still be an incredibly powerful thing, such as Jake's amazing potential to grow and realize all of his powers through belief, seeing possibilities, and positive emotion. The opposite of Hope is Rage, because Hope is about positive emotion and opening up your perspective, while Rage is about using negative emotion to close your perspective.
Light is information, probability, in fortune. Whereas Void is nothing, Light is everything, but just everything. Vriska constantly thieves information, luck, and fortune (as well as more often than not actual fortunes) from her fellow players and enemies. In addition, we have Rose using her inherent feel for knowledge and truth, as well as reliable, consistent, and honest sources to get her information to try and guide her teammates. Agency is often linked as well, considering Vriska's ability to take control of people's choices and actions, and Rose's understanding of what makes people do what they do continuously growing as she becomes a better and better Seer of Light. The most important factor of Light seems to be information and illumination of topics, such as Rose's search for information at every turn, Aranea's love (to the point of detriment) of giving out exposition, and Vriska's search for information in the afterlife.
Light players apparently have a habit of expositing endlessly and joyfully, which certainly fits their aspect quite well. We see this in Aranea and Rose particularly, though even Vriska has been picking up the habit, as well as Mindfang's gloriously hammy journals. They might also have some supernatural abilities of revealing things, such as Calliope's extreme fear when Rose showed up in her area of the dream bubble. Luck is linked to Light (say that three times fast), but it is better to say "fortune" because luck in Homestuck is less about some strange guiding force and more about probabilities and how people influence them. Indeed, NOTHING is left up to luck in Paradox Space. Light is the opposite of Void, as it focuses on reality, information, and fortune, where Void is all about lies, secrets, shadows, and misfortune.
There are 14 Classes in Homestuck: 12 Normal Classes and 2 Master Classes. The Normal classes are extremely well explained, with many examples of each and in-depth explorations available. The Master classes are a bit more obscure, with not a lot being revealed about them as of yet.
It is interesting to note that the non-master Classes are all actually named to be a sort of "servant" or "lower classman", while only the two Master classes are not. Also note that all classes have two functions, which can be broadly explained as "through their aspect" and "of their aspect". You'll understand later.
Each class has a "keyword" and is either passive/active. The keyword describes what avenue the impact on reality takes, such as understand, change, create, destroy, allocate, or exploit. Passiveness vs. activeness roughly describes how much direct control over the aspect the class maintains.
Mage is an active understanding class. Their focus is on doing what needs to be done, whether or not other people understand why. Most people have a somewhat inherent feel for their dominant aspect, but the understanding classes take this a bit further: they understand their aspect, and they understand through their aspect. Sollux, our best example of a Mage, used the systems and patterns of Doom to create a bifurcated system that he could use to survive, and was also incredibly good at programming and working within the constraints of temporal paradoxes. A Mage's job is to use is this understanding to change reality. They use their aspect like a scalpel, or a sword if necessary, and take control for themselves. Sollux was continuously complaining about how everyone was going to die and they were all doomed, showing the understanding, but he never really began to act for himself, which is what caused his friends to suffer for it. So the job of a Mage is to first understand, and then act.
Understanding classes seem to have incredible problems understanding their opposite aspects. We see this in Sollux's incapability to overcome the systems and thoughts of death that consumed, as well as Rose's complete lack of understanding about Void and hidden information, Terezi's ability to predict people's actions but not always what they wanted or what was best for them, and in Meulin's totally moronic attempts to help Horuss change how he acted to be happier. The word Mage harkens back to the court magician in days of old, the wise men who acted in order to help preserve the country they worked for using their learning gained. The inversion of a Mage is an Heir, who passively changes and invites change through aspect, almost drifting instead of taking control and command like a Mage is intended to do. The passive counterpart of a Mage is a Seer who guides others through their knowledge.
A Seer is a passive understanding class. They, true to their name, can see the flow of their aspect, perhaps to a greater degree than any other class. And with this knowledge, they move and shape the world, usually by lending aid and advice to others, sometimes through their own actions. The Seer is one of the most passive classes, focusing their intents almost entirely on working through others, but wielding enormous influence even as they do so. Rose was almost useless when she tried to go out and create effects on her own, but as soon as she started issuing orders and giving advice, the whole plan started to come together. However, even the Seer is capable of impacting reality themselves, such as Terezi's use of Mind to outwit and defeat Vriska when she attempted not to take control of the coin flip but rather play reactionary, reacting to another's actions and try and use her understanding, rather than take control herself.
From mythology, we can see the role of prophets almost from the beginning of time, such as Telemachus, who did not demand change but rather foretold grave consequences unless change happened. A Seer in the SBURB sense does not always know the future, but can usually use their understanding of their Aspect to chart or plan it, even help shape it. These prophets were often subservient to a higher power, kept in a court to help a leader plan, fulfilling the "lower" nature of the non-Master classes. The opposite of Seer is Witch, which actively shapes and focuses their element in order to effect change rather than passively understanding and conducting their element. The active counterpart of a Seer is a Mage, who guides themselves as opposed to others with their aspect.
A Witch is an active change class. Their role is to take charge of their aspect and shape it as effectively as they can in order to create the change they desire in reality. We see this in Jade, who twists and changes the planet's size in location to get what she wants done, and in Damara, who uses Time to prevent her session from doing anything after she goes crazy. They also invite change in their aspect, like Feferi's desire to change the current system of growth for her species and make it more friendly and happy. Their inherent understanding of their aspect is usually used so that they can make known the current state, and thus know how they need to change it in order to achieve their goals. This is scene in Jade's quick ability to assess the state of the meteors raining down on Skaia and still take Skaia out of the fray, and in Feferi's knowledge of how the food chain works in relation to Life.
Witch probably derives from the mythological explanation and not from practitioners of Wicca, but I'll overlook that glaring oversight for the Hussie's sake. (This is sarcasm, if you cannot tell.) Witches were told to cut deals with the devil for their amazing power, which is a sort of subservience. In the same way that Witches would submit themselves to the devil for power, you can imagine a Witch submitting themselves to their aspect, such as Jade giving up who she was in return for the amazing teleportation powers she gained, or Damara losing herself to a more direct devil figure (Doc Scratch) as well as becoming lost to time in order to gain power. But I could be stretching there. Anyway, the opposite of the Witch is the Seer, who instead of actively shaping their aspect is empowered by passive understanding of it and tends to direct through others. The passive counterpart of Witch is Heir, who changes their aspect through inspiration rather than direct control.
Heir is a passive change class, focused on inspiring change both in their aspect and through their aspect. We see this in John, who has the funniest habit of moving everyone's mind around like crazy, completely altering their Breath and decisions without using direct control to do so. At the same time, their aspect also seems to move them, like Equius being shaped by the subservience of Void or Mituna being inspired by Doom to make the great off-screen sacrifice we have yet to see. It forms a complex dance of Heir and Aspect, one so inspiring that people start to tap their toes to the beat. The key is that although both have a piece in the dance, the Heir has to learn to lead, just like John deciding his motivation rather than being privy to every spare idea that strikes his fancy, and learns to conduct the Breath and even guide it into a palpable form.
Heir, to my estimation, comes from the idea that an Heir is given a lot of stuff, in this case their aspect, and must learn to use it for themselves. If anyone is reading this still, you are a fucking saint. I am going mad and I'm 5,000 words in and this is pointless what am I doing with my life. The Heir is subservient in that they still answer to the higher power until they come into their own and inherit the throne. The opposite of an Heir is a Mage, who actively understands and seeks to understand the world around them rather than passively changing it. The active counterpart of an Heir is a Witch, which controls and shapes their element rather than inspiring change in it.
Maid is an active creation/healing class. They tend to focus on the creation portion of their aspect, both making their aspect and creating through it. Creating their aspect can take many forms: we see Aradia spamming timelines to create Aradiabots and thus dominate the Alpha Timeline, and Jane and Grandma Egbert create baked goods, which often represent Life with the energy they impart to help influence reality. Then there is the flip side: creating through their aspect, like God-Tier Aradia using her powers to stop Bec Noir to allow the creation to go forth, as well as Grandma Egbert actively destroying the imps and ogres in order to aid in the effort of creation, and Maryam Porrim's using her image and control over Space to create new ideas and help spread the future of the race in new direction. Finally, although they tend to be downplayed, Maids still have pieces and portions of healing to them, though it tends to be focused on active healing, such as Sprite Grandma going off to find Dad Egbert and also very actively finding John so she can heal him and help him, as well as Maryam's quest also involving healing broken ideas about gender in her species, and Aradia using her powers in order to maintain the Timeline (though this IS a duty of all Time players, and may not apply).
In history, a Maid has been the servant of a lady, and it has been her job to aid the lady in any way necessary. Through this task, they gained great autonomy, to the degree that they were in control of themselves and simply did what they felt was necessary to get the job done. This links to their active nature, and the taking care of the lady is both creation and healing. The name is also a pun: Maid sounds like made, which is quite appropriate for a class that makes their aspect as necessary. The opposite of a Maid is a Bard, which passively erases and destroys their aspect as opposed to active creation. The passive counterpart of a Maid is a Sylph, who focuses on healing and dealing with problems that they are given rather than going out and fixing problems on their own.
A Sylph is a passive healing/creation class. Like how the Maid emphasizes creation, the Sylph seems to tend more towards healing. This is seen through Aranea, who uses her "exposition" to patch holes in people's understanding, and will through this also try and repair problems, one of the reasons she was much beloved by the trolls in her session. We also see Kanaya, who would dress up and also had a tendency to clean and organize things like Vriska's various piles, which is an example of "fixing Space" by making it look nicer. Also look at Kanaya's reputation as the go-to auspistice. While we never see this in effect, it is clear she is focused upon healing and repairing reputations. Finally, note Mindfang's use of information and fortune to keep her crew going despite constant hardships and struggles that they faced, and also her passive creation of the journal, slowly building up information for a later generation to use.
There has actually been a great deal of contention for the Witch and the Sylph to be an active/passive pair, based on one of Kanaya's comments. However, this is only one point of evidence against a lot for Maid/Sylph being a pair (Maryam and Kanaya, God-Tier shoe theory, actions of characters). There's not a lot of basis for Sylph in mythology, but it acted as a sort of wise-woman, presumably someone who could give advice and help with problems that people took to them. The opposite of Sylph is Prince, who destroys and destroys through their aspect rather than passively healing it and creating it. The active counterpart is the Maid, who focuses on creation and action.
Prince is the active destruction class. They are fueled by their aspect, fueled to the point that they begin to both destroy their aspect and then destroy through it. Like Eridan, who always dreamed of a better world, to the point that he first used his hope and belief to destroy other people, defeating Sollux and killing Feferi, and then destroying Hope itself, such as blowing up the Matriorb and setting the whole team in disarray. Then we have Bro, whose constant destruction of Heart through irony and humor masked his love of puppets and ended up twisting Dave a lot through his lifetime. The Prince is inherently destructive, and this can cause a lot of problems, but the class isn't necessarily harmful. We can see Dirk, who when he gets control of himself uses his identity as an incredible source of power to do things like bring all of his friends together. A fully realized Prince can destroy their aspect in the name of their aspect, and move everything together.
Prince most of the times were not leaders, but sort of lieutenants underneath kings to help administrate their empire. The reference in Homestuck might be to Machiavelli, which discusses the endless political machinations of the princes, who used their influence to get what they wanted done, but at the same time eroding the kingdom with their endless debates. This matches the same type of dual destruction in Homestuck, and could be the original source of the name. The opposite of a Prince is a Sylph, who focuses on healing their aspect and healing through their aspect, paralleling the Prince destruction of and through their aspect. The passive counterpart to the Prince is the Bard, who mocks and derides his aspect and others to death, rather than active destruction.
The Bard is a passive destruction class. A more appropriate name might be "Jester" if it fit the one syllable rule, because what a Bard does is take his aspect and joke around with it. In this way, he destroys his aspect passively, exploiting its flaws, mocking its excesses, and doing so to you, too. We see this in Gamzee, who would tear down the belief that things could be impossible, encouraging people to believe in miracles. Then, when he later started to invite destruction through Rage, he played on Karkat's fears and negative emotions, a surprisingly similar method to before, just focused on Karkat instead of Rage. We see this too with Cronus, who first was fueled by his Hope, his belief that he could be or do something, but later lost that, and turned his hatred upon people like Mituna, destroying Mituna's Hope and positive emotions to leave him sad, both destroying Hope and destroying through Hope like a Bard can do.
The Bard or jester would stay in the king's court, amusing him all day long, at the same time playing very dangerously and mocking the king. It also relates back to Hussie's previous work, Bard Quest, where the Bard ended up doing very little and dicked around a whole lot. It is certainly where the God-Tier codpiece originated from. The opposite of Bard is Maid, who focuses on active creation and control as opposed to the passive destruction of the Bard, and the active counterpart is the Prince, who actively destroys rather than passively inviting destruction.
The Thief is an active allocation class. What dominates the Thief control and placement of their aspect, like Vriska having ALL the luck and thus using it to control what happened next. They seem to start with simple theft, like Vriska's obsession with snatching information, luck, and taking agency, but as they grow, they learn to use it more intelligently, like Meenah using the growth she had in order to work together a plan for defeat Lord English, or Vriska using her information to control others on her quest to find the secret treasure thing. We also have the Condesce, who uses the sheer power she has gained over a lifetime to exert major control over the Life of others, twisting and moving the growth of Planet Earth to her liking. They can also steal through their aspect, such as Vriska using information and the will of others in order to gain the money she wanted. So although it starts about thievery, the Thief grows to be about control, allocation to self, and thievery.
The master thief has been an image in folklore and myth for ages, an almost romantic figure who is skilled enough to talk whatever he or she wants, and then get away with it. The Thief flies in the face of the "subservient" class theory, because it's hard to imagine a thief answering to anyone. However, they are certainly not as high up as a king or a lord, so it still possibly fits. The opposite of a Thief is a Page, who inspires people to use what they have instead of taking it from them. The passive counterpart to a Thief is a Rogue, who moves their aspect for the benefit of everyone and without an emphasis on control.
A Rogue is a passive allocation class. The Rogue moves things around as they see necessary, for the benefit of all and to further their goals. Also, they move things through their aspect. We see in the comic Nepeta, who is a Rogue of Heart, rearranging and moving the emotions and desires of her friends to try and maximize everyone's happiness through shipping, and also taking roles upon herself as she roleplays along with her friends. She is also not afraid to steal other people's motivations and stop their emotions, just like how she morails for Equius quite expertly, listening to his problems and making sure he doesn't do anything rash or crazy, as well as motivating him to do the right thing when it is necessary. We also see Roxy, who takes secrets and other artifacts from the Void, and moves them where it is necessary, telling her friends secrets and details in order to facilitate a smoother group dynamic, as well as giving her friends a cloak through Void in order to keep them protected. So the Rogue does not exercise tight control, nor does it move things primarily to themselves, but rather keeps a constant flow of things and their aspect to benefit everyone.
As for mythological roots, my understanding of a Rogue is limited, but they seemed to act as a sort of thief for hire, working with armies in order to gain secrets of information or the like. They were in effect similar to spies, moving things where necessary in order to help their side and damage the other side. This fits quite nicely with their Homestuck class specifications. The opposite of a Rogue is a Knight, which uses what it has instead of moving things around. The active counterpart is a Thief, who focuses on allocating things to themselves as opposed to moving it in a freeform fashion.
The Knight is the active exploitation class. The Knight uses what it has and it uses it well. Knights often start off with a dearth of their aspect: Dave, as a Knight of Time had very little patience and Karkat had few very close friends do to his off-putting nature. However, what they do have they put to good use, such as Karkat using what bonds he hand in place to form together his team, and Dave quickly learning the ropes of time travel despite the somewhat frightening implications thereof. They do not only weaponize, they use it for EVERYTHING. Dave, as a Knight of Time, has used his powers for attack, defense, information gathering, money laundering, house security, and stupid jokes. And, as they grow, the amount of their aspect at their disposal grows, eventually increasing their total power and how they can use it.
Knights seem to be predisposed toward self-delusion and coming across as different people. This is obvious with Latula Pyrope, who maintains the rad girl image to keep herself safe, but it also manifests as Dave's obsession with being cool and Karkat's perpetually angry actions. This is not a hard and fast rule, but it does seem to be a trend among Knights in Homestuck and out of it. The Knight in myth was a character who would go out and use whatever he had on at hand to scour the countryside and help other people with their tasks and problems, fitting the active exploitation trait well. The opposite of a Knight is a Rogue, who passively moves their aspect rather than using what they've got. The passive counterpart to a Knight is a Page, who inspires others to use what they have instead of using their aspect to their benefit.
The Page is a passive exploitation class. They start off slow, usually lacking a lot in the way of their aspect, such as Tavros being very indecisive or Jake living in constant fear of the monsters outside his house. Another way to look at it is that they start with all of the negatives their aspects (for Tavros, it was indecisiveness, for Jake, it was lack of determination or ability to make up his mind, for Horuss, he was constantly unfortunate and never had enough information to go off of) and it is not until later they get enough and know how to use it in a productive manner. However, when they do, it can be astounding. They can inspire those around them to use their aspect for good and even give them some if they need it. When a Page is done, they have raised and army, an army who knows how to use their aspect and charge into battle. An army of Knights.
The Page is a hard class to spec on, because we have never seen an example of a fully realized Page. Thus, most of this is inference off of passive exploitation as well as mythological roots. The Page class is most likely based off of King Arthur, who spent his early years as a page to his older brother and believed that is all he would ever amount to. Plus, the Page gives others weapons so that they can use them, creating the image and idea of someone who gives people something and helps them use it. The opposite of a Page is Thief, who takes things away instead of helping people use them, and the active counterpart is Knight, who would rather use what they have at their disposal to help people rather than teach or inspire them.
Lord is one of the two Master Classes. It is impossible to say for certain, but odds are the Lord has two jobs: to embody and control their aspect. We see Lord English who represents the very unstoppable and destructive nature of Time itself, and through his goes on his merry romp through Paradox Space, destroying everything in his path. And when he does so, he gets his… hands?… claws?… into everything he can, changing the shape and flow of Paradox Space and creating infinite time loops in order to better help him dominate it. It is also apparent in one of his and Jake's dialogues that he is supposed to ascend to the higher points of their aspect, becoming more and more comfortable with them, and then eventually as he does so, he will suddenly gain more and more control over reality. This very much describes how a Lord as an embodier and controller could work.
The Lord is the head of the castle, be it the king or whoever is in charge, and as such, he dominates. It is often used in mythology that the place a person rules comes to resemble them, and vice versa. This could very well be part of the control/embody dichotomy: Caliborn's growth has been of him into Time, the patient, well-timed, inevitable yet uncertain point of destruction, and as he becomes this being, he gains control over the aspect. The opposite of a Lord and its passive counterpart is Muse, which passively embodies their class and inspires others, giving them control.
Muse is the most passive class, and it is probably about embodiment and inspiration. We look at Calliope, who is obsessed with her image and what she looks like to the point that she starts to continuously worry about them and tries to hide who she is. Her character arc is probably about becoming comfortable with who she is and through this more actively embodying Space. She also uses information, creation, and substance to inspire others, this very essence of who she is, and thus helps others become motivated in their quest. We also see her amazing abilities of creation when it comes to Space, and how Roxy is enable and more capable to move as she goes further and further into Calliope's world, which could be a part of it, too.
Muses in mythology were gods, who never impacted reality except to inspire artists. They each had a piece of art they focused on, and in many ways represented that piece of art. In this way, they were extremely passive, but inspired many people and impacted reality that way. So that could be the mythological origin of a Muse. Opposite and active counterpart of a Muse is a Lord, who embodies and dominates their aspect rather than inspiring through it.
So that's my thoughts on the 12 aspects, 14 classes, and Classpect in general. If you have any questions, particularly about the combinations of these, feel free to ask! I also adore constructive criticism and a healthy debate. I would also like to thank all of my followers: this was done as my 50 follower special, and I suspect I shall get many more to come. And of course, thanks to Andrew Hussie for ruining my life with his amazing webcomic.
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The fine folks at Mercedes-Benz, the proud sponsor of the Superdome which hosts Super Bowl XLVII, unveiled their commercial for the big game. Their Super Bowl ad features a star-studded cast that includes Usher, Willem Dafoe and the always lovely Kate Upton. Mercedes' commercial is for their all-new CLA-Class — something that everyone watching is just going to jump out of their seats to go buy, right?
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wide-eyed-and-wandering said: Can you please cite some of the ways in which Palestinians living in Israel are discriminated against?
This is a good resource. Some quotes:
- Population Registry Law {1965} — Requires all residents of Israel to register their nationality [i.e., Jewish, Arab, Druze] with the Population Registry and obtain an identity card carrying this information. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Says: "a dual system of law discriminates between Jewish Israelis and indigenous Palestinians based on a constructed status of 'Jewish nationality'. This prejudicial application of law is apparent in all processes of the legal system, from the rights to information and fair trial to detention and prison treatment."
- Family Unification {2003} — Under the 2003 policy for "family unification" non-citizen spouses and children of Arab Israeli citizens are prohibited from entering Israel [and living with their spouse/parent]. This means if you are a Palestinian from outside Israel, married to an Israeli, you are barred from living with your spouse in Israel. This does not apply to any other nationality beside Arabs. This "interim" provision has been regularly extended, most recently in January, 2011.
- Absentee Property Law {No. 20, March 1950} — A law to confiscate property from Palestinians inside the state of Israel. It confiscated land from 750,000 refugees ethnically cleansed from Palestine in 1947-49 and "internally displaced" Palestinians who remained in Israel. Before 1948, Palestinians owned 90% of the land in Palestine; in 1952 they owned 3%; today, they are a mostly a landless people. The law classifies the personal property of Palestinians forced to flee (or internally displaced) as "absentee property" and places it under the authority of the Custodian of Absentee Property.
- Development Authority [Transfer of Property Law] {July 1950} — Transfers confiscated Palestinian villages and private property to the Jewish National Fund — Jewish Agency [Status] Law {1952} and Jewish National Fund Law {1953} — Establishes the World Zionist Organization, the Jewish Agency and the Jewish National Fund as organizations with governmental status in fulfilling Zionist objectives — the immigration and settlement of Jews in Palestine. Under a complicated interplay of Israel's Basic Law, bestowing quasi governmental status and the transfer of "public land" to these agencies whose charters restrict the sale, transfer or lease of land to non-Jews, Israel has managed to prohibit non-Jewish [i.e., Palestinian] citizens from acquiring land or leasing land, including land taken from them under various statutes [see above]. 93% of the land in Israel has this prohibition.
- National Planning and Building Law {1965} — Creates a system of discriminatory zoning and freezes existing Arab villages while allowing expansion of Jewish settlements. It also re-classifies many Arab villages as "non-residential," thereby creating "unrecognized villages" – villages that do not receive basic municipal services such as water and electricity; all buildings are threatened with demolition orders.
- The Law of Political Parties {1982} — Bars the Registrar of Political Parties from registering a political party if it denies "the existence of the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic State." In 2002 both Section 7A(1) of the Basic Law and Knesset and the Law of Political Parties were amended further to bar those whose goals or actions, directly or indirectly, "support armed struggle of an enemy state or of a terror organization, against the State of Israel." These amendments were added expressly to curtail the political participation of Palestinian Arabs within Israel – such as Azmi Bishara – who have expressed solidarity with Palestinians resisting military occupation in the West Bank and Gaza.
- The Emergency Powers (Detention) Law {1979} and the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance {1948} have been used to detain Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel without benefit of trial and without permitting contact with lawyers. The Criminal Procedure (Powers of Enforcement, Detentions) Law {1996} has been used to target Palestinian protests and make mass arrests to stifle political decent.
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We are a warm and welcoming Anglican Church in the heart of Lenton.
We are one worshipping community with 2 church buildings – Holy Trinity Church on Church Street (off Lenton Boulevard, New Lenton), and the Priory Church of St Anthony on Gregory Street (in Old Lenton, and looking towards Dunkirk).
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FRISCO, TEXAS—The Dallas Stars missed making the playoffs by two points and that ended up costing Head Coach Marc Crawford his job. As the players were cleaning out their lockers at their headquarters in Frisco, General Manager Joe Nieuwendyk fired Crawford after missing the playoffs in each of his two seasons.
"I would like to thank Marc for the hard work he provided to the Dallas Stars over the last two seasons," Nieuwendyk said. "We wish him the best in the future."
The Stars got off to a good start winning 30 of the first 49 games but finished 12-16-6 over the final part of the season and missed the playoffs by just two points after losing to Minnesota on Sunday.
" It's difficult when we don't make the playoffs," Nieuwendyk said. "Ultimately that is the goal, and the goal is to win playoff series and challenge for a Stanley Cup. I believe and know that we are making steps towards that, unfortunately it wasn't good enough this year, even with 95 points in an extremely tough conference and even more tough division. This is why we have to get better, we have to be with the elite teams in the conference."
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I found this on the Politico and the entire story whined about so-called Republican dirty tricks. Ha! Her own people could not repudiate the truth of the advertisement. Just said it was tricky, pretending that progressives endorsed her candidacy. Well, guess what. We learned a thing or two lately. We learned to actually LOOK at someone's past voting record to try to gauge what kind of person they are. And conservatives are in NO MOOD to put up with somebody who calls themselves a Republican, yet is endorsed by unions, supports gay marriage, card check and Obozo's stimulus that didn't stimulate anything. She is a Democrat that happens to have an (R) next to her name. The ad was run by an independent group against a Republican, by the way. So "Republican Dirty Tricks" is as inaccurate a headline as you can possibly get.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
The Ad that brought down Dede Scozzafava?
I found this on the Politico and the entire story whined about so-called Republican dirty tricks. Ha! Her own people could not repudiate the truth of the advertisement. Just said it was tricky, pretending that progressives endorsed her candidacy. Well, guess what. We learned a thing or two lately. We learned to actually LOOK at someone's past voting record to try to gauge what kind of person they are. And conservatives are in NO MOOD to put up with somebody who calls themselves a Republican, yet is endorsed by unions, supports gay marriage, card check and Obozo's stimulus that didn't stimulate anything. She is a Democrat that happens to have an (R) next to her name. The ad was run by an independent group against a Republican, by the way. So "Republican Dirty Tricks" is as inaccurate a headline as you can possibly get.
Social Security--Ruined by DEMOCRATS!
Hat Tip Bill Turner.
Activism Time Right Now!
Left Coast Rebel has a nice list for congressional Blue Dog emails. It was SO easy to copy and paste and email them all at once.
Additionally, if you are on TWITTER, go to Sam Adam's blog on ResistNet and start tweeting your fingers to the bone. I made some headway tonight before I got blocked off of Twitter for sending too many at once.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Dems Know Obamacare STINKS!
They say it all the time. They say:
LET'S NOT IMPLEMENT IT UNTIL 2013. They know there will be a lot of angry people once it has been implemented. The system will be thrown into chaos. They don't want to hurt Obama's re-election chances in 2012, so Obamacare can't take effect until 2013. If they thought it would be so great, it would take effect immediately, so as to help the 2010 and 2012 elections.
NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR CONGRESSMEN. In the 2000-page bill, I am told, is a provision that exempts congressmen from being subject to the bill. NICE. :-(
Arrogant Americans? Count Our Dead.
Our European arrogance in alphabetical order
1. The American Cemetery at Aisne-Marne , France . A total of 2289 of our military dead.
2. The American Cemetery at Ardennes , Belgium . A total of 5329 of our dead.
3. The American Cemetery at Brittany, France . A total of 4410 of our military dead. Excuse us.
4. Brookwood , England American Cemetery. A total of 468 of our dead.
5. Cambridge , England . 3812 of our military dead.
6. Epin al , France American Cemetery. A total of 5525 of our Military dead.
7. Flanders Field , Belgium . A total of 368 of our military.
8. Florence , Italy . A total of 4402 of our military dead.
9. Henri-Chapelle , Belgium . A total of 7992 of our military dead .
10. Lorraine , France . A total of 10,489 of our military dead.
11. Luxembourg , Luxembourg . A total of 5076 of our military dead.
12. Meuse-Argonne. A total of 14246 of our military dead.
13. Netherlands , Netherlands . A total of 8301 of our military dead.
14. Normandy , France . A total of 9387 of our military dead.
15. Oise-Aisne , France . A total of 6012 of our military dead.
16. Rhone , France . A total of 861 of our military dead.
17. Sicily , Italy . A total of 7861 of our military dead.
18. Somme , France . A total of 1844 of our military dead.
19. St. Mihiel , France . A total of 4153 of our military dead.
20. Suresnes , France . a total of 1541 of our military dead.
Apologize to no one. Remind those of our sacrifice and don't confuse arrogance with leadership.
If I added correctly the count is 104,366 dead.
And we have to watch an American elected leader who apologizes to Europe and the Middle East that our country is "arrogant"!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Pelosi's 1,990-Page Government Takeover of Health Care - 10 Facts
Washington, Oct 29 -
Members of Congress and the American people are just beginning to look at Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) 1,990-page government takeover of health care, but it's already becoming clear just how costly and unsustainable this proposal is. From higher taxes on middle-class families to job-killing mandates on small businesses to cuts in Medicare benefits for seniors, here are 10 facts every American should know about Speaker Pelosi's 1,990-page government takeover of health care:
1. RAISES TAXES ON MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES. Speaker Pelosi's health care bill imposes a range of tax increases on families with income below $250,000, breaking a promise made by President Obama. Tax increases on middle class families include: an individual mandate tax of up to 2.5 percent of income for taxpayers earning as little as $9,350; repeal of a tax break on medicine purchased with funds from an HSA (health savings account); limits to tax relief through FSAs (flexible spending accounts); taxes on medical devices that will inevitably be passed on to consumers; and a new tax on all insurance policies.
2. MASSIVE CUTS TO MEDICARE BENEFITS FOR SENIORS. Despite grave warnings from CBO, FactCheck.org, and the independent Lewin Group that cuts to Medicare of the magnitude included in Speaker Pelosi's bill would have a negative impact on seniors' benefits and choices, Speaker Pelosi's health care bill stays the course and cuts Medicare by hundreds of billions of dollars.
3. NO PROTECTIONS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. Speaker Pelosi's health care bill claims to exempt small businesses from the steep eight percent 'pay or play' employer mandate. The facts tell a different story. Using Census data compiled by the Small Business Administration, this so-called 'exemption' hammers small employers with only, on average, 17 or more employees to new taxes and mandates. The outfits affected employ 70 percent of all small business employees, or 42.3 million workers. Adding to the assault on small businesses, the bill does not index the small business "exemption" amounts, meaning more and more small businesses will be ensnared by this job-killing employer mandate each year.
4. INCREASES THE COST OF HEALTH INSURANCE. Imposing a new $2 billion tax on insurance policies will be passed on to patients in the form of higher premiums. Changes to the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit will, according to estimates by CBO, will raise Medicare Part B premiums by $25 billion and Part D premiums by 20 percent. And imposing an unfunded mandate on the states to pay for the bill's Medicaid expansion will shift the burden of this expansion on state taxpayers who may experience tax increases to cover the cost.
5. USES GIMMICKS TO HIDE BUDGET-BUSTING COST, PILES UP DEBT ON FUTURE GENERATIONS. Speaker Pelosi's health care bill claims to be deficit neutral, but uses budget gimmickry to hide its massive total cost. Working families across America know they cannot simply decide that a bill they get in the mail doesn't exist, but that's exactly what congressional Democrats are doing. In order to meet the President's 'target' spending total of $900 billion, Democrats have simply swept costly provisions under the rug, including the $245 billion 'doc fix.'
6. IMPOSES JOB-KILLING EMPLOYER MANDATES. Additional taxes on employers and new government mandates that dictate acceptable insurance will place new and crushing burdens on employers. These are burdens that will ultimately fall squarely on the backs of workers in the form of reduced wages, fewer hours or lost employment. CBO agrees that "[e]mployees largely bear the cost of... play-or-pay fees in the form of lower wages." According to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation's largest small business association, an employer mandate of this magnitude will disproportionately impact small businesses, triggering up to 1.6 million lost jobs. Two-thirds of those jobs would be shed by small businesses.
7. TILTS THE PLAYING FIELD IN FAVOR OF THE GOVERNMENT-RUN INSURANCE COMPANY. Speaker Pelosi's health care bill promises not to give the government-run plan advantages over private insurers in the market, but the opposite is true. The bill provides billions in start-up funding for the government-run plan, and while it requires the plan to repay the money over time it does not require the plan to pay interest on this "loan." This interest-free, taxpayer-subsidized loan is potentially worth millions of dollars and tilts the playing field in favor of the government-run plan.
8. THREATENS CASH-STRAPPED STATES WITH UNFUNDED MANDATES. Speaker Pelosi's health care bill swells the number of Americans on the government rolls by expanding Medicaid eligibility. Medicaid is financed through a federal-state partnership, but the bill dumps nearly ten percent of the mandated expansion included in the bill onto the states. States, already struggling with fiscal constraints, would be left on the hook for billions of dollars due to this unfunded mandate.
9. CREATES A NEW MONSTROSITY IN THE TAX CODE. Starting in 2011, Speaker Pelosi's health care bill imposes a 5.4 percent tax on adjusted gross income above $500,000 for individuals and $1 million for married couples. Yet, the dollar amounts for which the tax kicks in are not indexed for inflation. We've seen this horror film before: the Alternative Minimum Tax, another Frankenstein's monster of the tax code, also wasn't indexed for inflation and now affects millions of middle class families with incomes below the Democrat's surtax.
10. MISSES AN OPPORTUNITY TO CURTAIL JUNK LAWSUITS. Speaker Pelosi's health care bill misses a critical opportunity to rein in junk lawsuits and costly defensive medicine. The bill includes only a voluntary grant program to deal with the medical liability crisis instead of including real reform, which would produce tens of billions of dollars in savings, improve efficiency in our health care system and reduce costs for patients and providers.
BONUS: Republicans have offered better solutions to lower health care costs and expand access to quality, affordable coverage at a price our nation can afford. Learn more by visiting healthcare.gop.gov.
Hat Tip Republican Leader John Boehner.


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Many of them have said they do not agree with Corbett's cuts to education. But one student was so outraged, that he sent an email to his fellow seniors asking them to turn their back on Corbett during his speech. But will other graduates back the plan?
"When there might be family members in the stands that don't care about Corbett, they're just there to celebrate their son or daughter graduating, and there are students in the crowd who just don't care because this is our day to celebrate, don't ruin it for the rest of us." said Dylan Antonucci, who will graduate Saturday.
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From Ralph Peters' March 18 New York Post column:
The president's glee in humiliating the Brits stems from his ties to Kenya at an impressionable age, back when liberation rhetoric was in vogue. He behaves as if the Brits still rule in Nairobi, whipping servants and potting lions from the veranda. (This freeze-dried activist world-view also nudges Obama into emotional sympathy with the likes of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and imbues him with a rosy picture of Russia.)
Regarding Israel, a lifetime of extremist associations has infected Obama with an emotional loathing for the Jewish state and a romantic vision of Palestinian terrorists as freedom fighters. (Anti-Israeli and naked anti-Jewish rhetoric is endemic within left-wing hate-church congregations, such as that led by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.)
Betraying Israel may give you emotional satisfaction, sir, but it will bring us no lasting benefits. Israel is, literally, flesh of our flesh. Don't stick a knife in it.
The Post posted a photo of Jeremiah Wright with Peters' column, with a caption stating: "Obama: Did he imbibe distaste for Israel from pal Rev. Wright?":
During an appearance on The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News contributor Ralph Peters attacked Gen. Stanley McChrystal's tactical directive meant to reduce civilian deaths in Afghanistan by asking, "Can we win any kind of war without killing the enemy?" However, in the directive, McChrystal stated, "We must fight the insurgents, and will use the tools at our disposal to both defeat the enemy and protect our forces."
Since August, Fox News has hosted "Fox News strategic analyst" Ralph Peters at least 31 times, despite his suggestion last July that the Taliban should kill a captured U.S. soldier. In his most recent Fox appearance, Peters called for the firing of attorney general Eric Holder because he "seems to have never met a terrorist he didn't want to hug."
In a July 2009 Fox appearance, Peters blasted the Taliban-captured Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl as a "liar, we're not sure if he's a deserter." Peters added that if Bergdahl is a deserter, "the Taliban can save us a lot of legal hassles and legal bills."
Peters' remarks set off a flurry of angry reaction from military and veteran quarters. The Pentagon reportedly said that his remarks "could endanger" the captured soldier. Then-Vice Chairman of VoteVets.org Brandon Friedman, who now works at the Department of Veterans Affairs, wrote that "proposing that an American soldier should be executed by the Taliban is extraordinarily inappropriate at best -- regardless of whether or not the soldier is a deserter." Twenty-three veterans in Congress (Republicans and Democrats) criticized Peters and Fox News; Congressman and retired Navy Commander Eric Massa called on Fox to fire Peters.
On August 29, Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade exclaimed, "I always love talking" to Peters. The feeling is mutual: Between August 1, 2009, and February 3, Peters appeared on Fox News and Fox Business Network shows at least 31 times.* During his appearances, Peters claimed that Obama is "too vain" to fire "politically correct appoint[ee]" Janet Napolitano; Obama "doesn't think" [9-11] was "any big deal"; and "I'm sick of hearing that Islam is a religion of peace," "It's clear that the problem is Islam."
The New York Post, which, like Fox News, is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., publishes Peters as a columnist. Peters is also a regular guest on Fox News Radio.
During his appearances on the network, Fox News helped Peters sell his science fiction book, The War After Armageddon.
Peters' continued appearances on Fox beg the question: just what does someone have to do to get fired by Fox?
*America's Nightly Scoreboard (FBN): December 2, February 3. Cavuto (FBN): September 25, November 24. Fox & Friends: August 1, August 29, September 5, September 16, September 20, September 30, October 7, October 10, November 7, November 14, November 29, December 2, December 12, January 16, January 24. Glenn Beck: December 3. The O'Reilly Factor: August 7, September 3, September 10, September 15, September 24, November 6, November 10, December 28, January 7. Money for Breakfast (FBN): August 14. Your World with Neil Cavuto: November 9.
From the February 3 edition of Fox Business Network's America's Nightly Scoreboard:
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Following the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight, Fox News has repeatedly discussed terrorism with analysts who have proved themselves not credible to discuss American foreign policy by making false or outrageous statements about foreign policy or terrorism. For example, Fox hosted Stephen Hayes, whose false comments about a connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda had to be corrected by the Pentagon; Michael Scheuer, who said that "the only chance we have" is for Osama bin Laden to "detonate a major weapon" in the United States; Ralph Peters, who previously said on Fox News that if the soldier the Taliban captured had deserted his post, then "the Taliban can save us a lot of legal hassles"; and Judith Miller, who reported a series of stories on Saddam Hussein's ability to produce weapons of mass destruction that the Times later corrected in an editor's note.
From a January 8 FrontPageMag.com interview of Fox News strategic analyst Ralph Peters:
FP: How much confidence, exactly, do you have in this administration providing safety to Americans against our enemies?
Peters: Unfortunately, I have no faith-none-in the administration's seriousness, when it comes to protecting Americans. A president who insists, in the face of overwhelming evidence, that every next terrorist is just an "isolated extremist" with no connection to Islam isn't interested in solving the problem.
FP: Your view of Janet Napolitano? Why is she still heading Homeland Security?
Peters: I'd rather not view Janet Napolitano at all. This woman is so far out of her depth that it can't be measured with Newtonian metrics. She was a politically correct appointment, period. On the positive side, word is that she'll be gone in the next few months-Obama's too vain to fire her right now, while the administration's under fire over the Christmas terror attempt, but he realizes what a political liability she's become.
There's another, unfortunate, side to this. When representing our country, especially on security matters, appearance and physical presence matter. It would be great if that were not so, but facts are facts. Even if Napolitano were a security genius, she doesn't project a forceful, capable image to our deadly enemies (or to our allies). Again, every one of Obama's cabinet-level appointments has been about domestic politics, not about their effectiveness on the world stage.
Well, at least he can't blame Bush for Napolitano.
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In an interview with Australia's Sky News, News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch falsely claimed that Fox News hosts had not "likened" President Obama to Josef Stalin. In fact, Fox News hosts and contributors have repeatedly drawn comparisons between Stalin and members of the Obama administration, including Obama himself, and have also compared Stalin's policies to Obama's policies.
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In recent days, Fox News' Sean Hannity and Charles Krauthammer have criticized President Obama for not immediately following the advice of Gen. Stanley McChrystal's reported request for additional combat troops in Afghanistan, with Hannity stating, "Just listen to what the generals on the ground want to be successful." But Fox News strategic analyst Lt. Col. Ralph Peters (Ret.) contradicted this criticism, arguing that a larger force "will not make a difference" and that "a smaller, compact, lethal force is the way to go."
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Misleading puppy ownership.
But he thinks you are boring for saying so.
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It's kind of a relief, she says.
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