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About the other thing, do you know of any recent "dump cop" movies? I don't watch enough anymore to be sure. But I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the trope has gone out of fashion.
Not only that, but Moore won the primary, despite even Trump backing Strange. It's not like it was any surprise, who he was. Alabama Republicans get no kudos for staying home so that the monster they wanted could win without them taking moral responsibility.Dave_LF wrote: Most of the GOP voters are as sane and reasonable as anyone else, but enough of them would rather vote for monsters than for the other party that this is what we get. It's true that Moore lost, but only just barely. And he's the sort of caricature you might invent when posing a hypothetical "would you consider voting for a Democrat if the alternative was this guy" scenario. And Trump, about whom you could say much the same thing, did not lose.
I don't remember any recent cop movies that weren't a comedy. Hm. I did always find it interesting that no cop could solve a crime until he was pulled off the case, and every qualified secret agent had to be lured from retirement.About the other thing, do you know of any recent "dump cop" movies? I don't watch enough anymore to be sure. But I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the trope has gone out of fashion.
Something about our own origin myths. These are not correct though; the American Revolution was conducted quite "lawfully" in the D&D sense of the word, with a formal military under a formal command structure, written legal arguments and statements drawn up by actual lawyers, and so forth. The leaders worked very hard to maintain their image as decent, law-abiding citizens who'd been forced against their will to defy an authority that had betrayed its own legitimacy. This is in contrast to how things unfolded shortly thereafter in France, and the French Revolution's very different aftermath is at least party attributable to the fact that it was conducted chaotically.Frelga wrote:The trope of rogue against evil establishment is basically the entire MCU Captain America story, and that ought to tell us something.
It's only possible to conduct lawful good resistance against a lawful good or neutral authority. I learned on my trip to Boston that the English troops were under strict orders not to shoot at unarmed civilians (contrast with American police), which is why the Tea Party was carried out by unarmed people.Dave_LF wrote:This is in contrast to how things unfolded shortly thereafter in France, and the French Revolution's very different aftermath is at least party attributable to the fact that it was conducted chaotically.
I've been at a loss for words. Both at the comment and the contortions some are making to excuse it.Voronwë the Faithful wrote:I'm surprised that no one has commented on our President's lovely "shithole countries" remark, speaking about Haiti and countries in Africa. I really thought I had reached the point that I could not be shocked or offended by anything that he said or did. I was wrong.
Who cares what media outlets are deciding about the word “shithole”?
How about some media reporting on what they continue to decide about the word “racist”?
I'm a pragmatist. I believe that there will be hell to pay later for complacency now.Voronwë the Faithful wrote:I will never be numb. I will forever be the cynical idealist.
Indeed. Packing up and moving to a place where you don't speak the language or know the customs with the intention of re-making your life is not a decision taken lightly.Voronwë the Faithful wrote:Immigrants have come to the U.S. throughout history because their opportunities in the home countries were limited.