LOVE IT, @loppar!
Tbf ā¦ when I served 15 years ago we were always briefed to not talk to the press under any circumstances for various reasons ā¦ largest reason was opsec ā¦ we had pr people and commanders to do that
I wish more people would understand this. The currency we use only holds value because we believe it does. There is nothing of substance (in the way of usable goods) backing it up. It might as well be cryptocurrency except that the government insures your deposits (easy to do when they print the money).
This could very well have been ābusiness as usualāā¦
It also could have been another instance of Trumpās battle against āThe Enemy of the Peopleā
Since I donāt have all of the facts; Iāll concede that it was the formerā¦with a large bit of skepticism because of this President.
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The reason state issued fiat currency is seen as more secure is because they can tax and/or seize the assets of citizens (Cyprus). The state basically has a claim on whatever percentage of the production of the populace that it decrees it does.
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Good point. I had forgotten about that little tidbit (due to its inherent unpleasantness).
It amazes me systems like this in western countries have lasted as long as they have without some major revolutions coming more frequently.
Damn, I need to go back to college. I never knew I was a racist, fascist bastard for taking my niece to see āThe Lion Kingā . I have probably created a racist hating bitch, who dreams of killing minorities in an all out race war.
āThe Lion Kingā offers us a seductive worldview in which absolute power goes unquestioned, and where the weak and the vulnerable are fundamentally inferior.ā In the budding socialist, all-inclusive culture that our author seems to want so bad, the fact that Simba or Mufasa have any authority is a no-go. Forget the fact that their peaceful stewardship of Pride Rock is the only thing that keeps the hyenas at bay.
āWith the lions standing in for the ruling class and the āgoodā herbivores embodying societyās decent, law-abiding citizens, the hyenas transparently represent the black, brown and disabled bodies that are forcefully excluded from this fascist society.ā
Not to mention the story of the lion king isnāt based on any theory of government or class. Itās literally how Lions work.
The Alpha Male has the harem and almost no other males get to mate. Other males challenge the Alpha until heās eventually killed. Then the winner kills all the old Alphaās offspring and gets the harem.
Itās not a commentary on human race or government at all. And how can it be White Supremasist with Mufasa voiced by James Earl Jones?
Who IS this āJames Earl Jonesā of whom you speak???
The Voice was mineā¦and mine aloneā¦
Is this a CHALLENGE???
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Not really. I donāt feel like ripping your throat out with my teeth. Fighting with your face sounds exhausting.
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The same argument was made when it came out the first time. The same argument could be tweaked to fit any Disney movie. Those seven dwarves represented the oppressed working class.
Do the lions kill and eat other animals in the movie? If not, then it is literally not how lions work.
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Mufasa revealing the āmight makes rightā fascism at his deep heartās core.
It must be true, the Washpo told me so.
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He covered that, you Nazi!
"But itās also not enough. In our increasingly nostalgic culture, we need to recognize that the real problem with āThe Lion Kingā isnāt the ethnicity of its voice actors, just as the inherent misogyny of āThe Little Mermaidā canāt be salvaged by casting a black actress in a role thatās notorious for sexualizing and objectifying teenage girlsā bodies. These films consistently champion authoritarian and anti-democratic values by reproducing a worldview in which power, strength and privilege are genetically determined, and where the weak and vulnerable only exist to serve, support and flatter their masters.ā
Sounds like Wakanda.
Oopsā¦
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They eat bugs? Also, it is heavily implied that they hunt the savannah into a famine.
They are all wrong anyway. The Lion King is a feudalist film. It shows how the land withers until the true king returns.
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Horse shit ā¦ they own that fucking mine ā¦ theyāre there bourgeoise at worst ā¦ self sufficient capitalists at best
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The cynic in me wonders about a lot of these type of articles. I mean we know that these type of things get clicks. And itās not hard to write them.
Iām not saying the author isnāt genuine but itās sad that many major news sites all have this type of stuff going on. Itās because clicks pay the bills. And absurd takes get linked on other sites, shared on Facebook and twitter and people go read the original article.
I definitely think many writers are taking crazy ass positions merely because it gets attention and generates clicks and money/future influence. And all these sites āneedā to share this stuff because then people are clicking on them and maybe reading other stories and shit. Weāre definitely in a period where getting talked about is good business whether itās because people are happy or not.
Fuck weāre talking about a country so fucking stupid Alex Jones has made millions.
Dues Vult, or God save the Queen. Itās a genuine Sophieās choice.