Moronic Yahoo story of the day

TLAM Strike · 02-12-12, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Go back to your college english class.

Or their college history class...

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In those movies, Palpatine is so far removed from us we can only approach him from the perspective of a Hitler. We must always remember that Hitler didn't ascend to dictator by using tanks, but the ballot box.

Hitler was appointed...

...he was also guilty of treason...

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Try naming a single character in the original trilogy that can attain such an authentic level of ambiguity.

Lets see he shoots first; asks no questions later.

He smuggles contraband for a crime lord.

He was dishonorably discharged from the service

He was about to leave all the rebels to die:

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Luke: So. You got your reward and you're just leaving, then?
Han Solo: That's right, yeah. Got some old debts I gotta pay off with this stuff. Even if I didn't, you don't think I'd be fool enough to stick around here, do you? Why don't you come with us? You're pretty good in a fight. We could use you.
Luke: Come on. Why don't you take a look around. You know what's about to happen, what they're up against. They could use a good pilot like you, you're turning your back on them.
Han Solo: What good is a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides, attacking that battle station is not my idea of courage. It's more like, suicide.

Oh then he saves Skywalke's life and by extension the whole Rebellion.

There is moral ambiguity for you.

misha1967 · 02-13-12, 01:15 AM

Not to mention another "minor" character that said reviewer obviously missed entirely: Darth Vader. Or perhaps the original trilogy was just too horribly bad for him to watch it all the way through "Return..." where Vader answers Luke's pleas for him to turn to the light side with an anguished "it is too late for me, son", followed by the rather obvious internal battle he wages as he watches the Emperor torture his only son until he finally has enough and sacrifices his own life to save him.

No, no moral ambiguity there at all.

CaptainHaplo · 02-13-12, 01:28 AM

Railing against the "age of bush" - executive mandates from on high, sinister plots and political deceit - but the writer can't seem to find the same dangers and occurances in mandates to religious institutions (or private insurance companies) regarding abortion and birth control, the writer fails to contrast an educational law, passed by Congress and signed by the chief executive - with the unilateral (and unconstitutional) mandates of a "waiver" that includes another set of standards arbitrarily set by the President....

Not that the "age of bush" was "good" - but the intentional disregard for the present circumstances and actions while blasting "the guy on the other side", is hypocritical at best....

Of course - what do we expect from someone who makes a living reviewing movies and uses the forum to tell us that "treason" is ok ....
Political spouting of idiocy exemplified.

CaptainHaplo · 02-13-12, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Or their college history class...

Hitler was appointed...

...he was also guilty of treason...

Lets see he shoots first; asks no questions later.

He smuggles contraband for a crime lord.

He was dishonorably discharged from the service

He was about to leave all the rebels to die:

Oh then he saves Skywalke's life and by extension the whole Rebellion.

There is moral ambiguity for you.

He actually shoots second.... Lucas discussed this and in the original Greedo shoots first, but the camera angle didn't "catch" it - which is why in the remake there is a wider angle.....

TLAM Strike · 02-13-12, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

He actually shoots second.... Lucas discussed this and in the original Greedo shoots first, but the camera angle didn't "catch" it - which is why in the remake there is a wider angle.....

I'm sure he did that just to sell T-Shirts...

mookiemookie · 02-13-12, 10:42 AM

Yeah the prequels had wonderfully nuanced, morally ambiguous characters...

and Jar Jar Binks.

This fact alone make his argument null and void.

And all of the political crap can be left at the door. The prequels were written in the 1990s, before Bush was president.

Takeda Shingen · 02-13-12, 04:26 PM

Is this going to be a daily update thread? Dear god I hope so.

02-13-12, 01:15 AM	#2
misha1967 Commander Join Date: May 2004 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 470 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Not to mention another "minor" character that said reviewer obviously missed entirely: Darth Vader. Or perhaps the original trilogy was just too horribly bad for him to watch it all the way through "Return..." where Vader answers Luke's pleas for him to turn to the light side with an anguished "it is too late for me, son", followed by the rather obvious internal battle he wages as he watches the Emperor torture his only son until he finally has enough and sacrifices his own life to save him. No, no moral ambiguity there at all. __________________ Ansonsten, Herr Lutter, ist alles in Butter Liqui-cooled Intel i2550K @ 4.2 GHz, 8 Gb RAM, GTX 970 GPU

02-13-12, 01:28 AM	#3
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,405 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Railing against the "age of bush" - executive mandates from on high, sinister plots and political deceit - but the writer can't seem to find the same dangers and occurances in mandates to religious institutions (or private insurance companies) regarding abortion and birth control, the writer fails to contrast an educational law, passed by Congress and signed by the chief executive - with the unilateral (and unconstitutional) mandates of a "waiver" that includes another set of standards arbitrarily set by the President.... Not that the "age of bush" was "good" - but the intentional disregard for the present circumstances and actions while blasting "the guy on the other side", is hypocritical at best.... Of course - what do we expect from someone who makes a living reviewing movies and uses the forum to tell us that "treason" is ok .... Political spouting of idiocy exemplified. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

02-13-12, 10:42 AM	#6
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Yeah the prequels had wonderfully nuanced, morally ambiguous characters... and Jar Jar Binks. This fact alone make his argument null and void. And all of the political crap can be left at the door. The prequels were written in the 1990s, before Bush was president. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

02-13-12, 04:26 PM	#7
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Is this going to be a daily update thread? Dear god I hope so.