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Frokane's Mildly Politcal Hangout Thread

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Hang on, aren't they fake news?

@Dynamo Frokane

It's always a good idea to check in on what the deep state wants you to believe.

Frokane's Mildly Politcal Hangout Thread

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19th century western European literature:

So on the 19th of June 1843 I an my cohorts Sam, Peter, Tabitha, and Carl set forth upon our journey from the port of Calais at a pace of forty knots into the Wide Atlantic, that great diving water between the world that is know, of which I speak of America, and the world that is old, of which I speak of as Europe and greater France and England. From then on we pursued leisurely pursuits upon the deck involving trained monkeys and otherwise acting properly bourgeoisie until we ran aground of the Nautilus. I shall now describe the ship in gross detail for FIVE FUCKING CHAPTERS.

Tally ho

@Dinh AaronMk

I guess we all wear masks.

Frokane's Mildly Politcal Hangout Thread

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But he's pretty much on the cusp of victory, with or without chemical weapons. If the rebels were about to bust down his door to crucify him, I would understand how he might reach that level of desperation. But no, the dude's winning, has Russian support, and up until the gas attack had the indirect approval of the US because Trump seems to be okay with what is happening there with Russia. He is putting all of that in jeopardy, and for what? So he can taunt the US (and the world), hedging his bets on the belief that the US is still unwilling to enforce the red line? Seems way too risky and unnecessary.

@Pepperm1nts

The misconception here is that Assad just started doing the chemical thing. He's been dropping chlorine bombs for a while now, if the opposition is to be believed. CNN cited evidence that not one but three different attacks in the last several months were launched out of this base. The only unique thing about the latest attack is that the aftermath was caught on video.

Frokane's Mildly Politcal Hangout Thread

1. There's still a pretty strong chance this was a false flag (as in ISIS gases people and Assad gets blamed). Pressure and preparation are warranted; war is not.

2. The US should absolutely not get into another unilateral op, and removing Assad without providing stability is only going to empower ISIS. If there's a military repercussion, either make it limited enough to maintain the balance of power (which is hurting ISIS badly), or make it sufficient that ISIS has no vacuum to fill after Assad is gone. This would be the perfect opportunity for the EU, the UN, and/or NATO to do something useful for a change.

3. Assad is really a cunt anyway, so if the EU, UN, and/or NATO would like to skip step one, I'm all in favor. I just better not see another OIF-style """"""coalition""""" in which >80% of the funding is coming from the USA.

Update: missile retribution has been delivered.

Double update: conflicting reports, but at least some sources are saying 59 missiles hit home and the barrage caused zero casualties? Game-changing-ish levels of interesting if true.

TTL: The Final Hazard OOC

@Doc Doctor
I have never watched TTGL.

Now I need to watch all of it in just under 24 hours so that I can make use of this new utterly imperative development.

Mot fucking damnit.

@Terminal

Worth it. I'm sure you'll agree!

Ghost in the Shell was a good movie.

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@SleepingSilence

ffs why are you still here?

I haven't watched the Hollywood take on GitS since it's not out in my region yet, but I do plan on giving it a shot.

I've watched the 1995 movie, SAC and Arise (2015 reboot). GitS was one of the titles that piqued my interest in the cyberpunk genre, and I really enjoy it for the philosophical and psychological exploration of the characters and setting, of man versus computers. Even the director of Matrix cited GitS as one of the sources of inspiration to the trilogy.

So yep. I feel that I should give the live action a chance even if the "whitewashing" feels a bit odd to me, and the trailer shows numerous scenes similar the 1995 animated movie. It's going to be hard to watch it unbiased, but I know the CGI and actions won't disappoint at least.

@tsukune

Honestly it's on par with the 2015 reboot. They each have their own charms (2015 is better with the squad, Hollywood is better with the spectacle), and each is a Major diversion (2015 had Kusanagi "born" as a cyborg, 2017 has her as the first). If I had to give one of them an edge, I mean..... nothing beats some Section 9 tactical demos, so 2015 is cool and all, but the goddamn visual Hollywood can afford? Best Spider Tank scene since, well, the original.

Ghost in the Shell was a good movie.

I'm glad you guys liked the movie.

I was afraid that fans of the original would give it a far below average rating rather than the about average rating it deserves. Some are doing that.

@Awson

It might honestly be above-average, but that's speaking more against average than it is speaking for GITS.

I know people keep comparing the city to Blade Runner, but honestly (and I'm surprised I haven't heard this anywhere else) all I could think about was Repo! the Genetic Opera. Which is again interesting, because that remake did about the same thing for its subject matter as GiTS.

Ghost in the Shell was a good movie.

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@SleepingSilence

Why are you STILL still here?

Frokane's Mildly Politcal Hangout Thread

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Then whose surplus labor would we exploit?

@Vilageidiotx

Boxer the horse.

Ghost in the Shell was a good movie.

@BrobyDDark

I didn't just outright say it was bad at first...I just pointed out other people's opinions and shared my thoughts on why I was hesitant to watch it...I think I had a little bit more nuance. But his comments where pretty blunt and fairly mean spirited. M.Night's not the best example. But I get your point...I think outright ignoring those things is a bit foolish

Like I said I didn't outright attack him. I said, glad he enjoyed the movie. But I'm not sure if that really convinces me to see it...maybe if he explained why he liked it so much, that be more useful than saying my opinion is "regurgitated" while being as passive aggressive as possible. <.< (Also you can't guarantee saying positive and negatives won't lead to people being assholes, you vastly under predict the assholishness of others...and I'd argue I already did that...still snapped at...)

I did edit myself there, in fact you have the edited version. I said a lot, doesn't mean everyone. I didn't mean to generalize, hell maybe not even targeted at this forum specifically. A lot of forums, seem to miss the purpose of what it's suppose to be.

You really, really don't have the numbers right on "everyone saw it but you." Literally at beginning five other people mentioned not watching it or haven't seen it yet or didn't mention it. So, yeah...if I asked "Others seemed to dislike it, why did you like it?" I have a feeling I'd of gotten the same spiteful reaction. :/

And really, there's a lot of anti-social tendencies I've seen across this forum, but that was more of a joke than a discussion jumping off point, so I'll leave it at that.

@SleepingSilence

why are you still here