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Mini-Rant
I am SO fucking sick of seeing student films that have an end credit that says, PRAISE TO GOD especially when they're a project worked on by a group of a dozen people and the school isn't a religious institution. You know it was just the fuckwad doing the end credits who stuck that in there and their classmates were just too polite to say anything.
If I'm ever in a position to vote on any animation competitions, that will get them an automatic fail. That bugs me. All the other people who worked hard on something getting a fail because of a a few asshats. Also, I know there are lots of people who will give them EXTRA points for being so pious. If you said, PRAISE THE FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER they'd likely react the way I am and take offense and silently ding the piece for it.
You know, from that point of view, it's a credit that makes sense too. Most judges tend to be old obnoxious religious asshats, and everyone wants to WIN and even if there is a liberal judge, liberals are more likely to forgive your asshattery because we'd rather not think ourselves intolerant. (and in truth, after I got over being irked, I'd probably only ding them a little for it because I'd rather NOT be like conservatives)
By contrast, conservatives revel in the glory of being intolerant. Not to mention, since it doesn't offend them, they'd probably not even notice their own reaction, just nod approvingly and go on. ISo putting that credit in there helps you WIN. You've got nothing to lose and everything to gain by adding it. Hurray. :/ Isn't it nice to be reminded that you'll always be on the losing side just because you're inclined to play fair and because you're a minority?
If I'm ever in a position to vote on any animation competitions, that will get them an automatic fail. That bugs me. All the other people who worked hard on something getting a fail because of a a few asshats. Also, I know there are lots of people who will give them EXTRA points for being so pious. If you said, PRAISE THE FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER they'd likely react the way I am and take offense and silently ding the piece for it.
You know, from that point of view, it's a credit that makes sense too. Most judges tend to be old obnoxious religious asshats, and everyone wants to WIN and even if there is a liberal judge, liberals are more likely to forgive your asshattery because we'd rather not think ourselves intolerant. (and in truth, after I got over being irked, I'd probably only ding them a little for it because I'd rather NOT be like conservatives)
By contrast, conservatives revel in the glory of being intolerant. Not to mention, since it doesn't offend them, they'd probably not even notice their own reaction, just nod approvingly and go on. ISo putting that credit in there helps you WIN. You've got nothing to lose and everything to gain by adding it. Hurray. :/ Isn't it nice to be reminded that you'll always be on the losing side just because you're inclined to play fair and because you're a minority?
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So in this case, the truth part is that people are trying to create a system without bias. So then you blankly present this total lie that therefore they're being horribly discriminated against.
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Or to put it another way, they know they are liars and distorting the truth. And the first rule of any criminal is that they think everyone else is capable of committing the same crime they engage in. Liars think everyone else are liars, just worse at it. Murderers are positive everyone would kill if just given the opportunity. So it is almot inconcievable to the intolerant at the basic level that tolerance exists. Must be those commie bastards hiding their agenda, just like us!
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Every good villain believes they are fair and just.
Xavier tends to see Magneto as a bad guy, and vice versa. When I was a child, of COURSE Xavier was the good guy. Lately though ... I sympathize a lot more with Magneto.
(I feel like a total dork for having said that. *^_^* )
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And yup, even Hitler thought he was doing what he did for the good of his people and by the will of God. Which is one of the reasons you should distrust anyone bringing divine inspiration into their arguments for genocide.
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What's supposed to make the world of the X-Men so damn grim as that they're fighting for the right ideals, and it's a pretty thankless task. What makes the X-Men heros is that they're on the losing side just because [they're] inclined to play fair and because [they're] a minority, and yet they don't automatically side with Magneto, who has an incredibly valid concern (heck, the X-Men even include Bishop, who really is from a future where humans dumped mutants in camps).
Or at least that's the theory, anyway.
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Nowdays, I totally understand his point of view and think the 'make everyone a mutant' idea was awesome and that 'wipe out all normals' also has a great deal of appeal.
Whereas Xavier does this whole parent thing trying to get you to hide being different and just try to fit in and behave like you're everyone else. Screw that. I like being a freak and if anyone gives me grief about it, I'm not going to shuffle off and let them shoot me in the back. If Xavier was on the internet, he'd be one of those rich libertarian furry sorts that gibbers about all his money and how successful he is and that if the libs would just stop whining and play the game, they'd all be doing as good as him.
The characters haven't changed but my POV has shifted almost 180 degrees. I see Xavier as much more of a jerk in his way than Magneto.
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