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  • This is why I'm feeling so detached (in an unhealthy way) from current events. Yes, capitalism is why we have an ongoing and worsening climate disaster that cannot be stopped even if we can slow down the rate of the worsening, and capitalism and imperialism are two sides of the same coin. Yes, I should keep educated on what's happening geopolitically. But it's just getting harder and harder to care anymore. Not at all a healthy mental attitude, I freely admit. But nonetheless that's where my mind is at.

  • On another note, I've long theorized that there's a split between isolationist, and imperialist conservatives, who primarily differ in foreign policy. Alt-right and Neocons respectively.

    Isn't that simply the split between Republicans and Democrats?

  • We watched it on the hextube last night. I was also really surprised how much I enjoyed it given that I've never seen anything else in the franchise and was expecting lazy production. It was so refreshing to watch a kid's movie where the protagonist wins the day through compassion and intelligence and personal integrity.

    Also I really liked Toothless' design. Less "scary giant reptile", and more "adorable living fighter jet with a heart of gold".

  • I would love to read a tell-all book by Rian Johnson after he retires and no longer has to worry about pissing off entertainment industry VIPs. I strongly suspect that The Last Jedi was the victim of huge levels of executive meddling. There's some really solid ideas in that movie. My two favourites are the open critique of the Jedi in both their philosophy and actions, and calling out the military-industrial complex. But it's buried in overly-long and often-unnecessary action setpieces that bring the whole plot to a screeching halt and feel shoehorned-in - such as literally everything that happened after Ben offered Rey a partnership after the throne room fight.