Trigger happy cops with the entitlement that their actions were justified due to them feeling in danger, even in a situation they created. It's a matter of time.
Rhaedas
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I can see its humor not clicking with some people, but it had to be over the top otherwise it would be far too on the nose. Outside of delivery, would you argue that the main points it was aiming for were valid criticisms of Western society?
Those were pseudo-documentaries. Don't Look Up matches reality better. And the topic doesn't have to be science related for the comet metaphor to work.
Just like the tariffs, the loss of a functional post office is going to hurt far more things deeper than they realize. Or like everything else, they understand it will break things but only care about what they're getting out of it.
The ones that would be classified as gun nuts are the same ones that are fine with what he's doing. Except when the leopard goes after them.
I think he nailed the character in Bladerunner 2049, but maybe it suited him so it worked.
"People voted for this" is my new response when someone complains about things going on. They can take it any way they'd like. If they voted for Trump, I've reminded them of consequences without directly saying it's their fault. They'll either figure that out on their own, or never will.
I didn't have an India/Pakistan war on my bingo ca...oh, wait, yeah, it's always been there in that corner. Great.
You're right. It's part of why we continue to play this game instead of pulling the bandaid off. Our reality is built around so many damn Catch-22s that we're paralyzed to make rational choices anymore.
Did the ad agency forget the usual "items appear larger for detail" verbiage EVERYONE uses on their ads and packages?
Throwaway account: "...asking for a friend."
And maybe most importantly, lacking any empathy for others. Even if they were right and they were on The Team while others suffered... to be happy about that with no compassion at all towards other human beings is a terrible way to live a life.