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[Strange Brew]

Finished the season just now and pretty meh for me. Quite a lot of filler and the writing and acting just not right enough to keep you interested when the plot is not advancing. For just 8 episodes, you’d hope the show would keep up the momentum.

The concept is so original and some of the characters (Homelander, Deep) so memorable that it keeps your interest. I’m just left feeling it could be so much more.

The references to American politics are good for a chuckle.

As for the poster a few pages back that suggested 20% of Americans would support nazis...my God.

[#-3]

My god?

As in, you really think 20% would. Or
As in, really you think only 20%

I think if you were to give me over under odds on how many Americans would eagerly jump on a ugenics bandwagon, 20% feels about right. Not sure if id be over or under on that.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by #-3

My god?

As in, you really think 20% would. Or
As in, really you think only 20%

I think if you were to give me over under odds on how many Americans would eagerly jump on a ugenics bandwagon, 20% feels about right. Not sure if id be over or under on that.

I don’t have the same view of Americans as you.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

I don’t have the same view of Americans as you.

I'm sorry...I didnt realize you've been in stasis for the last several years.

You know...during which neo-Nazis have done some terrible things and the President shrugged his shoulders and said it was all cool.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by Locke

I'm sorry...I didnt realize you've been in stasis for the last several years.

You know...during which neo-Nazis have done some terrible things and the President shrugged his shoulders and said it was all cool.

I haven't been in stasis, thank you. Perhaps you should start a thread espousing the view that 1 out of 5 Americans are nazi supporters so I could know to stay away from it.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

I haven't been in stasis, thank you. Perhaps you should start a thread espousing the view that 1 out of 5 Americans are nazi supporters so I could know to stay away from it.

Sorry, I think we got off on the wrong foot here. If you dont like the show thats totally fine. I can understand that its not for everyone.

My apologies for being sarcastic and rude.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by Locke

Sorry, I think we got off on the wrong foot here. If you dont like the show thats totally fine. I can understand that its not for everyone.

My apologies for being sarcastic and rude.

We're all good. I admittedly get defensive when I see what I perceive as blanket or derogatory comments about American citizens and can get overly sensitive in that regard. The comment that I originally responded to was the poster's objection to Stormfront being rejected by the American public when she was outed as a Nazi, and that in their view Americans would be more supportive of her Nazism.

So that's really kind of outside the show. I thought in general how Stormfront manipulates social media and underlying anger among the populace was interesting.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by #-3

My god?

As in, you really think 20% would. Or
As in, really you think only 20%

I think if you were to give me over under odds on how many Americans would eagerly jump on a ugenics bandwagon, 20% feels about right. Not sure if id be over or under on that.

Non-hispanic white Americans only make up 60% of the population. There's no way 1 in 3 of them would support white supremacy.

You realize that people make the same false generalizations about Albertans? Alberta is more right wing than the USA as a whole.

[#-3]

Originally Posted by blankall

Non-hispanic white Americans only make up 60% of the population. There's no way 1 in 3 of them would support white supremacy.

You realize that people make the same false generalizations about Albertans? Alberta is more right wing than the USA as a whole.

I think people need to read a lot more history.

I'm not saying 1/3 of white Americans are actively looking to engage in Neo-Nazi activities on their own accord right now.

But I am extremely affirmatively saying well over 1/5 of total Americans would gladly go along with and explicit Neo-Nazi message if that's the direction their team turns towards, and this isn't anything special about Americans or this point in history.

In fact I would argue a good 30%+ of Americans have already taken that bargain, and would gleefully start burning crosses if that's the direction dear leader wanted to go, I frankly find it shocking that this a controversially opinion.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by #-3

I think people need to read a lot more history.

I'm not saying 1/3 of white Americans are actively looking to engage in Neo-Nazi activities on their own accord right now.

But I am extremely affirmatively saying well over 1/5 of total Americans would gladly go along with and explicit Neo-Nazi message if that's the direction their team turns towards, and this isn't anything special about Americans or this point in history.

In fact I would argue a good 30%+ of Americans have already taken that bargain, and would gleefully start burning crosses if that's the direction dear leader wanted to go, I frankly find it shocking that this a controversially opinion.

What we're talking about is that if a celebrity was outed a full on Nazi whether the American public would still support them.

Firstly as I pointed out, only about 60% of Americans are non Hispanic white.. You'd assume the minorities would be against Nazism.

Next even among the most right wing groups they'd be against fascism got the simple reason that many are libertarian and in it for the rights. You know who's against rights Nazis. Even among groups like the Proud Boys they wouldn't support eugenics. People realize their leader is, Enrique Tattoo, a person of color.

In the USA the far right is militia based, and they see themselves as in opposition to overly strong governments. IMO the USA might be the last place a totalitarian government would ever take over.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally Posted by neo45

Am I the only one who thinks Butcher is the absolute worst part of the show and really drags it down? His character is absolutely exhausting and not in a love to hate sort of way.

Don't be a C###

[#-3]

Originally Posted by blankall

What we're talking about is that if a celebrity was outed a full on Nazi whether the American public would still support them.

Firstly as I pointed out, only about 60% of Americans are non Hispanic white.. You'd assume the minorities would be against Nazism.

Next even among the most right wing groups they'd be against fascism got the simple reason that many are libertarian and in it for the rights. You know who's against rights Nazis. Even among groups like the Proud Boys they wouldn't support eugenics. People realize their leader is, Enrique Tattoo, a person of color.

In the USA the far right is militia based, and they see themselves as in opposition to overly strong governments. IMO the USA might be the last place a totalitarian government would ever take over.

That's a big assumption, you'll always get collaborators who think the wont come for them.

And my point once again is that you have already seen 1/3 of Americans throw their personal morals and philosophies out the window to support flagrant criminality and a complete undermining what their supposed ideals were, simply because the guy was on their team. Their happy to pretend that the other side is committing the very crimes their side is committing in plane sight.

I am not saying that it has happened, but to think it couldn't happen at this point in time in American, is to need a good lesson in history.

[Cheese]

Season 3 is out on June 3rd.


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[Locke]

Just a heads up, they dropped the first 3 episodes today.

[blankall]

Wish I was better at coming up with Puns because I'm sure there's a great one to be written about one of the first scenes in episode 1.

[Ben_in_Canada]

Well, I didn't think they could top the ridiculousness...... I was wrong.
Who thinks of this stuff? LOL gross.

[Cheese]

Holy crap, the gore done stepped right up.

[photon]

Wow, crazier and crazier.

Poor Timothy.

[woob]

Just finished the first 3. This show is ridiculous. Ridiculous. Antony Starr does crazy eyes SO good.

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by Ben_in_Canada

Well, I didn't think they could top the ridiculousness...... I was wrong.
Who thinks of this stuff? LOL gross.

I know! Uptown Girl? WTF?