I hate this trope, such unoriginal writing
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balderdash9@lemmy.zip 14 hours ago
lena@gregtech.eu 14 hours ago
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
It’s Cold War propaganda.
s@piefed.world 14 hours ago
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 14 hours ago
He’s interacted with the trolly, now he’s responsible for the one death and must be punished accordingly
Enkrod@feddit.org 12 hours ago
True, the guy who killed Hitler was basically Hitler himself.
Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 12 hours ago
The good version of this is in Transformers One.
spoilers
Orion Pax and D-16 just lead a revolution to overthrow the state, and are deciding what to do with the old head of state. D-16 wants to kill him and burn this motherfucker to the ground. But Orion reminds him that they’re creating a new government with their actions right now, and they need to embody the principles they want to see. D-16 doesn’t want to hear it because he’s angry. Orion gets in the way, and D-16 shoots him.
And that’s how Orion Pax gets the Matrix of Leadership and becomes Optimus Prime. By thinking about the future and what sort of world his actions are creating.
Schmoo@slrpnk.net 11 hours ago
It’s the difference between defense and vengeance. In Transformers One they had already defeated the big bad and had the support of the other transformers, so killing him then was an unnecessary act of revenge. It’s different when you’re still fighting and the big bad’s death could make a difference in the outcome.
AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 8 hours ago
The realest problem is that 70% of the population want their version of the Fire Empire/Quintessons (Zionism). How do you deal with Earth Nation Oppression and Fire Nation Oppression (Democrats vs Republican Nazis)?
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
It’s okay. Become the monster so that they can feel the same fear for its safety as the rest of us. Force the empathy.
Saapas@piefed.zip 9 hours ago
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Fucked
Signtist@bookwyr.me 13 hours ago
There’s a reason it’s pushed so hard, and it’s because people in power don’t want to lose the golden goose that is American apathy. They can oppress us as much as they want, and we think having the moral superiority of taking it on the cheek makes us strong. It doesn’t.