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zegermans posted:Most Americans don't realize that the poor people are coming from inside the house how can they be poor, they don't live in the inner city
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Feminasty Slut posted:I love 80's/90's cheesy action flicks. They're the best, even the bad ones. I recently enjoyed predator 2 for the first time in years. Also bill paxton gets owned thus completing his trinity
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zegermans posted:Most Americans don't realize that the poor people are coming from inside the house shut up commie, i'm not poor i have a refrigerator in my trailer
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FactsAreUseless posted:Prosperity theology is how America has handled this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Broadcasting_Network Holy poo poo, this is a thing? Do these guys pay taxes?
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Hodgepodge posted:So no takers on how the Dredd movie was satirical? It's a good action flick. A little low budget but they did a lot with what they had and were very smart with it sets and special effects and stuff
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FactsAreUseless posted:Prosperity theology is how America has handled this. you really like to lump 'all of america' in with weird loud sects of evangelicalism Gringostar posted:new dredd's satire was in the first 1/2
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FactsAreUseless posted:Prosperity theology is how America has handled this. that plus welfare queen stereotypes im a good person and SHOULD be rich, because god, but i can't because DIRTY
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orange sky posted:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Broadcasting_Network
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poor people? they don't want heathcare. rich people though
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tacodaemon posted:lol employee wellness programs Its a loving GATTACA bill.
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orange sky posted:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Broadcasting_Network nope and one of these chucklefucks has my same first & last name and is a published author of lovely prosperity gospel bullshit I'm glad he's dead because it makes it easier to explain that I'm not him whenever someone recognizes the name
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Looks like Pence was warned about Fylnn's foreign ties.quote:But Rep. Elijah Cummings, the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent Pence a letter on November 18 requesting more information about the potential conflicts of interest posed by Flynn's lobbying work.
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orange sky posted:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Broadcasting_Network yes-ish? they pay taxes on their multiple arms that have been deemed for-profit but a sickening amount of their poo poo has been successfully argued to be primarily religious and therefore tax-preferenced in nature. even the tax preferenced stuff pays SOME taxes but it's an insultingly low amount compared to normal, productive businesses.
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orange sky posted:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Broadcasting_Network republicans are....................................................??????????????bad??????????????
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The demonization of poor people through prosperity gospel is so pervasive in American society that many working class individuals refuse to support programs that benefit them out of shame of admitting that they aren't wealthy (aka blessed by God)
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Coolguye posted:you really like to lump 'all of america' in with weird loud sects of evangelicalism
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Gringostar posted:running man owns I just saw running man for the first time since I was a kid and man was it bad.. like b movie level bad.
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Coolguye posted:you really like to lump 'all of america' in with weird loud sects of evangelicalism if the jesus shoe fits
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oliwan posted:See also: Verhoeven's other masterpiece, Starship Troopers. probably one of the best satires ever, imo that movie just mercilessly skewers the source material. it was nice to see heinlein's full-throated endorsement of fascism get destroyed by an old dutch dude
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lol so Pence knew.
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Hodgepodge posted:So no takers on how the Dredd movie was satirical? its satire so black that it never breaks character. youre sposed to work out on your own that dredd is a monster from the way he acts - he frequently does stuff that's needlessly cruel, like when he shoots that thing in the guy's mouth or when he drugs up whats her name before he throws her off the thing. theres a reason he never shows his face - because hes a slasher villain monster man.
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poor is bad i am good therefore i am not poor, and in fact i will be rich next month
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FactsAreUseless posted:Even if you get rid of the specifics of "give money to the church and be repaid" etc., most Americans still believe that a. the world is fundamentally just b. the wealthy deserve that wealth because of that justice and c. that they too will one day be rewarded the same way. The fundamental principles are the same. yeah they think "the world is naturally just" instead of "people must make the world just"
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FactsAreUseless posted:Even if you get rid of the specifics of "give money to the church and be repaid" etc., most Americans still believe that a. the world is fundamentally just b. the wealthy deserve that wealth because of that justice and c. that they too will one day be rewarded the same way. The fundamental principles are the same. lol
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Scrub-Niggurath posted:The demonization of poor people through prosperity gospel is so pervasive in American society that many working class individuals refuse to support programs that benefit them out of shame of admitting that they aren't wealthy (aka blessed by God) It's a matter of American values, not just religion.
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FactsAreUseless posted:Wait, were you the same guy who didn't know that Republicans didn't believe married rape existed? I want your life. I want to live the way you live, a single peaceful cloud, floating in a blue sky. Well I knew Brazil had this kind of stuff but I had no idea there was such an enterprise in the US as well, I thought it was all kind of regular same old churchgoing. This reinforces my idea that the best way to launder money is through churches, in these kinds of organizations a couple million dollars that you want to launder is just a blip gently caress, Walter White, you're dumb af, a car wash?
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If we can just get rid of the minorities then I can become financially secure
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Feminasty Slut posted:You guys have good taste in movies. come hang out for nite crew movie tonight and see if you still feel that way
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Coolguye posted:yeah dredd is definitely satire i personally am not going to write it out long form because if it isn't already obvious that 'judge, jury, and executioner supercop' that says 'the price for justice is FREEDOM' isn't at least a little tongue in cheek i don't think it's gonna be a productive conversation America elected Donald Trump president. He wants to declare war on Chicago. Those aren't obviously satirical phrases in 2017
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Wraith of J.O.I. posted:Looks more ominous with a pic from the show so the deep state is code for obama appointees. good2no
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FactsAreUseless posted:It doesn't even have to be a religious thing. America believes that if you are decent and hard-working, you will be successful. If you are successful, you were decent and hard-working. If you're not, you weren't. Since I am decent and hard-working, I must be successful. So if a "poor" person lives in the same neighborhood as me, owns a similar car, has the same cell phone, etc., one of two things is happening: 1. I am poor. This is not possible. or 2. They are not poor, but are gaming the system. All evidence points to the fact that people who are not decent are the ones who are successful though ?????
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Coolguye posted:yeah dredd is definitely satire i personally am not going to write it out long form because if it isn't already obvious that 'judge, jury, and executioner supercop' that says 'the price for justice is FREEDOM' isn't at least a little tongue in cheek i don't think it's gonna be a productive conversation he doesn't even judge them half the time but just strait up murders them after luring them in (white phosphorus scene) also the satire of how street judges that are suppose to be avatars of law and justice can be easily purchased by mama the minigun scene though is one of the best action scenes ever filmed though so all is forgiven
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Rah! posted:poor is bad Can I stay in your condo for 4 days
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Re: Dems are in complete disarray and never have been in as bad a shape as now, some interesting comparisons to 2005: https://twitter.com/xenocryptsite/status/840078819222413314 https://twitter.com/xenocryptsite/status/840239521656655874
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orange sky posted:This reinforces my idea that the best way to launder money is through churches, in these kinds of organizations a couple million dollars that you want to launder is just a blip
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Jesus is coming, and he looks pissed
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Shalebridge Cradle posted:It's a good action flick. A little low budget but they did a lot with what they had and were very smart with it sets and special effects and stuff Even not really paying attention, the action scenes were drat impressive. I remember something about the badguys having a minigun emplacement or something at one point and it was siiiiiick. I don't really like the resort to "satire" as a defense of a movie with bad politics, when you can just be like "this movie has poo poo politics but good action." Like from what I remember, the politics were hilariously lovely, which is almost satire but not actually the same thing (which is why I thought I might have just missed the satirical cues).
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nopants posted:so the deep state is code for obama appointees. good2no They're gone tho? Except for the people covering the jobs Trump is too lazy to replace. He's just talking about career government folk, i.e. people who actually know what they're talking about. GOT TO GO
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Shalebridge Cradle posted:America elected Donald Trump president. He wants to declare war on Chicago. Those aren't obviously satirical phrases in 2017 They are very funny though.
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the new dredd movie is only a satire if you know the source material. i think the actual movie misses the point of the comics, but not in such a way that actively runs counter to the message but more doesn't even acknowledge the themes of fascism, police brutality and capitalist excess
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