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It actually doesn't make much sense even. To foster discussion by removing a piece that nobody who is expected to engage in the discussion can any longer see and we also shouldn't forget the context in which the project was conceptualized

I was being sarcastic about the "few more rounds" thing, I also think we'll just agree to disagree.

I would, however, be willing to agree that it might not be the most effective method for stimulating discussion about the topic they want to discuss (if only because the act itself is too distracting). I just don't think that it adds up, ultimately, to censorship.
 
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CNN in full damage control about the memo still. "Democrats say important info left out, big nothing burger". Ironically, even if everyone important was informed of the details of the origin of the intel or was ignorant of the funding source, the bottom line is best case the DNC corrupted justice in pursuit of an election they still didn't win - and went broke doing so.
 
CNN in full damage control about the memo still. "Democrats say important info left out, big nothing burger". Ironically, even if everyone important was informed of the details of the origin of the intel or was ignorant of the funding source, the bottom line is best case the DNC corrupted justice in pursuit of an election they still didn't win - and went broke doing so.

That memo was so lackluster though. I don't understand how I can put my faith in a memo from a dude with an agenda rebuffing a farcical dossier compiled by another dude with an agenda. If they really wanted to win people over, they should have just published source documents to dismiss any gas-lighting especially in the case of a gross miscarriage of justice.
 
DNC fucked shit up. GOP is currently fucking shit up and Trump is most likely complicit in some kind of shadiness. I'm waiting for Mueller. The point of the memo is to discredit the FBI. If we're tearing down our institutions, then this is mayhem and I can say "fuck Trump, fuck Trump, fuck Trump" without any concern for consequence. That doesn't seem, to me, to be a practical position. So I'll await Mueller's decision. If he says Trump's in the clear, then I'll believe he's in the clear.
 
If all they say is that Trump is "shady," there's nothing we can do with that. They need to come up with substantive evidence.

That won't stop me from criticizing the president, but it will clear up some uncertainty.
 
If all they say is that Trump is "shady," there's nothing we can do with that. They need to come up with substantive evidence.

That won't stop me from criticizing the president, but it will clear up some uncertainty.

I'm interested in seeing what happens in 2020. The DNC is broke and in debt. Trump and Bernie are the two strongest currently visible respective candidates and both old as shit. Politically things are getting stupid. I've got political reservations about going back in the military but I've basically already committed. Gonna be commissioning this year. Hope some retard doesn't put another Maybus or Rumsfeld back in charge of things.
 
Assuming the Trump presidency doesn't take a major downturn (in which case the DNC doesn't need much funding), I think Gabbard could run on a Sanders-lite platform with his endorsement and win. If Cory Booker is still black in 2020 he could potentially swing Michigan and Pennsylvania back. And I really hope Zuckerberg runs, that would be hilarious.
 
That's an older article, does the movie actually include all of that? Props to the director and/or screenwriter if it does.
 
Isn't Black Panther a black nationalist/continentalist fantasy? That's how I've always understood it, at least. If the alt-right sees Black Panther as their new hero, then I'd say they're ignoring the historical circumstances that gave rise to black nationalism.

Which doesn't surprise me, so whatever.
 
Isn't Black Panther a black nationalist/continentalist fantasy? That's how I've always understood it, at least. If the alt-right sees Black Panther as their new hero, then I'd say they're ignoring the historical circumstances that gave rise to black nationalism.

Which doesn't surprise me, so whatever.

It might have something to do with other superheros being universalists.
 
If I understand what you're saying, then it's along the lines of what I was thinking. Basically, superheroes offer readers an opportunity to identify with an absolute position on something, typically through an identification or association with a particular set of values. That's their cathartic function as fantasies. Critically speaking, they allow us to confront the conflicting manifestations of our values, but only if we choose to view them that way.

This isn't a criticism of superhero narratives, just an observation. Black Panther seems, to me at least, to be a fantastical exploration of black nationalist politics.