Quote (thesnipa @ Jun 4 2020 12:06pm)
Jaime Lannister's redemption arc doesn't ignore he's a sister fucking asshole. It's notable because of who he is, despite who he is. i dont see any problem or irony in praising others who have wildly different beliefs from you for speaking out in times of peril for what you think is right.
Mattis is a symbol of what many progressives for a very long time rallied against. US hegemony, endless wars, military industrial complex, blank checks to the military, etc. Just feels weird for people who are so ideologically opposed to what he stands for all of the sudden praising him.
It would be like a staunch abortion critic who has been a public figure and has cemented views being publicly lauded and highlighted for what he said about the environment by feminists who also care about the environment. Just strange.
Quote (Skinned @ Jun 4 2020 12:10pm)
Now the right is anti-military over trump.
Some of us have been consistently anti-war even pre-Trump. Did you so quickly forget how we argued about Syria?
This post was edited by ofthevoid on Jun 4 2020 10:16am