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Is Fullmetal Alchemist saying anything? (hexbear.net)
submitted 3 years ago by grey_wolf_whenever@hexbear.net to c/anime@hexbear.net
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I've always read it as at least a little bit a comment on the Iraq war, but what's it's deal? It's the only anime I can think of that climaxes with a military coup, and its cool that mustang wants to put people on trial for war crimes, but then he gets in power and doesn't do it.

It's also just got a whole plotline about racism, but it feels slightly off? Like minorities are okay if they save your life.

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[-] camarade@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago

How do you write something with a deep message about our world that isn’t just “Japan society sucks, you suck because you are all apathetic cowards that don’t want to organize or care about politics, also you have incredibly deep rooted problems with authority and conforming with the status quo, [add another 20 criticisms here]”?

I agree with most of your post but this looks to me like a failure of imagination. the human condition is vast and can be explored without attacking the audience.

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