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Ah yes, famously conservative media like One Piece, Ghost in the Shell, Gundam, Princess Mononoke, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and Cowboy Bebop

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[-] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 17 points 8 months ago

Halo, conservative? The entire overreaching narrative in the game's campaign is a critique on post 9/11 USA.

[-] EelBolshevikism@hexbear.net 15 points 8 months ago

I’ve seen this exact format for “conservative core” stuff but it was somehow worse because they used Metal Gear Rising as an example, of ALL games. Complete wonder-who-thats-for moment

[-] Adkml@hexbear.net 14 points 8 months ago

They literally and unironically quote liberty prime from fallout and think he's a cool tough American badass.

Here's a couple lines that didn't trip their trigger that maybe what theybwere consuming wasn't earnest.

"Democracy is non negotiable"

"American casualties: unacceptable. Overkill protocols authorized."

"Death is a preferable alternative to communism."

[-] TraumaDumpling@hexbear.net 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

nah i'll give them halo, it glamorizes the child-kidnapping lady-goebbels that created the spartans (Dr. Halsey is perhaps internally conflicted but constantly proven to have made the 'necessary tough choices' to save the universe/humanity/etc., and i cannot stress enough how much the books and other media like halsey's journal in halo reach glamorizes being a child soldier to children), the covenant are basically a racist republican's idea of what Islam is, a fraudulent religious totalitarianism (the prophets know for a fact that the humans are the real Chosen Special Race, but lie to their people and say the Covenant is the Real Chosen Special Race) complete with suicide bombing slaves (grunts), and the Real Ancient Threat, the Flood, is an obvious allegory for Communism that the Christians (humans) and Muslims (aliens) have to come together to destroy - after, of course, the Muslims/Covenant overthrow their corrupt rulers (with the help of the human personification of the American Navy, Master Chief) to join the Christians/Humans.

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