Neither the streamer nor the writer make the argument that Luffy himself is a socialist, but rather that the author and the work itself are. I’m not saying that there are no holes in their argument, just that this is a small but fundamental misunderstanding.

Isn’t Alpha Protocol only “bad” because parts of it are broken? And even then, it’s mostly just the combat.

Hey do you know what an allegory is

I don’t think he said Luffy was a socialist BECAUSE he’s a terrorist. He can be two things.

I’m definitely more excited for this than you, but I’m with you on the Young Justice Jaime/Beetle/Scarab, that was a great take. Jaime was easy to root for, Scarab was borderline malevolent and Eric Lopez played the Jaime/Scarab dynamic perfectly.

Oh, and it should be noted that fascists use safety and anti-corruption as their covers for garnering power or removing people. Hitler used both concepts to go after the Jews and others.  Fascism can be tricky, slippery.

I wouldn’t call banning books in schools facist, he’s not banning them outright.

But isn’t what defines facism the violent suppression of opposition?

Violence isn’t the one and only defining feature of fascism. Historically fascist movements have avoided or minimized violence early so they can appear more legitimate to the masses, and then later transitioning to more overtly violent actions after they’ve solidified their power. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism

I have no idea what you're talking about.

You need to look deeper into things that DeSantis has actually done and you’ll realize he’s an actual fascist. He unconstitutionally fired a duly elected state attorney, personally redistricted the state (again, unconstitutionally), gutted a liberal arts college because it was a liberal arts college and forced in far…

An attempt was made. A failed fascist policy is still a fascist policy.

He’s not an actual company lawyer, I see, looking him up.

And? What does that have to do with this article? Good for you. Neat.

Yes, imagining that is exactly what I said I was doing in my last sentence.

I like Sanderson’s books, they’re definitely popular because they’re accessible and competently delivered as opposed to dazzling the reader with prose but there’s no shame in being the MCU of fantasy books.

Because this is what fans say they wanted. A grounded, gritty, more realistic Star Wars. Well this is what that looks like. The original Star Wars triliogy was simple black and white morality adventure where the good guys are the good guys and the bad guys are the bad guys. The moment you start wanting a more…

..it’s using Imperial technology to change people’s morality and personalities is beyond messed up...

Oh, here’s another thought re: the Mind Flayer that I had.

Pershing’s life story is emblematic of the evils of the Empire. He first got interested in cloning for the ENTIRELY legitimate reason of “growing organs/body parts to save lives.” And unforturnately, to study anything like that, he’d have had to join the…