False. Ayn Rand is WAY more open-minded than that. In her view, people are also valuable for how much money they INHERIT! Get it right.

That's just fucking absurd. You're choosing to define politics in an unreasonably narrow way. But, politics isn't just tied to who is in the White House. It's tied to what happens as a result of national policy, though. And in that way, South Park ABSOLUTELY went into the politics of W. and Obama. Everything from…

So, if I understand your point (and I may not), I think you're saying that we should judge an opinion/proposal on its merit and ignore any unclean hands. The problem I have with that is that hypocrisy is often a VERY effective means of showing that an opinion/proposal is flawed.

What do the rest of us do? Pray for Spanish flu?

All good points. And yes, parents change. I have friends who had objectively awful parents who now look like they're fantastic. In the worst case, it's almost a psychotic attempt at branding to trick people into liking a mom over her daughter. So, yeah, fair point.

Yup. Or how the dudebro morons thought that Walter White/Tony Soprano/Vic Mackey were heroes.

@uncle_kvetch:disqus - I think their beef (genuinely) is that they're frustrated that they have to accept that you guys are human. It's a hard knock life!

Also:

True story - until liberals took power in 2009, conservatives advocated peace and serenity for generations. They were also very vigorous on SEC enforcement of Wall Street, and they rigorously protected privacy and civil rights! Stupid liberals!

What I find funny is the goofs online who use wealth accrual as a moral virtue. Like there are tons of people who would respond to you with, "And that's why they're winning and you're not!" I wish the Spanish flu on these people.

Well, then it isn't one to you, since nothing is really good or bad in itself—it's all what a TV show says about it. And to me, animated comedies are a prison.

Um, no. I've watched both of the shows in their entirety and like them both. Lear was not ambivalent about taking stances and clearly set Archie up as the dupe a lot. South Park is willfully mocking of this level of messaging. You may agree, but the moral tone of South Park resists answers and clarity on most…

It's Batman's fault that the Joker blew up the hospital!

Most of the alt-right trolls I met just hate their parents. And their parents are mostly just nice, boring people.

Yeah - the solution to the Trump voter isn't understanding. It's hoping they never vote again and die off.

Wait, what's the buzzword? Moving forward? I thought that was just a normal phrase - and I was gently ribbing you. Now I don't know what's going on!

Does Time's Arrow point backwards for you?

"Boat stuff" - Army. Classic.

Michael Bay: Can it talk in "street" language? You know, can it rap?

GRRM: Screw it, I'll just write the novelization of the HBO show and call it the Winds of Winter and a Dream of Spring.
Fans: But they didn't cover all sorts of plots and characters! Like, where's Quentyn Martell and Fake Aegon?
GRRM: Yeah… I'm gonna write that novelization and call it a day.