Eight is significant in Taoism, I think. The Eight Immortals. But I don't believe they are villainous figures. I'm not well-versed in Taoism though.

Redundant?

Which is what the review does. And mentioning that the director isn't from the culture he's depicting is relevant if you're discussing whether the director managed to be accurate and/or respectful.

I see it as Cooper setting her and SJ up to be happy and healthy before he leaves them. So he leaves them set up for life.

I suppose that definition would work in some situations - I believe it often is used in places that use the term "murder with premeditation." But it doesn't seem very useful in others. A person acting in self-defense or defense of others very well might have the intent to kill - because they've come to conclusion…

If you are not in the group of people they are threatening, ignoring them is abandoning their victims to fear and isolation. It's turning your face away while someone is being abused. It's literally the easiest thing to do for people with the luxury of not being their targets.

Shout them down at every rally, publically shame them, refuse to do business with anyone who does business with them… There are so many options.

Also a weird obsession with Virginia.

No it doesn't. Your motive for acting with deadly force was the need to defend yourself. Plenty of people act with "intent to kill" when acting in self-defense.

Self-defense is motive. Is that irrelevant to the legal process? And the legal process is not the be all and end all of morality. Plenty of things can be morally wrong yet legal or if varying legality.

Seems a bit simpleminded. Motive matters because it informs, for example, how many people will die. A serial killer with a yen to kill everyone named, "Jim," is likely to kill more people than a guy with a thirst for vengeance against, "Jim Smith." Plus, you are acting as if the only issue is whether/how to punish…

The individual states enforce state laws. The president enforces federal law. Federal and state law are different. That's why, for example, marijuana can be legal under state law while still illegal under federal law.

Big Rick and Morty has gotten to the AV Club! Is there anyone they can't buy?

I'm not clear what you think people should be doing. And I can't call a group of actual violent racists, who ultimately murdered someone, a group of "trolls."

Which means what exactly? If I promise not to use our mind-control machines to steal opinions out of people's heads, will you feel better?

So? Are you trying to argue that motive and goals don't matter? Because that's demonstrably silly. It definitely matters whether I hit you because you were about to punch me in the jaw or if I hit you because I didn't like your shoes.

Considering that the president commands our military, enforces our laws, and represents us to the world, we would have to be morons to ignore what that specific individual says or does.

Notice I said 1945?

Most of human relationships are based on excluding one group of people from another group of people. I'm not "friends" with everyone on the planet and I don't love everyone as much as I love my mother. I don't think there is anything inherently wrong with that.

So instead of one group's political narrative, you'd prefer we use your political narrative? You'll have to explain a little better. For me, race, creed, color, religion, and gender all matter because of this thing called context.