And can I just say that I hope you become an approved commenter because, wow, you have some impressive perspective!
Will read again!
Will follow!

You make me want to be wordy and write out a long reply. It makes me feel funny. On the inside.

I agree with you about the idolization of murderers. I’d argue (perhaps not against you) that it’s something that both sides do, but it disappoints me when I see real leftist heroes coming out of South America, (at least I…

Well, I can pretend really well.

I realize that this isn’t what you’re saying, but I had no desire to undermine the wealth loss of Cubans because of Castro. It was a significant hurt. But I can’t stand the tunnel vision and myopia that I often see from American sources.

Perhaps you should talk to some people who have lived through the capitalist paradise that Pinochet made of Chile. Neither side in the cold war came away without blood on their hands. The US made Central America and South America a fascist paradise. What I did learn is that people fled Cuba fled to preserve the wealth…

LOL, I know people who fled Chile because of Pinochet. I know people who fled Cuba because of Castro. Judging by your posts, I hope your life gets better.

So your answer is “Yes, my experience is universal” then? You would have loved living under Pinochets capitalist democracy.

Pretty sure that what you lived under was communist in name only. Most poly-sci types call it state fascism. Or are you the type who thinks that the USSR was a republic and that North Korea is a democracy. Because, you know, it’s in the name. But hey, your experience is universal to all communist dictatorships right?…

And here we see how Americans feel about Central American governments that defy their rule.

Do you mind if I ask if you felt the same way about the casting in “The Last Airbender?” Because that was Hollywoods thinking in that movie.

Within the context of the Lord of the Rings and the regional folk lore/myths/legends I completely agree with you, and that’s why I had a slight problem with the casting of Idris Elba as Heimdall, as the Marvel comics are meant to be a reflection of the norse mythology. But when taking the larger Marvel universe into…

Yeah, she has got herself in a dilly of a pickle.

Jesus Christ, man! There’s just some things you don’t talk about in public!

Ya been gawkered kid. (said in the voice Jim Varney doing a crotchety old miner)

Really? I thought the one on the right was far too busy for the simplicity of the design. Like it's what a kindergartener would do if they saw a style that they thought was neat and started doing all their doodles in that style.

Do you ever wonder how much of this is Jezebel putting on a hipster style ironic act, saying that the pretty white woman is innocent and the black man acted alone in this crime? Because every time this comes up Americans, and the Jezebel commentariat in particular, act as if the pretty white woman couldn't have…

You're one of those guys that has got to hold up his hands with the thumb and index finger pointing out to remember which is left and which is right aren't you?

I came looking for Clare and wasn't disappointed. I do forget that that the anime was so terrible compared to the manga though.

I loved this game. It was the first Sierra game that I cared enough about to spend the hours I needed to figure out what Julanar needed, Mind my P's and Q's with Aziza, and get the bird to give Ferarri ;). But I think the real magic if the game is the timeline. You needed to do things and do them fast, no gameplay…

We need to have a daily allotment of stars, so you could get all the stars I can give you.