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This reminds me of a relevant Mitchell ans Webb clip, "Are we the baddies?". As an American, I'm having trouble deciding if if we are at this point. Edited to

This reminds me of a relevant Mitchell ans Webb clip, "Are we the baddies?". As an American, I'm having trouble deciding if if we are at this point. Edited to add clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv2XGQBcvxQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv2XGQBcvxQ

kingkawn 13y ago
I don't think we're baddies so much as the logical outcome of relatively unchallenged power. But the internet has created, in a sense, an entire new world to figure out how to control. Hence the governments incredible efforts to monitor it, even to go so far as to create fake WoW accounts. The satellite is a real world manifestation of their far larger virtual world activities.
eli_gottlieb 13y ago
Yes. We are the baddies. Have been for a while.
- ninjac0der 13y ago
  Wow, only one person I can agree with at the bottom. Must still be too comfortable at the top of the heap.
- misiogames 13y ago
  yep, still are, and looking at that mascot, that will not change anytime soon :P
icegreentea 13y ago
That skit is hilarious. That said, it also just goes and forgets pretty much anything about what happens when you tell a bunch of men to live together so that they can go kill other men. It also skims over the history of that particular emblem. The death's head has been used by 'elite' Prussian and Germany military units back to the 19th century. Obviously the point is to incite a little fear, and obviously the point is that they're breaking taboos. That's the whole point is being in an army. And finally, in this particular case, humour stripped of its context always has the possibility to offend. While you're typically expected to take that into account while making your jokes ("political correctness" / "minimize backlash"), there is definitely a tradition of ignoring such considerations. Typically in military combat arms, but often extending to related situations (this might extend to the black humour of paramedics for example). So the point is that "Are we the baddies" is hilarious, but its not very useful to think of life in that context - well, at least the just 'evaluating your badness by your symbols' part.
- samstave 13y ago
  Heh, I am just picturing a fabulous army prancing around with the charter to "break taboos"
joezydeco 13y ago
I've been wondering the same thing. We used to use this image to portray our enemies... https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ba42Z0lCMAAfkzM.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ba42Z0lCMAAfkzM.jpg http://iranpoliticsclub.net/politics/IRI-problem/images/Iran%20Octopus.jpg http://iranpoliticsclub.net/politics/IRI-problem/images/Iran... http://streetsofsalem.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/octopus-german-wolfe.jpg http://streetsofsalem.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/octopus-ge... http://streetsofsalem.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/octopus-map-1877.jpg http://streetsofsalem.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/octopus-ma...
- yapcguy 13y ago
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kingkawn 13y ago

I don't think we're baddies so much as the logical outcome of relatively unchallenged power. But the internet has created, in a sense, an entire new world to figure out how to control. Hence the governments incredible efforts to monitor it, even to go so far as to create fake WoW accounts. The satellite is a real world manifestation of their far larger virtual world activities.

eli_gottlieb 13y ago

Yes. We are the baddies. Have been for a while.

ninjac0der 13y ago
Wow, only one person I can agree with at the bottom. Must still be too comfortable at the top of the heap.
misiogames 13y ago
yep, still are, and looking at that mascot, that will not change anytime soon :P

icegreentea 13y ago

That skit is hilarious. That said, it also just goes and forgets pretty much anything about what happens when you tell a bunch of men to live together so that they can go kill other men. It also skims over the history of that particular emblem. The death's head has been used by 'elite' Prussian and Germany military units back to the 19th century. Obviously the point is to incite a little fear, and obviously the point is that they're breaking taboos. That's the whole point is being in an army. And finally, in this particular case, humour stripped of its context always has the possibility to offend. While you're typically expected to take that into account while making your jokes ("political correctness" / "minimize backlash"), there is definitely a tradition of ignoring such considerations. Typically in military combat arms, but often extending to related situations (this might extend to the black humour of paramedics for example). So the point is that "Are we the baddies" is hilarious, but its not very useful to think of life in that context - well, at least the just 'evaluating your badness by your symbols' part.

samstave 13y ago
Heh, I am just picturing a fabulous army prancing around with the charter to "break taboos"

joezydeco 13y ago

I've been wondering the same thing. We used to use this image to portray our enemies... https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ba42Z0lCMAAfkzM.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ba42Z0lCMAAfkzM.jpg http://iranpoliticsclub.net/politics/IRI-problem/images/Iran%20Octopus.jpg http://iranpoliticsclub.net/politics/IRI-problem/images/Iran... http://streetsofsalem.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/octopus-german-wolfe.jpg http://streetsofsalem.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/octopus-ge... http://streetsofsalem.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/octopus-map-1877.jpg http://streetsofsalem.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/octopus-ma...

yapcguy 13y ago
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