Is there a general anti-authoritarian feeling in the Whedonverses?
POSTED BY: chrisisall
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Subject: High Stakes: Whedon Fans for John Kerry and John Edwards
In every four-year term there is a chosen one. He alone will face the
American public, the United Nations, and the forces of darkness. He is
the President.
The Kerry/Edwards campaign would like to invite everyone to host or
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and learn more about John Kerry and John Edwards. Mr. Whedon will
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So I think the American Browncoats have a good case on whedeon being a democrat.
Lol.
http://www.whedon.info/article.php3?id_article=7043 Pictures from one of those highstakes events.
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Wow! I had no idea! Did anyone attend one of these things?
Still, I'm not sure that Joss supporting Kerry and Edwards entirely settles the case. I still think it's possible that Republicans could find something in his oeuvre to relate to.
"The cat talks?"
"The cat never shuts up."
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Quote:You've hit the nail, I think, Zoot!
Originally posted by Zoot:
his work is generally hopeful (masquerading as hopeless)
He tries to show the possible in the in the face of the seemingly impossible (the BDM?).
And on the political side of things, I think Joss is very 'Bruce Lee' about it. No one way ever works perfectly, so you have to use a little Democracy, a little Dictatorship, a little Socialism, etc. as the situation demands.
To address above American political observations, Republicans and Democrats have an equal predilections toward being jerk-offs. The R's and D's that sway toward the Libertarian seem more level-headed, again, that pioneer spirit that also allows you to drop everything to help your fellow man when in trouble. Just MHO.
Hey Zoot, your coat has sort of a brownish colour to it...
Independant Chrisisall
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Quote:A thinkin' place in the middle?
Originally posted by MikeyMo:
Suffice to say you'll find Libertarians on both sides of the isle.
Hot-button Chrisisall
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Quote:Well put, I agree.
Originally posted by Carbonel:
Being a privileged person who up until now has never really questioned the system, Simon thinks of 'the government' in the abstract. Book reminds him that 'the government' is really just a convenient fiction made up of individuals pursuing their own agendas.
For me it's a key Joss moment.
Thanks Carbonel, your posts are lucid and interesting, right up there with Zoot's.
And more learned than puny Chrisisall's
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The idea of "anarchy until I give an order" has been rolling around in my head a bit today, and I think it might be a good way to describe the writers' room. One would imagine, given the level of talent in the writers that Joss recruits, that they are given a fair amount of freedom in kicking stories around. But it's NEVER in doubt who has creative control. Joss trusts them to create quality, but when he walks into the room and starts erasing and rewriting on the board (assuming they have a board), no one is going to question him.
"Hey, Joss, does Angel really have to be such a jerk to Buffy after sleeping with her?" *snerk*
"Be ashamed to die before you have scored some victory for humanity." -- Horace Mann
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Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Hey Zoot, your coat has sort of a brownish colour to it...
Independant Chrisisall
It was on sale...
Not sure I understand what "very Bruce Lee" means ...
Am away to go look up Libertarianism ...
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Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Thanks Carbonel, your posts are lucid and interesting, right up there with Zoot's.
Now that's high praise indeed
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Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Thanks Carbonel, your posts are lucid and interesting, right up there with Zoot's.
I have spent some time today trying to work out whether it's better to acknowledge the compliment, or to pretend to ignore it in an aw shucks kind of way. One of the problems with the internet is that embarassed-but-pleased aw shucking in your own room doesn't really convey itself through the ether.
I must say I do like this board. When I recently acquired my Firefly obsession I was hoping there would be a shiny board, and this is even shinier than expected.
"The cat talks?"
"The cat never shuts up."
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