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FIREFLEW

Saturday, October 9, 2004 11:04 PM

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Originally posted by CrevanReaver:
Yeah, maybe!

Let this be known: I know jack all about American politics

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Jayne: "Know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I beat you with till you understand who's in command."

ROCKETJOCK

Tuesday, October 12, 2004 11:53 PM

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Originally posted by spikeandjezebel:
I just want to say that I'm very pleased that this thread has not devolved into the usual "Republicans suck! No, you're stupid, Democrats suck!" type of dialogue. Once again proving that, whatever your political affiliation, a Browncoat is generally smarter than the average citizen!

Actually, being a registered member of the "A curse on both your houses!" party (i.e., Libertarian), I think the Republicrats and the Demigogs suck more or less equally. Or if not suck, at least inhale very deeply.

Seriously, the essentually identical nature of the two major parties is a source of constant amusement for me. And the current dead heat race for president is frighteningly reminiscent of the 2000 election -- if it gets down to a recount of the Florida vote again this year, I'm seriously going to look into obtaining Canadian citizenship. They aren't any more free than U.S. citizens, but at least they're more polite about it...

"You can't enslave a free man. The most you can do is kill him." -- Robert A. Heinlein

CREVANREAVER

Wednesday, October 13, 2004 12:32 AM

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Originally posted by RocketJock:
I'm seriously going to look into obtaining Canadian citizenship.

RocketJock, I'm also a Libertarian and I have to tell you, that although we have our problem in this country we are still much better a country than that socialist nation up north.

http://www.negativepositive.org/fuck-canada.html

ROCKETJOCK

Wednesday, October 13, 2004 8:56 PM

Geez, I thought I was just being sardonic. Maybe I should have picked Australia instead. No idea what their personal freedom index is like, but at least there's plenty of outback to go hide in...

hy-larious web site though. "Blame Canada, Blame Canada..."

"You can't enslave a free man. The most you can do is kill him." -- Robert A. Heinlein

SOOKA5

Saturday, June 14, 2008 8:52 AM

I think everyone in this thread is missing the mark. You cannot make observations on serenenty's crew and their political affiliation. The reason being that they do not live in the same world we do. You could call them libertarians despite the fact that they tend to care about a lot of the good people they meet and share what is theres with them hence inviting shepard and simon/river onboard. This makes them more socialist than anything. One person made a point about them not being liberal because democrats tend to be against "second amendment rights." This statement is stupid because they do not live in todays world. Believe it or not but liberals during the civil war era all caried guns. These people live in a westen style "free for all" existance. Everyone has to carry a weapon merely to survive. You have to hate big government (not because they are republican), but because the big government we are talking about is a fascist dictatorship. My best guess as to what the political standing of the serenety crew: is the absence of political judgement. They dont have politics on their mind. They live in a world of survival and little more matters to them. Sure there are parallels to the civil war and them being on the conf. side, however because race is not an issue here, you cannot clearly make that connection. That jerk in this thread that keeps saying "confederates were morally surperior(except for slavery)" is an idiot. Except for slavery!!!! Slavery is a pretty freakin big deal ass! That said, obviously Joss wanted connections to coincide with the western essence of the show, but in no way can you clearly make a modern connection to any sort of political faction today be it liberal, conservative, libertarian, socialist or w/e. this show isnt political, it is merely an homage to the essence of the western civil war period with some vast differences. You could also make the connection with the colonies vs. the british in the revolutionary war, but w.e its not part of the show.....sorry for all the typos its late and im typing fast.

-I want a spaceship so i can leave this place.

AURAPTOR

Saturday, June 14, 2008 11:34 AM

Gotta be independents. No way are Browncoats recognizable to either GOP or Democrats, not of the currant variety. Mal puts it best... " That's what governments are for. Get in a man's way." If you're going to be strict and make a " either or " edict, then it'd have to be the GOP. The Republicans are less for Big Gov't, centralized authoritarian control. Mal in his shipping business would fare better if the Alliance were more GOP than Democratic.

It is not those who use the term "Islamo-Fascism" who are sullying the name of Islam; it is the Islamo-Fascists. - Dennis Prager

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

KWICKO

Saturday, June 14, 2008 3:32 PM

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The Republicans are less for Big Gov't, centralized authoritarian control.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHH!!!!

LESS for Big Government? LESS for centralized, authoritarian control? Republicans are for LESS of these things? Their track record of the past 8 years clearly says otherwise. You've created entire new agencies with Cabinet-level authority, you've tried to centralize ALL the power in government in the hands of a single person (the "unitary Executive" theory of the Presidency). You've decided to listen in on the phone calls of every American, you've expanded the use of warrantless searches in direct contravention of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, you've repeatedly taken the side of big corporations and trampled on the rights of the little guy, and you've dramatically expanded military spending and the mission of that military.

Don't try to say that you're "for" less government and less authoritarianism when your deeds clearly contradict such a baseless claim. In the scenario of Firefly, THIS government is the Alliance, all fascism and control. Our little crew is like a tiny band of survivalists trying to stay out of the government's way.

Mike

"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions

I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock

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RALLEM

Saturday, June 14, 2008 7:08 PM

I'm not a very big fan of the browncoats, which I understand might be a dangerous thing to say here, but while I agree with the initial goal of the rebellion, I have to remember it was the Browncoats who dropped all of those units into Serenity Valley to do the impossible and failed to assist or even attempt a rescue of those troops when needed.

http://swyzzlestyx.com/index.html

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Monday, June 16, 2008 5:27 AM

Libertarian, Independent, Reform.
The Browncoats didn't give up at BOSV, the high command of the Independent Army did. Polititians.

JAYNEZTOWN

Thursday, November 10, 2022 6:08 PM

Progressive group preemptively blames Manchin for likely Democratic losses in midterms

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