Erin Brockovich, Browncoat

POSTED BY: Duelist
UPDATED: Tuesday, July 4, 2006 23:46
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DUELIST

Friday, April 14, 2006 3:10 PM

There have been a few posts over the last few weeks concerning the likely contemporary political affiliations of Whedon's Browncoats. We watched the movie Erin Brockovich last night, and it occured to me that it's people like Brockovich - grassroots community activists who have to fend for themselves against lack of funding, prejudice, bureaucratic indifference, corporate incompetence, and shareholder greed - who are the real-life Browncoats of our time.

PIZ

Sunday, July 2, 2006 10:48 PM

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Originally posted by Duelist:
There have been a few posts over the last few weeks concerning the likely contemporary political affiliations of Whedon's Browncoats. We watched the movie Erin Brockovich last night, and it occured to me that it's people like Brockovich - grassroots community activists who have to fend for themselves against lack of funding, prejudice, bureaucratic indifference, corporate incompetence, and shareholder greed - who are the real-life Browncoats of our time.

I couldn't let this pass without comment:

You couldn't be more wrong. Go learn the science - everything Brockovich and her associates claimed is false. They went after deep pockets with spurious accusations to get a fat settlement, nothing more. Big time ambulance chasers with far less class. Makes me sick.

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"That's what government's for: get in a man's way." - Mal

DAVESHAYNE

Sunday, July 2, 2006 11:33 PM

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Originally posted by Duelist:
There have been a few posts over the last few weeks concerning the likely contemporary political affiliations of Whedon's Browncoats. We watched the movie Erin Brockovich last night, and it occured to me that it's people like Brockovich - grassroots community activists who have to fend for themselves against lack of funding, prejudice, bureaucratic indifference, corporate incompetence, and shareholder greed - who are the real-life Browncoats of our time.

I agree.

David

"Not completely as well as the series of Firefly..." - From a review of Serenity at amazon.de

EXODUS

Tuesday, July 4, 2006 11:46 PM

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Originally posted by Duelist:
There have been a few posts over the last few weeks concerning the likely contemporary political affiliations of Whedon's Browncoats. We watched the movie Erin Brockovich last night, and it occured to me that it's people like Brockovich - grassroots community activists who have to fend for themselves against lack of funding, prejudice, bureaucratic indifference, corporate incompetence, and shareholder greed - who are the real-life Browncoats of our time.

Are you asking us for some rags-to-riches stories or something? Cause if so, I have many to tell you.