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[hops]

Figuratively, right?
Right?

[MagmaMcFry]

It's spelled "figure stabbing".

[Avis-Mergulus]

damn right we'll stab him right in the figures, know what i mean

[MagmaMcFry]

Have a math joke:

A comathematician is a device that turns cotheorems into ffee.

[Helgoland]

Damn, that's a good one.

[KingofstarrySkies]

damn right we'll stab him right in the figures, know what i mean

ohoh
OHOH

[a1s]

My WTF is this one:
https://yougov.co.uk/profiler#/V_for_Vendetta/demographics
V for Vendetta is right-wing?

Probably the part where the re-wrote the politics of the main character to be in line with their viewer's existing beliefs?  Or maybe all that anti-government jazz, not sure if that's considered conservative in the UK but it certainly is over here.

Not it's not. Conservative by definition means "establishmentarian" (anyone who unironically says "Anti-dis-establishmentarian" is not worth talking to.), since they seek to "not fix what ain't broke". It's just that in the black-and-white (sorry, red-and-blue) system you have over there Libertarians line up with Republicans (self described "conservatives") better than with Democrats.
Fascism, by the way is only slightly to the right of National-Socialism, which is (economically, anyway) on the far-to-mid left (in fact, aside from the whole Final Solution thing, it was remarkably similar to Stalinism)

[Bohandas]

My WTF is this one:
https://yougov.co.uk/profiler#/V_for_Vendetta/demographics
V for Vendetta is right-wing?

Probably the part where the re-wrote the politics of the main character to be in line with their viewer's existing beliefs?  Or maybe all that anti-government jazz, not sure if that's considered conservative in the UK but it certainly is over here.

Not it's not. Conservative by definition means "establishmentarian" (anyone who unironically says "Anti-dis-establishmentarian" is not worth talking to.), since they seek to "not fix what ain't broke". It's just that in the black-and-white (sorry, red-and-blue) system you have over there Libertarians line up with Republicans (self described "conservatives") better than with Democrats.

Isn't economic regulation a relatively recent development historically? There's people still alive who predate most of it (albeit not many of them).

And at any rate, right-wing politics is as much about being faith-based and socially authoritarian  as it is about money.

EDIT:
Although the left is becoming socially authoritarian as well, albeit less so and in different ways. It's my constitutional right to be rude and critical to people goddamnit!

[KingofstarrySkies]

...Do you really need 3 petitions in your sig alone? Jesus.

Also, here's a quick access to funny: Go to imgur. Put the tag 'tumblr' in. ENjoy.

[a1s]

Isn't economic regulation a relatively recent development historically? There's people still alive who predate most of it (albeit not many of them).

Oh absolutely. Out of 4-5 thousand years of civilization we only had market regulation for 150-200 years (depending on what you mean, even Romans had economic regulation. But the "modern" way of doing it grew out of XIX century economic thought.) There are many places is Africa where it wasn't introduced until late 20th century (and perhaps not at all) So there's a lot of people who "predate" it as far as their society is concerned. I don't, however, think anyone American-born is in that category.

And at any rate, right-wing politics is as much about being faith-based and socially authoritarian as it is about money.

Thank you. Conservative means "don't change shit that works". "There aught to be a law" is authoritarian. You won't believe how many people confuse the two.

[TempAcc]

Am I the only person on the internet that thinks V for Vendetta was hilariously forced and dumb?

[Avis-Mergulus]

Am I the only person on the internet that thinks V for Vendetta was hilariously forced and dumb?

The comic or the movie?

[TempAcc]

I haven't bothered to read the comics, but that has nothing to do with V for Vendetta specifically, its mostly because I dont care about comic books in general. The movie didn't do anything to improve my outlook of it, though.

[Avis-Mergulus]

I haven't bothered to read the comics, but that has nothing to do with V for Vendetta specifically, its mostly because I dont care about comic books in general. The movie didn't do anything to improve my outlook of it, though.

Well, and there you have it. It is commonly agreed that the movie sorta sucked in comparison to the original comic book. You got the watered-down version with extra unsubtlety and plot holes. Not that the comic book itself was very subtle, but still.

[KingofstarrySkies]

I haven't bothered to read the comics, but that has nothing to do with V for Vendetta specifically, its mostly because I dont care about comic books in general. The movie didn't do anything to improve my outlook of it, though.

Well, and there you have it. It is commonly agreed that the movie sorta sucked in comparison to the original comic book. You got the watered-down version with extra unsubtlety and plot holes. Not that the comic book itself was very subtle, but still.

THIS
ALL OF THE THIS
The movie was good, in my opinion. But compared to the book, it was blelghghghghhgh.