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by **Victorian Squid** » Sun May 29, 2011 12:02 pm

The mutants' jingoism is always a little off-putting to me.

by **S.F. Jude Terror** » Sun May 29, 2011 12:07 pm

Look at Cyclop's separatism, his believe in the superiority of the mutant minority, his militant protection of the rights of that minority at the expense of the safety of the majoriy... he's clearly a lib.

by **Eli Katz** » Sun May 29, 2011 12:10 pm

Jude Terror wrote:Eli, I'm surprised you didn't enjoy Secret Avengers, since it's pretty much the American version of Dysart's Unknown Soldier.

I didn't read Secret Avengers. If it really is similar to Unknown Soldier, I'd probably check it out.

by **S.F. Jude Terror** » Sun May 29, 2011 12:11 pm

Eli Katz wrote:I didn't read Secret Avengers. If it really is similar to Unknown Soldier, I'd probably check it out.

Only in that it is an intense examination of American politics (see my review)*.

*Feels bad you might actually spend money on something based on my assery.

by **Victorian Squid** » Sun May 29, 2011 12:13 pm

Damn this thread is full of grenades and land-mines. I approve.

by **S.F. Jude Terror** » Sun May 29, 2011 12:15 pm

Victorian Squid wrote:Damn this thread is full of grenades and land-mines. I approve.

by **Punchy** » Sun May 29, 2011 12:16 pm

Eli Katz wrote:I didn't read Secret Avengers. If it really is similar to Unknown Soldier, I'd probably check it out.

I only read the first 3 issues of Unknown Soldier before I dropped it, but I can safely say that Jude is taking the mickey, and SA is nothing like Unknown Soldier.

by **S.F. Jude Terror** » Sun May 29, 2011 12:21 pm

Victorian Squid wrote:Damn this thread is full of grenades and land-mines. I approve.

Now if only Demonoid had a copy of last week's Hawkeye issue.

by **Eli Katz** » Sun May 29, 2011 12:22 pm

Victorian Squid wrote:Eli Katz's biography should be entitled Crime And Vegetables.

Farewell, My Lovely Bacon

by **ReturnoftheMack** » Sun May 29, 2011 12:29 pm

That is such a good dissertation that starting today, you are Dr. Terror.

by **Stephen Day** » Sun May 29, 2011 1:20 pm

Victorian Squid wrote:

Stephen, the word "jingoism" means extreme patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy. Fear Itself, specifically this issue, shows an attack on Washington D.C. that is being defended against. Jingoism has no place in a discussion of the defense of one's homeland, and you've shown you don't even know what the word means to boot!

I said that I was afraid that I would find it jingoistic from what I read about the issue going in. I also said that the overall tone wasn't bad all that bad. In other words, I didn't find it to be jingoistic -- mostly for the reasons you mentioned. I've removed the, words "this was somewhat the case," because I realize that those words were misleading from what I actually meant.

by **Victorian Squid** » Sun May 29, 2011 1:22 pm

Stephen Day wrote:
I said that I was afraid that I would find it jingoistic from what I read about the issue going in. I also said that the overall tone wasn't bad all that bad. In other words, I didn't find it to be jingoistic -- mostly for the reasons you mentioned. I've removed the, words "this was somewhat the case," because I realize that those words were misleading from what I actually meant.

Well how are we gonna fight then? :-(