I made a decent rant for once.....
Yeah, I wrote this at 4 AM after reading the interesting remarks from the international community on the imdb board for 'Captain America', set to be released in 2009. I don't know about the film, as much speculation has been cast on whether the movie will focus on his origin or present day search for himself that has later been the trend in the comic books. Anyway, no one will comment...after the firestorm that presented itself in the earlier thread, I thought I'd at least get someone to comment.
So I'm putting it here, for your enjoyment. Anybody (prob. Hank and Jon) will comment, I'd welcome it.
Have a great day, all.
(previous thread point - Wolverine and Captain America are relatively even matched in a fight)
Good point, that Wolverine and Cap about even. Combat training, though Wolverine has some age on him, Marvel's shown that they've randomly encountered one another in one various combat zone or another over the years. The mutant factors Wolverine has may give him a leg up, but with Cap being at the pinnacle of human perfection, it's a close tie. Though, I like the latest twist in that the 'Weapon X' project meant that Wolverine was, in reality, an American experiment attempting to duplicate the success they had with Weapon Alpha - Steve Rogers, aka Captain America. Does that mean Wolverine has American technology in his body from the adamantium process? You'd think so, since Cap's shield (the one from the late 60s/early 70s) has the adamantium mix, making it virtually indestructible. Anyway, my thoughts on the subject above.
(previous thread point - my country is better than your country, nyah nyah)
As far as the political side of this thread goes, emotions tend to run high in politics. Sadly enough, it seems to remain that everyone's populace thinks its better than someone else's, and as soon as the idea is brought to the table that they help someone else (monetarily, militarily, etc), if popular thought bears with it at the time, it carries a swing popularity for a very short time span. Every country makes mistakes. Does this justify the various ones made, either in past or present? No. But humans make mistakes, as we constantly remind ourselves, and thus, with governments so large in employment, to attempt to find and pin a scapegoat for bad actions is nothing more than a media witch hunt for ratings and viewer competition. Much is weighed before policy decisions are made in any country (save dictatorships, where the citizens have very little power), and the blame should come to rest on many, many shoulders. Sadly, it is often times the leader that takes the fall for a collective action, once again reinforcing the stereotype, "It's lonely at the top."
Will the US apologize for currently undertaken actions that future generations will come to regard in a removed light? Sadly, I think not. I use the example of the Lakota Sioux Indian nation, which is still fighting for its civil liberties, land, and money owed to them by their own government, and which the Bureau of Indian Affairs has pretty much ignored for the past 100 years and change, as they do not have a large voting voice. More examples come to mind, from various countries. Although Britain has apologized for the role it played in the slave trade, very little reparations have been pursued at the governmental level, and the general clamor for more has gone relatively unheeded. Sadly, this seems to also be seen in the US as well, and in other countries having participated in that vicious triangle so many years ago.
While this rant has gone on long enough, there is one final thought I'll leave. Governments may form the world we live in, but people are what make the world we live in. To blame the various governments for everything wrong in the world today is to hide behind a facade of "Not me" in which case none of us will take responsibility for their countries actions when they are cast in a negative light. Everyone is overly proud of their allegiance to their flag when it comes to the great things their country has done for citizens or the world, but when it comes to many other, blacker thing, the common person shys away from comment, afraid to possibly have to admit an "I don't know" to a question of "Why?" from someone unfamiliar with the stance taken. Thus, when it comes time to vote, to take part in whatever form of government your country follows, make sure you know what you vote on/for, for when you place that pencil mark, chad punch, or whatever form of government you take as your own, you're not only a citizen of that country, but a citizen of the world at the same time. Perhaps our generation might not change the world....or the next....or the next....but thoughts are like ripples, and perhaps the future holds a day where the hope for change and understanding will become a wave of popularity unlike none seen so far by the likes of us.
So I'm putting it here, for your enjoyment. Anybody (prob. Hank and Jon) will comment, I'd welcome it.
Have a great day, all.
(previous thread point - Wolverine and Captain America are relatively even matched in a fight)
Good point, that Wolverine and Cap about even. Combat training, though Wolverine has some age on him, Marvel's shown that they've randomly encountered one another in one various combat zone or another over the years. The mutant factors Wolverine has may give him a leg up, but with Cap being at the pinnacle of human perfection, it's a close tie. Though, I like the latest twist in that the 'Weapon X' project meant that Wolverine was, in reality, an American experiment attempting to duplicate the success they had with Weapon Alpha - Steve Rogers, aka Captain America. Does that mean Wolverine has American technology in his body from the adamantium process? You'd think so, since Cap's shield (the one from the late 60s/early 70s) has the adamantium mix, making it virtually indestructible. Anyway, my thoughts on the subject above.
(previous thread point - my country is better than your country, nyah nyah)
As far as the political side of this thread goes, emotions tend to run high in politics. Sadly enough, it seems to remain that everyone's populace thinks its better than someone else's, and as soon as the idea is brought to the table that they help someone else (monetarily, militarily, etc), if popular thought bears with it at the time, it carries a swing popularity for a very short time span. Every country makes mistakes. Does this justify the various ones made, either in past or present? No. But humans make mistakes, as we constantly remind ourselves, and thus, with governments so large in employment, to attempt to find and pin a scapegoat for bad actions is nothing more than a media witch hunt for ratings and viewer competition. Much is weighed before policy decisions are made in any country (save dictatorships, where the citizens have very little power), and the blame should come to rest on many, many shoulders. Sadly, it is often times the leader that takes the fall for a collective action, once again reinforcing the stereotype, "It's lonely at the top."
Will the US apologize for currently undertaken actions that future generations will come to regard in a removed light? Sadly, I think not. I use the example of the Lakota Sioux Indian nation, which is still fighting for its civil liberties, land, and money owed to them by their own government, and which the Bureau of Indian Affairs has pretty much ignored for the past 100 years and change, as they do not have a large voting voice. More examples come to mind, from various countries. Although Britain has apologized for the role it played in the slave trade, very little reparations have been pursued at the governmental level, and the general clamor for more has gone relatively unheeded. Sadly, this seems to also be seen in the US as well, and in other countries having participated in that vicious triangle so many years ago.
While this rant has gone on long enough, there is one final thought I'll leave. Governments may form the world we live in, but people are what make the world we live in. To blame the various governments for everything wrong in the world today is to hide behind a facade of "Not me" in which case none of us will take responsibility for their countries actions when they are cast in a negative light. Everyone is overly proud of their allegiance to their flag when it comes to the great things their country has done for citizens or the world, but when it comes to many other, blacker thing, the common person shys away from comment, afraid to possibly have to admit an "I don't know" to a question of "Why?" from someone unfamiliar with the stance taken. Thus, when it comes time to vote, to take part in whatever form of government your country follows, make sure you know what you vote on/for, for when you place that pencil mark, chad punch, or whatever form of government you take as your own, you're not only a citizen of that country, but a citizen of the world at the same time. Perhaps our generation might not change the world....or the next....or the next....but thoughts are like ripples, and perhaps the future holds a day where the hope for change and understanding will become a wave of popularity unlike none seen so far by the likes of us.