G.I.JOE Movie Update

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The story is set at Brussels-based GIJOE, an acronym for the Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity, and revolves around an international co-ed force of operatives who use high-tech equipment to battle Cobra, an evil org headed by a Scottish arms dealer. - Comingsoon.net

BULLSHIT!!!

As a former Serviceman this is offensive. G.I. Joe, as originally

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Re: Just as a heads up

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What I haven't illustrated clearly is that most adults, especially those raised during the 80s "Yo Joe!" era see G.I. Joe as representing the American Military fighting a threat to freedom. I definitely know, from first hand experience and interaction with servicemen around the globe, that both American and foriegn military folk view G.I. Joe as representing the American Military.

Now I know its a product and the idea is to sell that product and make money on it by any means necessary in the eyes of both Hasbro and Warner Bros. But to be honest most of my "traitor" comments were about the general Hollywood mindset and aren't limited to G.I.Joe. This is just the most blatant effort to strip a good thing down from what makes it good because of political ideologies of the modern hollywood culture. And it happens to be doing it with something that strikes a chord with me. Military. Military isn't politics and I wish everyone would leave us out of it. Military is the instrument of those who "win" in politics.

As was stated in Gladiator (paraphrasing I think here) - "A soldier has the benefit of knowing who is enemy is." Hate who you want, just don't punish us for protecting what you voted for.