George Lucas created a universe out of themes from various genres he probaby enjoyed as a child. He wanted to create a universe full of awe and spectacle. The story was the framework for presenting it. George was more artistic and wanted people to leave the theater thinking, "wow, that was cool".
I can understand why you might think that, but the answer is quite different.
“I love history, so while the psychological basis of ‘Star Wars’ is mythological, the political and social bases are historical,” Lucas told the Boston Globe in a 2005 interview....
There’s nothing subtle about this historical allusion in “Star Wars.” After all, the elite assault forces fanatically devoted to the Galactic Empire share a common name with the paramilitary fighters who defended the Nazi Party—stormtroopers. The Imperial officers’ uniforms and even Darth Vader’s helmet resemble those worn by German Army members in World War II, and the gradual rise of Palpatine from chancellor to emperor mirrored Adolf Hitler’s similar political ascent from chancellor to dictator.... The final scene of the original 1977 “Star Wars”... echoed the massive Nazi rallies in Nuremberg captured in Leni Riefenstahl’s 1935 propaganda film “Triumph of the Will.”
Although there are parallels between Emperor Palpatine and dictators such as Hitler and Napoleon Bonaparte, the direct inspiration for the saga’s evil antagonist was actually an American president.... when asked if Emperor Palpatine was a Jedi during a 1981 story conference, Lucas responded, “No, he was a politician. Richard M. Nixon was his name. He subverted the senate and finally took over and became an imperial guy and he was really evil. But he pretended to be a really nice guy.” In a 2005 interview published in the Chicago Tribune, Lucas said he originally conceived “Star Wars” as a reaction to Nixon’s presidency. “It was really about the Vietnam War, and that was the period where Nixon was trying to run for a [second] term, which got me to thinking historically about how do democracies get turned into dictatorships? Because the democracies aren’t overthrown; they’re given away.”
The guerilla war waged by the Rebel Alliance against the Galactic Empire mirrored the battle between an insurgent force and a global superpower that was playing out in Vietnam as Lucas wrote “Star Wars”. . . .
While the elite Jedi—who guard peace and justice in the Galactic Republic—bear similarities to Japanese samurai and Shaolin monks, they also echo the medieval monastic military order of the Knights Templar. The Templars... “were esteemed above other knights for their austerity, devotion, and moral purity. Like the Jedi, they practiced individual poverty within a military-monastic order that commanded great material resources.” A 12-member council of elders headed by a grand master governed both the Jedi and the Templars, and Jedi clothing even resembled the hooded white robes worn by the Christian warrior-monks who took vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Much like the Great Jedi Purge ordered by Chancellor Palpatine in “Revenge of the Sith,” France’s King Philip IV annihilated the Knights Templar after arresting hundreds of them on October 13, 1307, and subsequently torturing and executing them for heresy.
My understanding from John Oliver's show is that one reason there isn't good data on gun violence is that the CDC is not allowed to fund studies pertaining to it. The parties with private money to put towards research are probably few and biased one way or another.
You will get little real understanding from John Oliver since he isn't really interested in developing a genuine evenhanded understanding of the issues, he is pushing an agenda.
Going on about the CDC is misdirection as the Department of Justice has been collecting statistics and studying this for a long time. Why do you think John Oliver doesn't mention that? Example:
Should I associate arrogant and clueless opinions with you? Just asking.
There are many legitimate reasons to condemn Snowden's actions, but too few of his fans* can tolerate criticism of him or engage in reasoned discussion about why his actions might be bad. Sadly mod points are easier to come by than understanding.
* Many outside the US, and at least some of them wishing harm to the US or other Western countries. Of those in the US many have mistaken ideas about the law or Constitution.
Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Him in order to trap Him in a statement. They came and said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not? “Shall we pay or shall we not pay?” But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to look at.” They brought one. And He said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” And they said to Him, “Caesar’s.” And Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they were amazed at Him. -- Mark 12:13-17
I'm pretty sure that if you inspect the chain of ownership and custody for the atomic bombs used to attack Japan that you will find it entirely in "Caesar's" hands, not the church. The official that ordered the bombing was the President of the United States acting in his capacity as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States of America rather than the Pope, the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, or any minister acting as head of a church or congregation. The plans for their use were created and executed by the armed forces, not by deacons and church choirs, or the Sunday School classes. The purpose of dropping the bomb was to end the war between the United States of American and its allies versus the Empire of Japan, not to force Japan to convert to another religion or live under religious law that has no effect in the United States.
In Christianity the church and state are separate, under Islam they are united.
You fail to understand these points at your peril.
That is a lie, there is no bribe there, only ordinary campaign spending.
Here is how those numbers* break down:
$ 37,150 NRA Direct Support $ 505,278 NRA Independent Support $ 15,180 NRA Independent Expenditure for Opponent $7,212,973 NRA Independent Expenditure against opponent
The solution to most violent situations involving a bad guy with a gun is typically one or more good guys with a gun. Sometimes that good guy is a cop, sometimes it is just an armed citizen. The longer the gap between the bad guy appearing and the good guys with guns showing up the more time for criminal violence to occur and innocent people to be killed. We've just seen what happens when there are no good guys with guns when the shooting starts - the bad guy can kill without interference and more people die. When the murderer was going from victim to victim and shooting them in the head (after he had already wounded them) I'm pretty sure most people could figure out who the bad guy was if it wasn't clear when he was continuously shooting into the crowd with a rifle. Ultimately this ended due to the presence of good guys with guns, and some of them even went into the night club to trap the shooter (despite your idea on the near impossibility of getting it right). More people weren't killed due to the actions of good guys with guns. If there had been more good guys with guns at the start it might have ended much quicker with many fewer people dying.
I'm constantly amazed by how many people fail to understand this.
The longer the delay in getting guns in the hands of good guys where they could shoot the bad guy the more people died. There didn't have to be a delay at all.
That is simple enough that you should be able to understand it.
... if they fail... it's because there wasn't enough.
Oh, but guns didn't fail, did they?
The terrorist was killed by a SWAT team with GUNS, the so-called "militarized" police that everyone here hates. Are you claiming that the killing wouldn't have stopped quicker if the SWAT team had gotten their quicker? What if the disco had armed security guards? Is there some reason that bullets from them wouldn't work like SWAT bullets? What if a couple of members of the Pink Pistols had been there? Would their bullets have been less effective than SWAT bullets?
The terrorist was stopped by guns and there is no reason those guns had to be in the hands of the police. Waiting for the police meant more people killed.
Gee, what a surprise! You're trying to present the freak 20-30 person cult of Fred Phelps as representative of all of Christianity? Really? 20 people of 2,000,000,000 plus?
I might shout "Shame!," but apparently you have none.
The man in the Facebook page appears to be the same James Wesley Howell in a picture released by police, and the page includes several pictures of a white Acura sedan like the one Howell was arrested in on Sunday.
The page's most recent public post, from June 3, shows a photo comparing Adolf Hitler to Hillary Clinton. An anti-Clinton, pro-Bernie Sanders photo was posted in February.
That makes for an interesting tie-in to the Orlando shooter.
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden could have been acting under the influence of the Russian government, the heads of Germany's foreign and domestic intelligence agencies said on Friday.
Slashdot Mirror
Good luck with that given two words: Barack Obama
So what can we do to help you close the gap?
George Lucas created a universe out of themes from various genres he probaby enjoyed as a child. He wanted to create a universe full of awe and spectacle. The story was the framework for presenting it. George was more artistic and wanted people to leave the theater thinking, "wow, that was cool".
I can understand why you might think that, but the answer is quite different.
The Real History That Inspired “Star Wars”
“I love history, so while the psychological basis of ‘Star Wars’ is mythological, the political and social bases are historical,” Lucas told the Boston Globe in a 2005 interview. ...
There’s nothing subtle about this historical allusion in “Star Wars.” After all, the elite assault forces fanatically devoted to the Galactic Empire share a common name with the paramilitary fighters who defended the Nazi Party—stormtroopers. The Imperial officers’ uniforms and even Darth Vader’s helmet resemble those worn by German Army members in World War II, and the gradual rise of Palpatine from chancellor to emperor mirrored Adolf Hitler’s similar political ascent from chancellor to dictator. ... The final scene of the original 1977 “Star Wars” ... echoed the massive Nazi rallies in Nuremberg captured in Leni Riefenstahl’s 1935 propaganda film “Triumph of the Will.”
Although there are parallels between Emperor Palpatine and dictators such as Hitler and Napoleon Bonaparte, the direct inspiration for the saga’s evil antagonist was actually an American president. ... when asked if Emperor Palpatine was a Jedi during a 1981 story conference, Lucas responded, “No, he was a politician. Richard M. Nixon was his name. He subverted the senate and finally took over and became an imperial guy and he was really evil. But he pretended to be a really nice guy.” In a 2005 interview published in the Chicago Tribune, Lucas said he originally conceived “Star Wars” as a reaction to Nixon’s presidency. “It was really about the Vietnam War, and that was the period where Nixon was trying to run for a [second] term, which got me to thinking historically about how do democracies get turned into dictatorships? Because the democracies aren’t overthrown; they’re given away.”
The guerilla war waged by the Rebel Alliance against the Galactic Empire mirrored the battle between an insurgent force and a global superpower that was playing out in Vietnam as Lucas wrote “Star Wars”. . . .
While the elite Jedi—who guard peace and justice in the Galactic Republic—bear similarities to Japanese samurai and Shaolin monks, they also echo the medieval monastic military order of the Knights Templar. The Templars ... “were esteemed above other knights for their austerity, devotion, and moral purity. Like the Jedi, they practiced individual poverty within a military-monastic order that commanded great material resources.” A 12-member council of elders headed by a grand master governed both the Jedi and the Templars, and Jedi clothing even resembled the hooded white robes worn by the Christian warrior-monks who took vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Much like the Great Jedi Purge ordered by Chancellor Palpatine in “Revenge of the Sith,” France’s King Philip IV annihilated the Knights Templar after arresting hundreds of them on October 13, 1307, and subsequently torturing and executing them for heresy.
Your right to free speech is quite limited if it extends only to you talking on a street corner and not to publishing and distributing those views.
My understanding from John Oliver's show is that one reason there isn't good data on gun violence is that the CDC is not allowed to fund studies pertaining to it. The parties with private money to put towards research are probably few and biased one way or another.
You will get little real understanding from John Oliver since he isn't really interested in developing a genuine evenhanded understanding of the issues, he is pushing an agenda.
Going on about the CDC is misdirection as the Department of Justice has been collecting statistics and studying this for a long time. Why do you think John Oliver doesn't mention that? Example:
Gun Violence Prevention
Besides private parties and TV hosts, you should also be skeptical of academicians, some of whom are willing to lie to push a narrative.
Does Disgraced “Historian” Michael Bellesiles Deserve A Second Chance?
For your consideration:
An interview with John R. Lott, Jr.
Bogus Gun-Control Numbers
Poe's Law states,
The fact that this video is indistinguishable from a sincere expression of the NRA says more about the NRA than it does about the Yes Men.
The fact that you believe that about the NRA say more about you than the NRA.
Should I associate arrogant and clueless opinions with you? Just asking.
There are many legitimate reasons to condemn Snowden's actions, but too few of his fans* can tolerate criticism of him or engage in reasoned discussion about why his actions might be bad. Sadly mod points are easier to come by than understanding.
* Many outside the US, and at least some of them wishing harm to the US or other Western countries. Of those in the US many have mistaken ideas about the law or Constitution.
At least he didn't shoot anyone.
It's a pretty long shot from Morocco to the UK.
I had been thinking Amish until I remembered they probably wouldn't use computers. . . . and they tend to be nonviolent. Very nice beards though.
Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Him in order to trap Him in a statement. They came and said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not? “Shall we pay or shall we not pay?” But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to look at.” They brought one. And He said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” And they said to Him, “Caesar’s.” And Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they were amazed at Him. -- Mark 12:13-17
I'm pretty sure that if you inspect the chain of ownership and custody for the atomic bombs used to attack Japan that you will find it entirely in "Caesar's" hands, not the church. The official that ordered the bombing was the President of the United States acting in his capacity as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States of America rather than the Pope, the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, or any minister acting as head of a church or congregation. The plans for their use were created and executed by the armed forces, not by deacons and church choirs, or the Sunday School classes. The purpose of dropping the bomb was to end the war between the United States of American and its allies versus the Empire of Japan, not to force Japan to convert to another religion or live under religious law that has no effect in the United States.
In Christianity the church and state are separate, under Islam they are united.
You fail to understand these points at your peril.
Hmmm, we have the words "Moroccan," "Quran," "religious," "pro-Palestine" . . . something seems to be missing ..
I'm not
Sure if something was
Left out of the story.
All I know is something seems to be
Missing from the discussion.
I wonder if there is a reason for the abstraction and missing element? I'm pretty sure if the hacker was Christian that would have been mentioned.
That is a lie, there is no bribe there, only ordinary campaign spending.
Here is how those numbers* break down:
$ 37,150 NRA Direct Support
$ 505,278 NRA Independent Support
$ 15,180 NRA Independent Expenditure for Opponent
$7,212,973 NRA Independent Expenditure against opponent
* https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pkNI3qiMGf7BKD-vnNm1CztcAbIrXDKK15UxG3GxDNM/edit?ts=575f2c14&pref=2&pli=1#gid=1782600961
Gesundheit.
The solution to most violent situations involving a bad guy with a gun is typically one or more good guys with a gun. Sometimes that good guy is a cop, sometimes it is just an armed citizen. The longer the gap between the bad guy appearing and the good guys with guns showing up the more time for criminal violence to occur and innocent people to be killed. We've just seen what happens when there are no good guys with guns when the shooting starts - the bad guy can kill without interference and more people die. When the murderer was going from victim to victim and shooting them in the head (after he had already wounded them) I'm pretty sure most people could figure out who the bad guy was if it wasn't clear when he was continuously shooting into the crowd with a rifle. Ultimately this ended due to the presence of good guys with guns, and some of them even went into the night club to trap the shooter (despite your idea on the near impossibility of getting it right). More people weren't killed due to the actions of good guys with guns. If there had been more good guys with guns at the start it might have ended much quicker with many fewer people dying.
I'm constantly amazed by how many people fail to understand this.
The longer the delay in getting guns in the hands of good guys where they could shoot the bad guy the more people died. There didn't have to be a delay at all.
That is simple enough that you should be able to understand it.
Don't be too hasty, there is a genuine possibility that the point is wrong and somebody else is an idiot.
I see an atheist has mod points.
Whats the body count in Chicago this weekend? yo yo yo!
... if they fail... it's because there wasn't enough.
Oh, but guns didn't fail, did they?
The terrorist was killed by a SWAT team with GUNS, the so-called "militarized" police that everyone here hates. Are you claiming that the killing wouldn't have stopped quicker if the SWAT team had gotten their quicker? What if the disco had armed security guards? Is there some reason that bullets from them wouldn't work like SWAT bullets? What if a couple of members of the Pink Pistols had been there? Would their bullets have been less effective than SWAT bullets?
The terrorist was stopped by guns and there is no reason those guns had to be in the hands of the police. Waiting for the police meant more people killed.
You seem to hold the simple truth in contempt.
Gee, what a surprise! You're trying to present the freak 20-30 person cult of Fred Phelps as representative of all of Christianity? Really? 20 people of 2,000,000,000 plus?
I might shout "Shame!," but apparently you have none.
I understand the "First Nations" aren't enraptured with their treatment either.
Or are we going to say this was an act of Christian terrorism that was fortunately thwarted?
There doesn't seem to be anything tying him to Christianity, so why do yo claim that? He does appear to be progressive though.
The Latest: Chief: Armed Suspect Did Not Say He Meant Harm
The man in the Facebook page appears to be the same James Wesley Howell in a picture released by police, and the page includes several pictures of a white Acura sedan like the one Howell was arrested in on Sunday.
The page's most recent public post, from June 3, shows a photo comparing Adolf Hitler to Hillary Clinton. An anti-Clinton, pro-Bernie Sanders photo was posted in February.
That makes for an interesting tie-in to the Orlando shooter.
Orlando Shooting Suspect Identified As Omar Mateen, Registered Democrat Of Afghan Descent
I think we have the drift of your views regarding Christians. What are your views about Progressives involved in terrorism?
Beliefs regarding gods are religious beliefs, even if it is nonexistence of those gods.
"“Atheism is indeed the most daring of all dogmas . . . for it is the assertion of a universal negative.” -- G. K. Chesterton
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"“Atheism is indeed the most daring of all dogmas . . . for it is the assertion of a universal negative.” -- G. K. Chesterton
Even people that don't collect stamps don't deny the existence of stamps.
Hmm, did the story change? Doesn't look like it.
German spies imply Snowden leaked files for Russia
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden could have been acting under the influence of the Russian government, the heads of Germany's foreign and domestic intelligence agencies said on Friday.