I just wanted to hear the thoughts of some comrades. I feel like the whole show is a dagger pointed right at the heart of amerikkkan culture and capitalism.

I'm not the most savvy on catching all the themes or lib brain worms that find there way into media, but it speaks to my disdain for the culture. The cynical narcissism of the supes (and holy shit their sexual pathologies), the capitalizing on things from every angle, the military jingoism, the soulless use of humans for capital, the commentary on the rot at the heart of the beast, and the religious cults preying on people. It hits for me, and I hate it all at the same time.

Anyway, hope ya'll have a great Christmas or holiday, at least a break from the meat grinder.

Edit: Oh, and the fucking rainbow capitalism, it's pretty spot on.

    • 30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs [she/her]
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      1 day ago

      I telecommute whenever possible specifically to avoid those dipshits. One in particular is a chronic crop-duster and will stand there and spew Trump-isms while smelling like he shat his pants. Instead of "power-cycling a server" or "restarting a webservice," it's "draining the swamp." He ends every thought with "Right? ...Right?" like he's a late night talkshow host and we're supposed to cue up a laugh track and clap like seals after he just rambled incoherently for 7 minutes on a Zoom call. What takes it from "eyeroll-worthy" to "I hope you buy a Tesla and it takes you on a swift trip to Valhalla" is the casual and not-so-casual misogyny. Main highlights that I can think of off the top of my head are blurting out, "WULL THAT SEEMS ABOUT AS USEFUL AS A DEGREE IN WOMEN'S STUDIES! HAR HAR HAR" and ranting about the corporate dress code being amended to allow women to wear leggings at the office. His take on The Boys, though? Homelander is so cool! He's the hero!