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5551
« on: April 11, 2016, 07:35:55 PM »
Name a character similar to Vader before his creation. Darkseid, Bucky Barnes (the Winter Solider), Dr. Doom. All predate Vader.
Design-wise, Vader is about as derivative as you can get.
You completely missed the point. The answer we were looking for was Oedipus. >defeat great threat >come to power >become coldblooded dickhead >realize familial connection >sacrifice self in repentence
5552
« on: April 11, 2016, 07:32:04 PM »
It's about what the transformation that hero undergoes, and how it relates to the daily life and aspiration of the common man. Themes that are expressed in pretty much every movie ever that puts an average joe in an unfamiliar universe. It is the cookie-cutter, go-to method of investing your audience in the story.
You could argue that Star Wars is one of the first franchises to put those themes on the big screen, but you'd be wrong.
You don't have to do anything new or different to have merit, its about how well you do it. And it doesn't hurt to do it alongside the things that make Star Wars 'cool'
5553
« on: April 11, 2016, 07:27:35 PM »
Super Banks that don't use their superior available capital to offer more affordable services have no place in the world.
The entire reason banks don't extend affordable credit to low-income individuals is due to the burden of regulation on such services. It's entirely why predatory pay-day lenders exist; the banks can't compete them out of the job.
It's not just about credit. We're also talking higher interest rates on savings, lower rates on insurance, and a broad number of financial services. My bank, Randolph Brooks, offers mortgages from 1.95% to members, and also gave me a line of credit at 17% despite my income being less than 30K annually. Discover Financial also gave me a line of credit, when I was making even less money. So yes, low income individuals have access to credit, but almost exclusively at above 21% annually. However, Chase and BoA wouldn't offer me anything, since running into financial trouble my credit score has tanked. Hopefully I'll have it running smooth this time next year, but this time last year I was pulling a solid 718. You would think think that they would offer affordable interest to low income individuals with good credit on the basis that they wouldn't be getting their money back at 21% annually, but that doesn't seem to be the case. What they want is to raise the amount owed as quickly as possible so that they can close the account and send it to collections, then make an astronomical return on a miniscule loan. This is a blatant abuse of their huge operating capital. Smaller banks actually compete with each other and offer better services accordingly, but massive banks run off of their size and brand recognition alone to cheat people out of insane amounts of money. They are literally contrarian to capitalism.
5554
« on: April 11, 2016, 06:46:03 PM »
Star Wars is objectively shit--especially the OT.
There are no deeper meanings in those movies at all.
I have actually come to expect an explicit lack of understanding of the classical hero's epic from somebody so out of touch with humanities as yourself.
The "classical hero's epic" is the most simple form of story of all time, and claiming that there is anything remotely "deep" about it is a fucking joke.
Oh my god you useless cunt a story doesn't have to be complicated to be important or meaningful or dare I say it, deep. It's about what the transformation that hero undergoes, and how it relates to the daily life and aspiration of the common man. But what could I possibly expect from a person who thinks himself above reading. Like I said, out of touch.
5555
« on: April 11, 2016, 06:41:43 PM »
Pls help Just had stroke 
5556
« on: April 11, 2016, 06:25:07 PM »
We should just break up the banks,
Don't be dumb.
Super Banks that don't use their superior available capital to offer more affordable services have no place in the world. I used to work for Zurich Financial, and we had an available liquid capital not including member accounts of 420 billion, and our services were by far more costly than locally owned and operated alternatives. It's ridiculous.
5557
« on: April 11, 2016, 06:18:35 PM »
Get memed faggots, this was my plan all along.
>implying that it wasn't always my plan to spark an outburst that would cause others to join my cause I think the only one who has been memes is yourself.
5558
« on: April 11, 2016, 05:55:10 PM »
Woah, fashies, why'd you move this to the Flood?
It was always in the Flood.
What?
Are you fucking kidding me?
nope, keepin it 💯
5559
« on: April 11, 2016, 05:54:41 PM »
Just for the record, the prequels were great.
I actually think I enjoyed them more than the OT, however, the OT had a certain artistic and philosophical value that the prequels lack, so while they're a great watch and a fascinating illustration of galactic politics, there's not much room for intellectual conversation.
5560
« on: April 11, 2016, 05:49:03 PM »
Woah, fashies, why'd you move this to the Flood?
It was always in the Flood.
5561
« on: April 11, 2016, 05:43:03 PM »
The fact that you strive to be a "playa" is proof you'll never obtain it.
>tfw want to get so drunk this weekend I dance with a gay guy to country music
I'll bite my tongue on this subject.
Real actualproof of Iam using top quotes.
5562
« on: April 11, 2016, 05:41:54 PM »
And so we arrive at the root of roman's women problems
You must be a shitty psychologist if you're only just now arriving at that.
5563
« on: April 11, 2016, 05:40:27 PM »
The slavic nations are the last uncucked bastions of hope for the Aryan race tbqh family.
Looks like you don't know  Squat
5564
« on: April 11, 2016, 05:35:16 PM »
And you should feel bad.
5565
« on: April 11, 2016, 05:30:54 PM »
Israel's claim to its land is through the victories of wars. I don't like the Jews, but I'll recognize their land holdings.
What? Their claim to their land is through defence of land that was given to them. They never invaded and took over, they just managed to keep it after the UN handed it to them. That's why Palestine is so angry. IS is actively conquering land and nobody is recognizing them.
5566
« on: April 11, 2016, 05:27:11 PM »
That's dumb. We should just break up the banks,
The other day I went into a Chase bank and asked the manager why their bank still existed. He was taken aback, and asked what I meant. I told him: JP Morgan has no place in the 21st century. Federal insurance protects my money in the event of bank failure, and electronic banking has eliminated the need for there to be a branch everywhere I go. Your size isn't helping you lead the industry in in interest rates, either in loans or in account growth, and you've done little with your credit program other than shill for the oligopolic airline industry. So why does your bank still exist?
5567
« on: April 11, 2016, 05:20:02 PM »
5568
« on: April 11, 2016, 05:13:41 PM »
That was like, the world's shortest living meme.
Those who burn brightest...
5569
« on: April 11, 2016, 05:09:46 PM »
He wears a glove though.
Probably, but it's also a fair point if you have a bionic hand.
Imagine getting sand grains caught in a joint
To use a nice crude example
If you wore trousers and sat on the beach, you'd probably still get sand in your arse.
He didn't have one when he was a kid.
He didn't have one when he said it.
I know he didn't as a kid, but I'm sure he had the robohand when he was talking with padme.
I could be wrong mind you it's been about 10 years since I last watched it.
ye he doesn't get the robolimb until the end of the movie when dooku cuts off his arm After that he is shown marrying padme on Naboo and he has his golden hand, but all of their lovey dovey shit where he bitches about sand happens directly following the failed assassination when he, uh, 'guards' her body on her trip to Naboo.
5570
« on: April 11, 2016, 05:03:54 PM »
He wears a glove though.
Probably, but it's also a fair point if you have a bionic hand.
Imagine getting sand grains caught in a joint
To use a nice crude example
If you wore trousers and sat on the beach, you'd probably still get sand in your arse.
He didn't have one when he was a kid. He didn't have one when he said it.
5571
« on: April 11, 2016, 05:02:11 PM »
As a homeless dude shouldn't you be spending money more wisely
I don't pay for any of this shit. I get free bottles of liquid using reward points by buying vapes for underaged high school students, and I just steal the red bulls. Also I have a car, so I don't really see the big deal.
5572
« on: April 11, 2016, 04:54:42 PM »
From the the year 1885 to 1900 the value of the USD went up from 30x current value to 215x current value
This represents an increase in value sevenfold.
The Sherman antitrust act passed in 1890 broke down giants Standard Oil and US Steel into dozens of subsidiary companies, stimulating competition, but not unchecked competition.
These companies were still held by titans JP Morgan and John D. Rockefeller, and their management was run carefully so that competition did bot get out of hand, allowing maximum gross product at the expense of neither the customer nor the corporation.
If we allowed companies to reconsolidate, and then broke them down again, we could recreate the conditions that created a spike in capital value growth unparalleled in recent history.
However, these are the same conditions that led to over speculation on the stock market, causing the great depression, and brokers seems to have learned nothing since then, so its a toss up.
5573
« on: April 11, 2016, 04:06:03 PM »
we get it
you vape
only when no money for cigarettes ;-; And every time there's the feeling of being a douche.
5574
« on: April 11, 2016, 03:54:31 PM »
Coke and hot chocolate is best
That's two drinks, and the addictive substance in both is caffeine, you shitlord.
5575
« on: April 11, 2016, 03:48:21 PM »
Star Wars is objectively shit--especially the OT.
There are no deeper meanings in those movies at all.
I have actually come to expect an explicit lack of understanding of the classical hero's epic from somebody so out of touch with humanities as yourself.
5576
« on: April 11, 2016, 03:19:53 PM »
Guess I'll have to settle for vape and red bull and the feeling of being a douche
5577
« on: April 11, 2016, 02:46:54 PM »
Lol, rubes.
5578
« on: April 11, 2016, 02:44:04 PM »
I can no longer say the word 'damn' without promptly following it up with 'daniel'
5579
« on: April 11, 2016, 02:35:16 PM »
But then it turned out to only be a dream.
5580
« on: April 11, 2016, 02:28:21 PM »
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