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How Wick's character was wholly defined by other characters and the setting rather than almost anything he actually did or said. The undercurrent of dread and understated excitement that permeates the film when Wick is not dispensing ass kicking, was what made the film a cut above other action movies. The length of the action scenes or the depth of the underworld's characterization had little to do with the film's quality. Of course, it's obviously possible to make a great sequel with a completely different focus. I can't help but get PTSD flashes of the Matrix sequels, though.

They are not all Disney owned actors, whatever that means these days, and it's typical for Hollywood actors to lean Democrat. I'm certain it doesn't take anything to get them to speak against Trump.

That makes it sound like they haven't got one clue as to what made John Wick a good movie.

I hope Volo doesnt read this....he will have a field day expressing his horror at BLM being racist ...volo is very sensitive about these things Here's the thing and I wanna ask u a question because I can't seem to get an answer from my friends about this. With the cop killing innocents, why is when it happens to a white/Latino/Asian/etc it's viewed as the cops ****ed up badly, but when it happens to a black person its a racist act and not simply a huge **** up with like with the others? Because there is racial bias. This mostly about white vs black but there's some mentions of hispanics as well: http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/07/data-police-racial-bias Also, this doesn't mean that the cop is actively racist, but rather that there is built in prejudice into police behavior. Racist act doesn't necessarily mean the guy who acted is an evil white supremacist. Minorities are actually less likely to be shot by the Police than whites: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2016/04/27/this-study-found-race-matters-in-police-shootings-but-the-results-may-surprise-you/ Also add into the problem with blacks and hispanics being overpresented in crime to begin with. Where does the racism begin and where does the fact of police just responding to criminal activity end? http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cvus08.pdf Unless these issues are investigated and measures taken accordingly, nothing will be solved. All the collected statistics on actual shootings seem to disagree with that study of police shooting simulations.

I hope Volo doesnt read this....he will have a field day expressing his horror at BLM being racist ...volo is very sensitive about these things Here's the thing and I wanna ask u a question because I can't seem to get an answer from my friends about this. With the cop killing innocents, why is when it happens to a white/Latino/Asian/etc it's viewed as the cops ****ed up badly, but when it happens to a black person its a racist act and not simply a huge **** up with like with the others? Because there is racial bias. This mostly about white vs black but there's some mentions of hispanics as well: http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/07/data-police-racial-bias Also, this doesn't mean that the cop is actively racist, but rather that there is built in prejudice into police behavior. Racist act doesn't necessarily mean the guy who acted is an evil white supremacist.

With Trump the point of him divulging his tax returns is that he made it a positive point of his campaign that he is a sharp businessman who is worth several billion dollars (3? 5? I forget). I assume that his problem with releasing his tax returns is that they would disprove that claim, and Trump is nothing if not a self aggrandizing mook.

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-08-02/nixon-s-failed-effort-to-withhold-his-tax-returns Interesting stuff I didn't know about, regarding the custom of presidential candidates releasing their tax returns.

Autocorrect switched out ahead for rich.

The story of Trump really is insane. A supposed billionaire who made his fortune through cleverly orchestrated bankruptcies and shady tax breaks runs for President , He has a Tax plan that is essentially a gigantic tax break to himself. Even so, people think this billionaire who was born into money, is their chance to buck the system and get someone in power who cares about them. This guy. The one who has enough money to pay for ten Presidential campaigns at the same time has loads of people sending him their hard earned money for nothing at all. Deplorables or not, they certainly are fools. A drivers license is a privilege. The chance to vote is a right. BOTH require responsibility! I don't know about voting requiring responsibility. It is certainly recommended, but people can vote for whoever they want, even if it's not a responsible choice like, say, Muttley or Trump, What about guns, though?

What is a right and what is a privilege? And which ones are accompanied by required responsibility?

Seems to me Meshugger is saying Trump is a prelude to Idiocracy or something.

Wait, what? Where did I say that?

Aluminiumtrioxid is of course right. Clinton is related to the Republicans only in the sense that they are consequences of the same wretched political system. @Guard Dog; Apparently I wasn't clear but the issues enumerated by me aren't my worry regarding America's effect on the world around me. They are separate concerns.

In this election, it is two fold for me. For one, and this is true of any election the US and its policies have a definite effect on the world, so it is something that I feel affects me. The second and more important one is the slow rise of the extreme right in America, of which the Trump phenomenon is a terrible symptom, Regardless of the outcome, this is worrying and it is both a consequence of global forces pushing the population, and the Republican Party pushing an agenda of ignorance among its base over the past 40 years, That the horrible positions taken by Republicans over the past decades in issues like health insurance, women's health, climate change, religion, science, gun control and taxes led to this election. The fact that someone so much in the pocket of corporate interests, like Clinton is, gets my unwavering support is a terrible indictment of Republicans. Republicans talk about how Trump is a terrible break from Republican tradition, but he really is the logical culmination of the party's evolution since the democrats gave them the racist vote on a silver platter. The only thing Trump did to win the primary was go farther in his fear-mongering and extremism than his opponents were willing to go. So the rise of the extreme right in Western civilization interests me because it is in direct opposition to the cushy, relatively safe life we have enjoyed since the extreme right was soundly defeated in WW2.

What is naive about his views as shown in these e-mails?

KeTrumpfka has yet to be defeated, but this thread is over anyway. Continue here.

The VII installment of this thread is here. Complete with too many CG cutscenes, terrible gameplay and the death of Aeris. The latest news are Colin Powell's leaked e-mails, which include lots of juicy bits on both candidates.

Yeah, that's Powell said.

This is a bit small but if you zoom it's readable. Those leaked e-mails sure are juicy. Powell comes off as a nice, smart guy. I like this quote from one of the emails:

And what exactly happens if we stop crying about it?

Trump doesn't do anything himself, except maybe running his mouth.

That idiotic outrage happened on social networks with that picture of Spielberg sitting in front of the Triceratops on Jurassic Park. What actually happened in Africa and is more deserving of outrage was this:

Perhaps I should edit the poll, to somehow emulate the great American tradiftion that underpins the country's democracy. The Electoral College, I mean.

Perhaps I should edit the poll, to somehow emulate the great American tradiftion that underpins the country's democracy. Gerrymandering, I mean.

The problem with the USA's foreign relations isn't that they meddle but rather that they are short sighted at best, woefully incompetent at worst. It has been screw up after screw up since the 60s. I mean I'd understand if they, at least, bungled things up for everyone else while in process of strengthening their own position, but they can't even do that. It's infuriating.