Even if cops were just a totally random selection of people from the general population, the fact that there is effectively little-to-no oversight, both in terms of law/institutions and in terms of social shame, means that anyone who isn’t a bastard before going in is extremely likely to become one, even absent all those other factors like cops becoming more insular and separated from the civilian population (“thin blue line”), the militarization of police (though no need for discipline, apparently), and sickened internal department policing cultures.

And cops are generally picked from a pool even less suitable than a totally random selection from the general population.

Power tends to corrupt, absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The percent who admit to being domestic abusers, you mean. :)

The Polish Home Army was instrumental in enabling the uprising.

Gotta have the Vanguard Party to make sure all the anarchists and DemSocs get rounded up and shot, right?

I mean, there were plenty of apologists for the Nazis when they were quickly rising, or those content to dismiss them as harmless rabblerousers, and plenty of antivaxxers before the modern day.

We just tend to forget those who were on the wrong side of history.

Prefect Pilate, get the cross. We have another cult leader stirring up trouble in Iudea.

Yes, to keep in contact with 6 people.

To me, the original trilogy is… ok.

The original trilogy has a very mythological feel that none of the other works have ever managed to fully capture (and, honestly, that feeling was on the wane even as early as Episode 6). I can name the modern works, outside of Star Wars, that have that atmosphere on one hand. It’s a very delicate balance to get that atmosphere, and I think even the OT only succeeded at it by happy accident.

Still, Andor felt so fundamental, quintessential Star Wars.

I agree entirely. Can’t wait to see Season 2!

Exactly! Any other faction that wins and takes over the galaxy is still running a dystopia. The Orks, however, would be ruling over a utopia where everyone is happy (on account of being Orks and thrilled to fight one another). The Orks deserve to win from a utilitarian standpoint of maximizing happiness!

Honestly only ranks below the original trilogy for me. It’s really fantastic on all levels.

Um, but… isn’t this the guy who murdered several guards and robbed star wars fort knox though.

What are you talking about? He’s just a tourist!

Bullshit, the Orks are working towards increasing average happiness in the galaxy!

Who wants to bet that this attack had little-to-no military objective, and is just murdering civilians because Trump thinks that will make him look ‘tough’.

Could be true, but I wouldn’t trust anything this administration says. Especially not on China at a point in time when the administration is shitting their pants in impotent fury that China has dared to not sit back and take exceptional tariffs without comment or reaction.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/el-salvador-prisons-gangs-torture/

Entry was unlawful, but was granted a status similar to asylum, I think.

I should’ve double-checked the meme before reposting. I’ll edit it.

It is unfortunately common amongst certain segments of the Western left.

Would you like to explain to me how Turkiye has never genocided Kurds, whom they regard as “Mountain Turks”?

“But what if we compromised with them and our donors, and then compromised with the Republicans, and then put on our shocked pikachu face when the Republicans don’t compromise with us in turn???”

Legit, the second half of the problem is related to our gerontocracy. These fucking dinosaurs are still acting like it’s the 1970s and 1980s, when they first came to power.