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#770647
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Open-Eyed Thinking (Exploring Uncomfortable Topics)
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I agree in many ways, although I do believe firmly in being charitable to people. We have it good in North America and we should avoid selfishness. On the other hand, it won't do any good to bring everyone else's problems here.

I think the "multicultural" idea that we have is idealistic, but simply not realistic. A society should have a certain degree of homogeneity, and we can't have people wanting to live by Sharia law here, basically undermining our own justice system (note: I don't really know much about that specific issue, it's the principle I'm getting at). So the big question is: where do we draw the line? What sort of diversity do we allow and what sort is harmful for our society?

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#770641
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Last movie seen
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DominicCobb said:

Ex Machina (2015) - Great. Intriguing and thrilling and powered by some amazing performances. I love it when I film can work so well with such little characters and locations. A-

FTFY

Some people and their grammar.... ;)

Mad Max (1979) - It's no wonder that this isn't the film that made the series a cult classic. It's got almost none of the franchise trademarks. It almost feels like it was made as a prequel (this is what Max was like before the apocalypse) in that way. I've seen it before, and, like Tobar, it's not nearly as depressing as I remember. It's just a somewhat brutal 90 minute revenge thriller. It's good, but this film would not be remembered today if it weren't for its sequel and its discovery of Mel Gibson. B-

When did you get the idea that Tobar was depressing?

The Road Warrior (1981) - Somehow better than I remember, though I don't think I fully appreciated it the first time I saw it. This is a lean, mean, apocalyptic action machine, and a very good one at that. Raw action firing on all cylinders. What more could you want? B+

Well, for starters, I'd like a million dollars. That's just for starters, though.

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#770345
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Random Thoughts
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I was just reading some posts I made soon after I joined the forum. I was very similar to me back then, but the way I write appears to have changed a fair bit. I wonder how much it and I will change in the next couple of years.

Based on the trend that my writing has taken so far, I fully expect to be writing like Post Praetorian by the time I'm twenty.... :P