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Those things are what make Ron a good person despite his libertarianism. The show goes to great lengths to make it’s characters likeable, but the characters are also often wrong about things. Ron is generally wrong when he’s clinging to capitalist nonsense like this (among other things), but when it’s about duty, friendship, and responsibility, Ron is a great example of how to be a decent person. Tbh, thinking about it, Ron is probably more of an anarchist than a libertarian. He doesn’t trust the government or corporations, and is much more comfortable living in the middle of the woods than he is in a “free market”.

In short, just because the character has good traits doesn’t mean they’re the one intended to be “right” in an episode. Ron is great, but he’s wrong a lot. That’s just part of the show (which I highly recommend. Start with season 2 if you do. Season 1 isn’t terrible, but it’s a rough start for the series).

from 11 years ago

I don’t think the episode in question really disagrees with Marcus here. He himself points to numerous situations where bailouts were unquestionably bad and only served to bolster capitalists, and those are the situations most people are familiar with on the topic of bailouts. Those are the bailouts that the episode is critiquing. And in the episode, the very community value intended to be saved/preserved is wiped out by capitalist motives. I don’t see how that supports the idea that it’s “propaganda” for capitalism. If anything, it’s pointing out the risks of it.

Taken in context of the entire show, which returns again and again to how important and unappreciated a good government is, how meaningful community effort is, it’s clear that there was no underhanded intention with this one episode. As for Ron being claimed to be the “right” one in the end, I can’t think of any other time his outlandish adherence to his “free market” beliefs was portrayed seriously. I don’t see why that would change here.

This is the guy you’re making excuses for: https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/2814c61f-f3a2-43f6-a9d4-f07ab171b2ce.png

There’s always been self-hating members of the oppressed, ranging from true believers to those that think being “one of the good ones” will save them.

“We’re hateful because you want us to not be.” is such a dumb, lazy retort. It’s not even an argument, just childish “Nu uh, you are” echoing of criticism. It somehow makes their bigotry worse than if they would actually put some effort into defending it.

There’s propaganda against punks? I mean, I know the mild “troublemakers” label most get, but that generally applies to teens/YA in general.

If he talked to that “trans friend” he definitely has, maybe he could find out what being trans is actually like and incorporate meaningful material about it. But no, he’s just another bigoted rich asshole now. All he can see is his own “struggles” and that the world is “out to get him”.

*I was morbidly curious and looked up the transcript of his bit about her ('cause fuck listening to him) and wow, how does he think that is remotely supportive? He says the “magic” words (“trans women are women”), then spends the rest of the bit critiquing how well she passed, comparing her genitals to imitation meat, and lauding her for taking his and other people’s abuse “well”. Her only value seemed to be what she could provide to him. Also found out she committed suicide two years prior, so he’s using a person as a shield/punching bag that can’t even speak for herself. What a classless fucking move.

Right, he was “only” targeting transgender people for money. Way better. /s

Get bent, Dave. You became the thing you used to mock.

I’d love for this asswipe to just shut up forever, but maybe if he keeps piping up more people will understand how terrible he is.

Two stupids don’t make a right. It just doubles the stupid.

Not mine, fwiw. It’s circulated as “The Narcissist’s Prayer” online.

That didn’t happen.
And if it did, it wasn’t that bad. <----
And if it was, that’s not a big deal.
And if it is, that’s not my fault.
And if it was, I didn’t mean it.
And if I did, you deserved it.

It’s not a sequel, but…https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/furry-witch/witch-first-victim/viewer?title_no=1095713&episode_no=1 (there’s a lot of pages in this series, if it’s not immediately clear)

I’d put yt under ph, but only just. Everything else, ph paved the way. And tbf, another porn site probably cleared the way for yt, though I couldn’t tell you which one.