The Dark Knight has a lot of problems with you people The American Civil Liberties Union has decided it will no longer defend the right of extremist groups to parade around with guns, because while the ACLU is all about free speech, even for nasty horrible ugly speech, the ACLU sees no reason to defend people walking around ready to shoot people with anything more lethal than a dirty look. The ACLU's Virginia chapter had helped the organizers of Saturday's "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, to get a permit for their march, and also fended off a city attempt to move the event a mile away, arguing in court that the city was motivated by opposition to the rally's message, not primarily a concern for public safety.
Unfortunately, the reference is spoiled by being Frank Miller's obscenely fascist Batman ("The world only makes sense when you FORCE it to") from The Dark Knight Returns, or as I like to call it, Batman Shrugged. By the end of the book he's actually assembled his own cadre of brownshirts from the disillusioned, aimless children of the 'useless liberal' caricatures that populate Gotham (New Robin's own 'rents are so stoned out of their gourds 24/7 that they can't remember if they even have a child, haw haw).
God, have you seen the animated adaptation? Miller's book was unsubtle enough about the Joker's sexual orientation; his voice actor in the 'toon performed a Paul Lynde imitation to hammer the point home.
Not necessarily, if you read the next panel...
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It was hell trying to make that come close to scanning.
but.. isn't that akin to punching nazis?
A lead baton? A blackjack?
I wish I had made a note of who turned me onto Karl Popper's Paradox of Tolerance. I would really love to thank them.
Unfortunately, the reference is spoiled by being Frank Miller's obscenely fascist Batman ("The world only makes sense when you FORCE it to") from The Dark Knight Returns, or as I like to call it, Batman Shrugged. By the end of the book he's actually assembled his own cadre of brownshirts from the disillusioned, aimless children of the 'useless liberal' caricatures that populate Gotham (New Robin's own 'rents are so stoned out of their gourds 24/7 that they can't remember if they even have a child, haw haw).
God, have you seen the animated adaptation? Miller's book was unsubtle enough about the Joker's sexual orientation; his voice actor in the 'toon performed a Paul Lynde imitation to hammer the point home.
In American politics? About 20% approval.
Do you think people remember that line having a split infinitive because it sounds better that way?
Stop trying to force Latin rules onto English. I'll end a sentence with a preposition whenever I feel like!
My argument is that an hostile group has no right to march down a city with deadly weapons, therefore there is no right to protect. The end.
I've read enough Frank Miller to know that he's not necessarily a role model.
But if it helps, let me clarify: Do not become a costumed vigilante.
A relative of Herman Miller?
https://youtu.be/Imu3dgxceS4
Yeah, I'm perfectly willing to admit I'm wrenching that gun-busting panel completely out of context.
I far prefer this animated adaptation of Watchmen:
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Or maybe this one...
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Just gonna leave this here:
http://www.savagechickens.c...
Hurrah! And take your stupid comic book with you!
Having seen that, I am not going to be able to sleep tonight
Excellent quote!