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  • MJDub
    Are you Kidding me??
    • Jun 2004
    • 2767
    #1

    Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Bush

    For those who have seen Episode III, do I even need to get into how much Bush and the government are resembling Darth Vader and the fall of the republic/rise of the empire?

    Best similarity (obviously a poke at Bush):

    "If you are not with me, you are my enemy." - Darth Vader

    "Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists." -Dubya


    Welcome to the American Empire.
    http://www.myspace.com/mjdubmusic

    You can't have manslaughter without laughter.

    "Son," he said without preamble, "never trust a man who doesn't drink because he's probably a self-righteous sort, a man who thinks he knows right from wrong all the time. Some of them are good men, but in the name of goodness, they cause most of the suffering in the world. They're the judges, the meddlers. And, son, never trust a man who drinks but refuses to get drunk. They're usually afraid of something deep down inside, either that they're a coward or a fool or mean and violent. You can't trust a man who's afraid of himself. But sometimes, son, you can trust a man who occasionally kneels before a toilet. The chances are that he is learning something about humility and his natural human foolishness, about how to survive himself. It's damned hard for a man to take himself too seriously when he's heaving his guts into a dirty toilet bowl."
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    • toasty
      Sir Toastiness
      • Jun 2004
      • 6588
      #2
      Re: Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Bush

      Some folks on the right are actually critical of the movie as a Bush-bashing affair because of that line.

      If you ask me, it just sounds to me like they've got a guilty conscience. F9/11, now that was a Bush-bashing affair. One line in a movie totally unrelated to politics, however, doesn't do it for me.

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        • MJDub
          Are you Kidding me??
          • Jun 2004
          • 2767
          #3
          Re: Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Bush

          Another parallel is the appointment of Palpatine as supreme leader during crisis and the passing of Patriot Act without any debate at all.

          Something to consider since both took away liberties.
          http://www.myspace.com/mjdubmusic

          You can't have manslaughter without laughter.

          "Son," he said without preamble, "never trust a man who doesn't drink because he's probably a self-righteous sort, a man who thinks he knows right from wrong all the time. Some of them are good men, but in the name of goodness, they cause most of the suffering in the world. They're the judges, the meddlers. And, son, never trust a man who drinks but refuses to get drunk. They're usually afraid of something deep down inside, either that they're a coward or a fool or mean and violent. You can't trust a man who's afraid of himself. But sometimes, son, you can trust a man who occasionally kneels before a toilet. The chances are that he is learning something about humility and his natural human foolishness, about how to survive himself. It's damned hard for a man to take himself too seriously when he's heaving his guts into a dirty toilet bowl."

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            • BSully828
              Platinum Poster
              • Jun 2004
              • 1221
              #4
              Re: Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Bush

              So does that mean that the members of Al Qaeda are like the Jedi?
              Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not;
              a sense of humor to console him for what he is.

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                • devon
                  Addiction started
                  • Jun 2004
                  • 362
                  #5
                  Re: Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Bush

                  Originally posted by MJDub
                  For those who have seen Episode III, do I even need to get into how much Bush and the government are resembling Darth Vader and the fall of the republic/rise of the empire?

                  Best similarity (obviously a poke at Bush):

                  "If you are not with me, you are my enemy." - Darth Vader

                  "Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists." -Dubya


                  Welcome to the American Empire.
                  also when amadala says something like:

                  "so this is how democracy dies, by a thunderous applause"

                  MJDub i thought you were for bush if i remember correctly, i could be mistaken though.
                  i really wish the floor would stop moving!

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                    • MJDub
                      Are you Kidding me??
                      • Jun 2004
                      • 2767
                      #6
                      Re: Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Bush

                      Originally posted by devon
                      MJDub i thought you were for bush if i remember correctly, i could be mistaken though.
                      I was back in 2001-2002, three LONG years ago.
                      http://www.myspace.com/mjdubmusic

                      You can't have manslaughter without laughter.

                      "Son," he said without preamble, "never trust a man who doesn't drink because he's probably a self-righteous sort, a man who thinks he knows right from wrong all the time. Some of them are good men, but in the name of goodness, they cause most of the suffering in the world. They're the judges, the meddlers. And, son, never trust a man who drinks but refuses to get drunk. They're usually afraid of something deep down inside, either that they're a coward or a fool or mean and violent. You can't trust a man who's afraid of himself. But sometimes, son, you can trust a man who occasionally kneels before a toilet. The chances are that he is learning something about humility and his natural human foolishness, about how to survive himself. It's damned hard for a man to take himself too seriously when he's heaving his guts into a dirty toilet bowl."

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                        • DAM?
                          Getting Somewhere
                          • May 2005
                          • 106
                          #7
                          Re: Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Bush

                          Originally posted by BSully828
                          So does that mean that the members of Al Qaeda are like the Jedi?
                          just ask george lucas...
                          http://www.myspace.com/dam32

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                            • rewing3
                              I really don't care
                              • Jun 2004
                              • 5511
                              #8
                              Re: Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Bush

                              I think this whole thing is blown out of portion. THis is america and we do have the freedom of speech. Who cares if George Lucas makes fun of the president. It is a movie if you don't like it. Don't go see it.
                              Common Sense is not Common at all.

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                                • Yao
                                  DUDERZ get a life!!!
                                  • Jun 2004
                                  • 8176
                                  #9
                                  Re: Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Bush

                                  Originally posted by BSully828
                                  So does that mean that the members of Al Qaeda are like the Jedi?
                                  :crackUp:

                                  And the Europeans be the Ewoks?
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