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PointMaid Since: Jun, 2014
#323226: Aug 10th 2020 at 5:21:46 PM

EDIT: Nevermind, already mentioned

Edited by PointMaid on Aug 10th 2020 at 8:23:50 AM

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#323227: Aug 10th 2020 at 5:35:27 PM

I'm way late, but I'm hoping someone imposes Biden's head to this Penny Arcade comic.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
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A procrastination in of itself
#323228: Aug 10th 2020 at 5:40:37 PM

It’s been done, I saw said meme floating around on reddit.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#323230: Aug 10th 2020 at 5:44:13 PM

With each passing day the F.E.A.R. Transmissions from the Black Veil Brides sound more and more like they're coming from Trump.

The rebels claim their brave new world is upon us.
Do not be fooled by the chicanery in which they lay their claim.
It is false, and their uprising will not succeed.
You will place your trust in F.E.A.R.
You must!

We are not interested in the possibility of defeat.
Not within the silence of a deserted alley
Nor the clamor of a crowded street.
F.E.A.R. can not be vanquished, we can not be destroyed.
F.E.A.R. will rise up again and control the masses
Take back the power and crush the insurgent horde.

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#323231: Aug 10th 2020 at 5:48:20 PM

I'm hoping Biden is Kratos in this scenario...

I don't think he's the sex obsessed man completely lacking self-reflection who ruined his homeland.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#323233: Aug 10th 2020 at 6:17:31 PM

From that comic, I'm guessing God of War has never targeted the Abrahamic god(s). Suddenly that game seems like a stealth Christianity conversion tool. Kill all the other gods, so that only the One True God remains. grin

Hope shines brightest in the darkest times
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#323234: Aug 10th 2020 at 6:34:44 PM

On an unrelated note, We're supposed to get our VP nominee some time this week. Could be tonight, could be this Sunday. But it's definitely soon.

Pod Save America did a special about the VP pick and talked about how frustrated they were that the media had figured out, though process of elimination, that Biden was going to be Obama's pick and started publishing stories to that effect before the campaign could make the first reveal to its followers like it had promised. Leading them to send the message in the dead of night to get ahead of any press that hadn't already published the story.

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#323235: Aug 10th 2020 at 7:02:02 PM

Is it normal to announce a VP this late?

Hope shines brightest in the darkest times
dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#323236: Aug 10th 2020 at 7:18:58 PM

From that comic, I'm guessing God of War has never targeted the Abrahamic god(s). Suddenly that game seems like a stealth Christianity conversion tool. Kill all the other gods, so that only the One True God remains.

I mean, the trivia page for God of War does have this bit under What Could Have Been:

The original plan for the series was for Kratos to travel around the world after the destruction of the Greek pantheon, meet his counterpart of other mythologies, and repeat the process of destruction over and over. Finally ending with traveling alongside his two surviving counterparts, and following a shining star in the night sky to the birth of child in a manger...

"I squirm, I struggle, ergo I am. Faced with death, I am finally, truly alive."
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#323237: Aug 10th 2020 at 7:22:27 PM

I'm clearly missing the metaphor, then.

Sorry, allow me to explain: I think Kratos is an asshole.

So comparing him to Biden isn't really a compliment.

Oddly, I also think redeeming Kratos was a mistake.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#323238: Aug 10th 2020 at 7:33:55 PM

I think the joke was more about the god-killing, rather than an actual comparison to Kratos.

Hope shines brightest in the darkest times
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Lost in Space
#323239: Aug 10th 2020 at 7:37:49 PM

Well, Trump did accuse Biden of trying to kill God, so... my confusion was because I wasn't caught up on that. Now I am, and I'm giggling.

Edited by Fighteer on Aug 10th 2020 at 10:39:29 AM

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
AngrokVa indighost from america, unfortunately Since: Feb, 2012 Relationship Status: Saddled with unnecessary feelings
indighost
#323240: Aug 10th 2020 at 7:41:55 PM

Yeah, when I saw that, I immediately made the connection with Trump's comment that Biden will kill God if re-elected.

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#323241: Aug 10th 2020 at 8:01:49 PM

What happened to just "Attack and Dethrone God"? This is escalating quickly tongue

Edited by BearyScary on Aug 10th 2020 at 7:02:11 AM

Do not obey in advance.
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#323242: Aug 10th 2020 at 8:12:57 PM

Where else can they go from here once they decided Biden killing God isn't enough?

Edited by Steven on Aug 10th 2020 at 11:12:50 AM

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#323243: Aug 10th 2020 at 8:15:53 PM

Trump's lies require no reality so I assume he'll say Biden will insist on abortions for all then claim that he put children in cages (oh wait, he already did that).

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
AngrokVa indighost from america, unfortunately Since: Feb, 2012 Relationship Status: Saddled with unnecessary feelings
indighost
#323244: Aug 10th 2020 at 8:16:58 PM

Deflection is what he does, after all, so I wouldn't be surprised if he does that.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#323245: Aug 10th 2020 at 8:20:01 PM

It was already suggested that Trump would try to exploit transphobia.

Disgusted, but not surprised
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Lost in Space
#323246: Aug 10th 2020 at 8:24:26 PM

It's clear that Trump wants to align the election with the right-wing culture war, so expect him to accuse Biden of everything that might appeal to said culture warriors.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
GoosefromWikipedia (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
#323247: Aug 10th 2020 at 8:40:33 PM

I think that the current political climate needs to have the Reset Button pushed on it.

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#323248: Aug 10th 2020 at 8:47:47 PM

Only way through is forward.

No resetting the conservative movement having doubled down and said the quiet part aloud.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Ayasugi Since: Oct, 2010
#323249: Aug 10th 2020 at 9:46:05 PM

Where else can they go from here once they decided Biden killing God isn't enough?

Claim that he's going to destroy the universe and remake it into one where he's all powerful and his wicked values are sacred.

superboy313 Since: May, 2015
#323250: Aug 10th 2020 at 10:19:30 PM

If Biden becomes president, will Trumpism cease to exist? Or will it continue to stick around?


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