tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044589671326360740.post4639603574313039337..comments2023-09-23T10:32:10.655-04:00Comments on Assorted Meanderings: Maybe there is something to Whedon wanting the Alliance to be the good guys....The Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15173903164209256926noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044589671326360740.post-60591137922067414732012-07-18T19:37:41.667-04:002012-07-18T19:37:41.667-04:00I grew up in a Socialist household of Religious le...I grew up in a Socialist household of Religious left-leaning anti-Americans, and the "3rd way" is/was always the Socialist trip-lever - but also a good way to get out of endless (and I mean really endless) political blather by the Parents. Just invoking that could extend an invisible force-field (of ~awe~, presumably) and allow you to walk away from the (BORING lefty political) "conversation," leaving it dangling. <br />3rd Way doesn't exist except to shift the balance in their favor.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044589671326360740.post-5284862949941693472012-07-17T18:10:32.455-04:002012-07-17T18:10:32.455-04:00I did wonder about that.
At least the show didn&#...I did wonder about that.<br /><br />At least the show didn't portray a town without guns as a "positive" thing as being a more civilized place.<br /><br />Sort of like how the Shindig was portrayed, with the guns being banned there too.The Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173903164209256926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044589671326360740.post-23852608603213089912012-07-17T10:53:47.050-04:002012-07-17T10:53:47.050-04:00Isn't it in the "Jaynesville" episod...Isn't it in the "Jaynesville" episode where Mal tells Jayne to remove the gun he was taping onto his body because they don't allow guns on the planet below? <br /><br />Very out of character for Mal IMHO. Maybe Whedon is a closet authoritarian.Tango Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593296126387219845noreply@blogger.com