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Stormtroopers Soften Our Views On Fascism?

Posted By Mike on July 14, 2008

ClubJade.net (via io9.com) point us over to an article at Daveexmachina.com where the question is posed as to how our love for Stormtroopers is actually softening us all up to the idea of fascism. What was that? Exactly! See the excerpt/intro below and then click here for the full piece.

"Suppose tomorrow the Bush administration announces plans to deploy thousands of Homeland Security Troops to American cities, to walk the streets armed in the search for un-American, possibly terrorist activities (such as taking photos where there isn?t anything obviously pretty to be taking a photo of, being overly swarthy, videotaping cops and Homeland Security Troops, etc). These guys would only be answerable to the DHS, and they would be recruited from the likes of Blackwater, Wackenhut, and so forth.

Obviously there would be some outrage, yeah? I mean, not as much as there should be, but a lot of folks wouldn?t care for this at all.

Now imagine that these troops are outfitted exactly like Stormtroopers from Star Wars.

What percentage of geeks would declare that this was awesome?"

A true assessment or just taking things a bit too seriously. Talk amongst yourselves...

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