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Leopolds Ghost

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64. Us so-called extremists are the MOST loving and tolerant!

Reply to sakabatou (Reply #63)

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 11:03 PM

Apr 2012

Would you rather deal with the Earth Pony Liberation Front? (splitters...) I didn't think so.

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Hunger Games - didn't realize it was a right wing [View all] Aerows Apr 2012 OP

I saw a prelude to a revolution against colonial dictators. McCamy Taylor Apr 2012 #1

I'm confused by your comments Aerows Apr 2012 #2

Or the 1% controlling the 99%. mmonk Apr 2012 #3

That IS what it is about obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #22

It's a trilogy GeorgeGist Apr 2012 #4

It's a dystopia.. Fumesucker Apr 2012 #5

It is a tale of the 1% in total control, and the grass roots uprising that causes Bluenorthwest Apr 2012 #6

I havent seen it. Can you list some of the themes? nm rhett o rick Apr 2012 #7

I read the book XemaSab Apr 2012 #8

Yes accurate. mmonk Apr 2012 #9

Lois Lowry's a rightwinger? XemaSab Apr 2012 #11

It may be a different writer I was thinking about. mmonk Apr 2012 #15

Looks to me like we are having trouble with the phrase "right wing fantasy." rhett o rick Apr 2012 #28

I think what they meant was it was a right wing marlakay Apr 2012 #38

It is a right wing wet dream, but Curmudgeoness Apr 2012 #10

Haven't seen the movie abelenkpe Apr 2012 #12

There's nothing inherently right-wing about Christianity tho. n/t Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #20

Not sure I agree. Are you referring to Jesus's teachings rhett o rick Apr 2012 #26

True Christianity is left wing... YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #36

That's how I see it. nm rhett o rick Apr 2012 #37

Duckie basically said it Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #57

Yes I agree. Although we struggle with definitions. rhett o rick Apr 2012 #60

It doesn't glorify the 1% being completely in control of the 99% but Lex Apr 2012 #13

I assume you mean that the bad guys were right wing. joshcryer Apr 2012 #14

No, the story itself is not right-wing although the villains appear to be Bjorn Against Apr 2012 #16

I was told the govt in control were the bad 1% but were socialists Zax2me Apr 2012 #17

The government in the book was most certainly not socialist Bjorn Against Apr 2012 #18

So it's basically like the society depicted in MLP Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #24

While I can't say I am super familiar with the world My Little Pony takes place in... Bjorn Against Apr 2012 #27

So why is it considered young-adult? Is it like Logan's Run? Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #48

Canterlot and Ponyville are nothing like the world in the Hunger Games sakabatou Apr 2012 #40

Depends on which interpretation you're using. Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #46

So much overanalyzation sakabatou Apr 2012 #47

Source: OverthinkingIt.com :-) But... Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #51

Whatever happened to love and tolerate? sakabatou Apr 2012 #63

Us so-called extremists are the MOST loving and tolerant! Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #64

I'm more into pegasus' anyway. sakabatou Apr 2012 #66

The comments section here v Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #67

Even for me, I think that taking MLP a bit far sakabatou Apr 2012 #68

I'm sure it's all in good fun. Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #69

Conspicuous consumption is a hallmark of Capitol dwellers lapislzi Apr 2012 #43

I think you saw what you wanted to see. dems_rightnow Apr 2012 #19

No it isn't, the author is a progressive obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #21

Right wing blogs I've read on HG utterly dislike it. Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #23

I read the book a few years ago etherealtruth Apr 2012 #25

Right wingers dream of social uprisings among the poor? rucky Apr 2012 #29

Can you elaborate on what you mean by that? JHB Apr 2012 #30

I couldn't disagree more. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2012 #31

Both left and right have tried to claim it. Neither has a particularly strong case. RZM Apr 2012 #32

I dont understand how this can be considered leftist authoritarian. rhett o rick Apr 2012 #33

+1 obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #35

I don't think I agree XemaSab Apr 2012 #39

I'm talking about elites RZM Apr 2012 #41

You need to differentiate between financial elites and intellectual elites. rhett o rick Apr 2012 #42

You are correct. Lex Apr 2012 #44

I think you might have misunderstood what I was saying RZM Apr 2012 #45

The online rightwingers love it. Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #50

The back and forth over this RZM Apr 2012 #52

So basically... it's anti-authoritarian. Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #54

Liberal or Conservative: Both Sides Trying To Claim 'Hunger Games' Are_grits_groceries Apr 2012 #34

Provoking political questions are censored from American fiction to avoid alienating half the market Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #53

Neither Olbermann nor Rather were censored for their beliefs RZM Apr 2012 #55

The national guard docs were broken by Democratic Underground's Walt Starr. Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #56

LOL RZM Apr 2012 #58

Wait, you think the documents were forgeries? Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #61

It's been a while since I've read about it RZM Apr 2012 #62

I don't know for sure, but I don't think Dan Rather should have been fired for something that Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #65

Not sure what you mean? TNLib Apr 2012 #49

It's the exact opposite of that. I loved the books and enjoyed the first movie. NYC Liberal Apr 2012 #59