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[misters]

why am I such fail all the time :/


also, for any/all fans of Firefly(/Serenity), I have a question: do you think Mal (or any of the characters, really, but he was who we were discussing today) is more liberal, conservative, or moderate? four of us argued liberal, but Tom (who is a staunch Republican) claimed that the Alliance is actually Democratic—they are "meddlers" after all, and they seek to bring everyone to "enlightenment," albeit via tyranny and thought control and etc.—and that Mal and the rest of the Browncoats are accordingly Republican. I know it's tempting to say he's liberal, given that that's what most (if not all) of my current flist is, but seriously, what are your arguments for/against each side?

/huge geek, ugh

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[pause.livejournal.com]

since when were you a fail? :(

[misters.livejournal.com]

since I was born :[

[evil-gummiworm.livejournal.com]

Independent. The Browncoats are liberal, but Mal is conservative. Less taxes, less government interference, every man has a right to protect what's his sort of guy.

[misters.livejournal.com]

that's pretty much what we ended up deciding (specifically a Libertarian). which led to jokes about him being part of the Green Party lol.

[xhallucinationx.livejournal.com]

Yeah the Alliance were "meddlers", but they were meddling in weapons R&D. Plus, leaving people on the border planets with no social services or anything? Yeah. Neocons.

I feel like Mal would probably be a libertarian though. Live and let live.