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Would the ending of THE WATCHMEN actually work? INDEPENDENCE DAY?

Started by Koltar, August 31, 2008, 01:57:15 AM

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Aos

#15
September 02, 2008, 04:44:00 PM
Quote from: Koltar;242904Doesn't have to be one government.



 Just a state where all the folks are generally united and getting along with each other.


- Ed C.

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To paraphrase something the Tomekulian king says at the end of Nausicaa of the valley of the Wind in reference to a similar thought, "Would such creatures even be human?"
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#16
September 02, 2008, 04:58:03 PM
Quote from: Koltar;242870So, the majority of you seem to be saying the equivalent of "NO Hope For Humanity".

 After all, if mankind can't get unified even in the face of an extraterrestrial alien threat - then its all a big Why Bother!??

Sort of makes WalkerP and his Walkerists make sense if we go by what you guys are saying.

Now you are starting to understand, Koltar...

Great discussion, though, folks.  I never took the time to really think too deeply about the ending of the Watchmen but you are making some interesting analyses.
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#17
September 02, 2008, 05:04:47 PM
Quote from: Koltar;242870So, the majority of you seem to be saying the equivalent of "NO Hope For Humanity".

Ever think the infighting is what keeps humanity alive, that is our hope?

Quote from: Koltar;242870After all, if mankind can't get unified even in the face of an extraterrestrial alien threat - then its all a big Why Bother!??

I think most people have said they would unite in the face of external threat but once the threat was gone would probably go back to the way things were before.

I am not convinced that if all humanity got the big kumbaya on that it would necessarily be good for humanity as a whole. Competition is what drives humanity, be it between persons or states.

Plus, if humanity keeps eyeing itself, thusly keeping itself armed, it will be ready when that big outside menace shows up.
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Koltar

#18
September 02, 2008, 05:05:16 PM
I may have understood before - on a subliminal level...but I try to be an optimist even when its really tough to be one.


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#19
September 02, 2008, 05:10:29 PM
I do not cotton to a world where all men are united behind a common cause, a common goal, a common peace.

Violence and conflict with our fellow man is what drives us, makes us great and terrible all at the same time.  

I expect that even faced with the threat of extinction we will fight amongst ourselves as to the best means to face the threat. It is in that conflict that we will either succeed or fail, and it is to be embraced.
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