Comments on: Stars Wars III, Sith and the World We Inhabit http://carthik.net/blog/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/ Life, Research and Everything Else. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:30:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: admin http://carthik.net/blog/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/comment-page-1/#comment-7730 admin Sun, 12 Jun 2005 17:09:50 +0000 http://blog.carthik.net/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/#comment-7730 Bald Eagle, Easy, man! Ed, I don't think of myself as being conservative, or liberal, for that matter. About "Good" winning, and terrorists being "evil" I wholeheartedly agree, but I am not convinced that deception is "good". Committing "Evil" acts in the name (excuse?) of fighting terrorism is "evil", and I hope that the government realizes that lies don't get them too far. I am all for fighting terrorism, and all forms of evil, including the evil that deception brings. Many a time, I have had to question the sincerity with which the administration fights terrorism, and I wonder if they are not using fear, and uncertainty to craft the "truth" the way they desire to. Bald Eagle,

Easy, man!

Ed,

I don’t think of myself as being conservative, or liberal, for that matter.
About “Good” winning, and terrorists being “evil” I wholeheartedly agree, but I am not convinced that deception is “good”. Committing “Evil” acts in the name (excuse?) of fighting terrorism is “evil”, and I hope that the government realizes that lies don’t get them too far. I am all for fighting terrorism, and all forms of evil, including the evil that deception brings.

Many a time, I have had to question the sincerity with which the administration fights terrorism, and I wonder if they are not using fear, and uncertainty to craft the “truth” the way they desire to.

]]> By: Avinash Vora http://carthik.net/blog/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/comment-page-1/#comment-7729 Avinash Vora Sun, 12 Jun 2005 16:51:59 +0000 http://blog.carthik.net/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/#comment-7729 Hey, I didn't really enjoy Star Wars a whole load. In fact, I watched this awesome Hindi movie on Friday called "D"...I reviewed both movies on my site. Hey,

I didn’t really enjoy Star Wars a whole load. In fact, I watched this awesome Hindi movie on Friday called “D”…I reviewed both movies on my site.

]]> By: Bald Eagle http://carthik.net/blog/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/comment-page-1/#comment-7419 Bald Eagle Mon, 06 Jun 2005 22:12:14 +0000 http://blog.carthik.net/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/#comment-7419 Ed, whoever you are, you are an idiot. You can be a conservative and not be a supporter of Bush. As far as I am concerned, levelheaded republicans are the country’s only hope as long as the party has a hold of both the legislative and executive branch of the government. Evil is using fear tactics to pressure your people into what you want them to do (anyone noticed that there has been terror level changes since the elections?). Evil is to sacrifice over a thousand of your own soldiers (and leave 10,000+ crippled) to satisfy your own desire for vengeance (according to the British top secret document reveled last week, Bush wanted to go after Iraq regardless, and DID pressure the intelligence community to make a case for it). If you are a conservative, be a patriot and oppose the evil that Bush represents! Ed, whoever you are, you are an idiot. You can be a conservative and not be a supporter of Bush. As far as I am concerned, levelheaded republicans are the country’s only hope as long as the party has a hold of both the legislative and executive branch of the government.

Evil is using fear tactics to pressure your people into what you want them to do (anyone noticed that there has been terror level changes since the elections?). Evil is to sacrifice over a thousand of your own soldiers (and leave 10,000+ crippled) to satisfy your own desire for vengeance (according to the British top secret document reveled last week, Bush wanted to go after Iraq regardless, and DID pressure the intelligence community to make a case for it).

If you are a conservative, be a patriot and oppose the evil that Bush represents!

]]> By: Ed http://carthik.net/blog/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/comment-page-1/#comment-7321 Ed Thu, 02 Jun 2005 23:54:19 +0000 http://blog.carthik.net/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/#comment-7321 Hello Carthik: I would not read into the Star Wars/Bush thing too much. I thought you were conservative? And in the end of Star Wars the series: Good won against Evil right? So what are the terrorists good or evil? Hello Carthik:

I would not read into the Star Wars/Bush thing too much. I thought you were conservative?

And in the end of Star Wars the series: Good won against Evil right? So what are the terrorists good or evil?

]]> By: Michael Pate http://carthik.net/blog/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/comment-page-1/#comment-7229 Michael Pate Fri, 27 May 2005 10:57:50 +0000 http://blog.carthik.net/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/#comment-7229 <blockquote>Isn’t Obi-Wan’s statement absolutist in its own right? - <a href="http://www.fishkite.com/index.php?p=863" rel="nofollow">Is Jesus a Sith Lord?</a></blockquote> <blockquote>In the original trilogy, Luke struggled against the absolutism of Obi-Wan and Yoda. It was Luke who insisted that there was still good in Vader, which Yoda and Obi-Wan rejected. - <a href="http://www.professorbainbridge.com/2005/05/betraying_sory_.html" rel="nofollow">Betraying Story Continuity to Score Political Points</a></blockquote>

Isn’t Obi-Wan’s statement absolutist in its own right? – Is Jesus a Sith Lord?

In the original trilogy, Luke struggled against the absolutism of Obi-Wan and Yoda. It was Luke who insisted that there was still good in Vader, which Yoda and Obi-Wan rejected. – Betraying Story Continuity to Score Political Points

]]> By: libcat http://carthik.net/blog/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/comment-page-1/#comment-7223 libcat Wed, 25 May 2005 22:23:20 +0000 http://blog.carthik.net/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/#comment-7223 The lovely linguists at Language Log (http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/) have done several posts on Yoda's syntax --- See "Yoda's syntax the Tribune analyzes; supply more details I will!" (http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002173.html), "Speak this way I do because wiser than I actually am I sound" (http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002176.html), "Syntax is a disturbance in the there" (http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002178.html), and "Unclear of Yoda's syntax the principles are, if any" (http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002182.html). (This wouldn't look nearly as crappy if i were sure this comment system interpreted HTML links....) The lovely linguists at Language Log (http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/) have done several posts on Yoda’s syntax — See “Yoda’s syntax the Tribune analyzes; supply more details I will!” (http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002173.html), “Speak this way I do because wiser than I actually am I sound” (http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002176.html), “Syntax is a disturbance in the there” (http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002178.html), and “Unclear of Yoda’s syntax the principles are, if any” (http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002182.html). (This wouldn’t look nearly as crappy if i were sure this comment system interpreted HTML links….)

]]> By: Echo http://carthik.net/blog/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/comment-page-1/#comment-7208 Echo Sun, 22 May 2005 00:15:28 +0000 http://blog.carthik.net/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/#comment-7208 It takes effort that much not. It takes effort that much not.

]]> By: admin http://carthik.net/blog/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/comment-page-1/#comment-7206 admin Fri, 20 May 2005 16:40:29 +0000 http://blog.carthik.net/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/#comment-7206 Arvind, dude, I was kidding about the jokes and nudes :) Sumant, thanks for the link, I was only being sarcastic ;) Arvind, dude, I was kidding about the jokes and nudes :)

Sumant, thanks for the link, I was only being sarcastic ;)

]]> By: Sumant http://carthik.net/blog/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/comment-page-1/#comment-7204 Sumant Fri, 20 May 2005 14:30:40 +0000 http://blog.carthik.net/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/#comment-7204 Here you go carthik: Bush's post-Sept. 11 statement: Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. "Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists" http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010920-8.html I am sure Bush was given a sneek preview of the movie.. Here you go carthik:

Bush’s post-Sept. 11 statement:

Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. “Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists”

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010920-8.html

I am sure Bush was given a sneek preview of the movie..

]]> By: Arvind http://carthik.net/blog/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/comment-page-1/#comment-7203 Arvind Fri, 20 May 2005 08:07:19 +0000 http://blog.carthik.net/vault/2005/05/20/stars-wars-iii-sith-and-the-world-we-inhabit/#comment-7203 Jokes or Nude women would've split up the movie well IMO. It was like Lucas suddenly realized how bad Ep 2 was and jam packed all the action into Ep 3. After a while it just got too much. It was only the second half of the movie did I really think was good. Besides the action/sfx overkill, the dialogue and acting was ridiculously bad. The original trilogy remain my favourites. Jokes or Nude women would’ve split up the movie well IMO. It was like Lucas suddenly realized how bad Ep 2 was and jam packed all the action into Ep 3. After a while it just got too much. It was only the second half of the movie did I really think was good.

Besides the action/sfx overkill, the dialogue and acting was ridiculously bad. The original trilogy remain my favourites.

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