• RyanGosling [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    Not surprised they liked it. One of the characters is a billionaire weapons dealer who worked with terrorists to sell more weapons, push a strategy of tension, and ignited a bloody war. He’s also the good guy, married his secretary, and is rewarded with a state award

    Dude is just Charlie Wilson and NATO, the character

    • Tachanka [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      also he literally has a pablo escobar style luxury prison constructed so that when he is inevitably imprisoned for his corruption, he ends up in what is essentially a cozy hotel room. This would seem like a satire of capitalism, but it is played off like he is a clever and sympathetic character for doing this