Sabaton are pretty good about letting themselves be the butt of the joke. It is part of the reason I like them so much. Personally, I have not been disappointed in my taste in modern metal.

There are plenty of the big boys like Powerwolf, Sabaton, Evergrey, STARSET, and Amaranthe that turn out hit after hit. Hell, I even like DragonForce as goofy as they can get sometimes (and they seem to have leaned into the fact they got famous from video games hard).

But even with smaller bands, I have plenty of ones I love. Beast In Black, All Good Things, Eclipse, Smash Into Pieces, Rave The Reqviem, and Nordic Union being some of my personal favorites.

you'll probably see an even bigger increase of anti Asian especially Japanese sentiment on social media as they whine on them taking their jobs under the guise of them being 'problematic'

And you better believe they will be ride or die on that point. Because as we have seen said now by one of the authors in Comics (Mark Waid), they would rather their entire industry burn to the ground than have the "alt-right" as fans or coworkers.

A fun one I remember from a Coworker who was in the 1st ID was that when they were first deployed, somehow a rumor got started among the enemy that anyone wearing a "Bloody One" was a killer, and the patch was a mark of their kill. So his commanding officer decided to run with that. Anyone who came into theater fresh off the plane was either given a grey patch or an alternative insignia. Any time there was a firefight with a reported KIA, someone got a patch. Patches would keep being given out the more fights they were in. They had this absolute mountain of a man who was their machine gunner, and he had well over a dozen patches.

For a while, it did actually result in a noticeable drop in enemy activity in their sector, because they didnt want to fight the "Bloody Killers".

Which is kind of ironic. Because when you look at the data, the average American gets along better with Asians than they do with Europeans in general, and the feeling is mutual. It is part of the reason that there has been such a push to, at a policy level, tell Europe to eat a bag of dicks and then go join our real friends in Asia.

I imagine pissing off a significant chunk of the politicians who could help extend your copyright probably also doesnt help. Not that they would say no, but probably that it would make them angry enough the money needed to make them dance is now too high.

Havent played it yet, but I have heard it is a pretty good tactical shooter, best played with friends. And that it doesnt really discriminate on who it sends you after. Right-Wing Militas, Left-Wing Anarchist communes, Muslim terrorist, they are all fair game.

If you want an idea of a place to start getting into it though, I would recommend a podcast called Adeptus Ridiculous. The host are kind of on the liberal side, but they care more about the lore than trying to change it, and usually keep their politics out of episodes. And I recommend it because while one guy is a lore nerd, the other host is a newb to the lore. So I like to recommend them because it makes sure that things are actually understandable for a newb since one of them is one themselves.

Its been kind of strange. Games Workshop has been extremely resilient about making sure anything important has been changed, because they are greedy motherfuckers and dont like anyone touching their money (even when helping them). So most of the wokeness has been in side stories and out of the main plot. Additionally, there is a bit of an issue for the SJW's where if they make a White Male the bad guy.....that is literally just basic ass Warhammer already. So people would be like "Oh thank god, I thought you were going to change it too much."

So it has been harder for them to get in than they thought it would.

Im...interested. In so far as I didnt see anything immediately jump out and scream woke at me, so I am interested in seeing what they actually do with this and what actually happens.

Of course, they are still out of the camp of allowing preorders, so I will need to hear from sources I trust before I pull the trigger. And it sounds like it will be a year late to PC anyway.

Napoleon and Flower Moon were also paid for up front by Apple to eventually get exclusive streaming rights on Apple TV. They could have gone through their entire theater run without making a single penny and they still would have broke even because it was Apples problem (and that kind of loss they make up for in a few hours selling Iphones).

It is very different from Disney who insist that they will not allow anyone else to have their movies and so have to rely on Disney+, which is still in the hole and losing money hand over fist each quarter.

how many gen z raised on instant entertainment are going to look at classics?

You would be surprised. There has actually been a pretty major trend of Gen Z doing just that and hitting up the classics instead of the stuff made for them. Apparently MASH is pretty popular with Gen Z, and they have been getting into a lot of 1990's and 2000's entertainment.

Speaking as a local who knows a lot of the culture: Unlikely. It has been faced with pretty extreme backlash among fans when they try to get rid of it, and it has the blessing of many of the local Indian tribes who are in many cases Chiefs fans themselves. Mahomes has also taken part in it and he has a lot of sway in that regard as one of the most popular players in the NFL.

It was the African empire that controlled Egypt for about 100 years that is used by a lot of the Black Supremist types to prove that Egypt is "Black". Even though they were Mediterranean before that (like the Greeks and Italians), and were Arab later in history.

If that is the goal, they are doing a bad job. Because my family is just going to watch A Christmas Story for the 5-billionth time.

The running theory from some of the channels I watch that have people with children, their operating theory is there is a soft boycott of Disney. Not one that is loud and in the open like what happened with Budweiser, but one that still exist. Even just on the grounds of "Well, we cant trust Disney anymore. So lets not go see it until we know what it is."

Additionally, there is an issue where Disney seems to have trained their own customer base to want to wait until their movies are on Disney+ to go see it, due to there being some signs they do well on streaming. But there are two additional problems for Disney with that one, being 1) Disney+ is still massively in the hole and losing a ton of money, so any movie people are watching on there isnt actually helping them, and 2) with the exception of Encanto (which failed in theaters, did well on D+, and has had strong merch sales) , the merch isnt selling either. So they dont get any income from the long side either.

The problem is, then the girl boss feminist would have to actually look at the revealed preferences of women and admit that when it comes to this sort of things, women prefer male superheroes. And they prefer them to be hot with absolutely jacked muscles (see: Jason Mamoa as Aquaman, Chris Hemsworth as Thor). And they prefer their female superheroes to be just as sexy as the men like them (see: Black Widow, Wonder Woman). And they like a good romance, and many of them kind of wish they could be forced around by a strong man (see: the roaring success of 50 Shades of Gray).

This all defies the feminist logic, and therefore they have to fight the women just as much as they fight the men. And this problem extends to other mediums, like how every Zoomer who complains about sexy depictions in media is countered by dozens showing off their favorite hot anime waifu.

Funny you mention the Gurkhas. One of those regiments is stationed in the Himalayas in the disputed territory. And while most of the skirmishes between the Indians Regulars and the PLA have been fairly even (with a minor tilt toward India), the handful of times the Gurkhas have fought has seen them absolutely slaughter the Chinese. The last fight, 2 Gurkhas were killed. Meanwhile, the Chinese refuse to say, but rumors from Chinese dissidents says their death toll was 40+. And this was with just sticks and rocks (no guns to try and keep the escalation away).

The problem with a military move is that also guarantees their destruction. Because even if the US decided to sit out because a leader that was China-friendly was in charge, the Japanese, Vietnamese, and Indians have already said an attack on Taiwan will see responses from all of them. And while Vietnam is questionable there, the Indians have been winning skirmishes with the Chinese and the Japanese have the better navy in terms of both ship quality and quality of their sailors.

And this is before we get around to the fact that the political class has shown evidence they care more about Taiwan than China and would be more than willing to go to the mat for that fight.

The one good thing I see going for us in that regard is that the US is decentralized enough that there are pockets that can outlast it to allow us to get back up on our feet. Much like when the Soviets were doing similar shit in the past. There has already been a trend of manufacturing returning to the US, and there has been efforts by states to actually control it.

This is why I dont buy that the Chinese will displace the US. Because much like the Soviets before them, they are being propped up with a fine veneer of being "superior", but the second you chip away that glittering paint, it is all rust underneath it.

He really is pretty much on par with the absurdity of Tropico. But then, considering what Argentina has been for like 70 years now, maybe absurd is what they need.

While definitely true, the management at the shop I work at has given me a lot of autonomy and has me working on product for our number 1 customer. Simply because I demonstrated a high degree of detail and care for my work in the parts I build, so they have trust me with the more important jobs. And that is something I take pride in.

The issue is I am willing to engage with people who do that, but I wont myself. I can tolerate alcohol if I must, but its not my thing.

I have generally used alternative methods to network, and at least for work I have relied on my work horse mentality to pull me along. But then, I also have Aspergers so there is something to be said that I dont really think I am missing out on anything by not really socializing outside of specific arenas (usually game shops and table top).

I am not really one to talk since I dont drink or smoke myself (older Millennial) and I met my fiancé at school. I am just passing along their things they said as people who were GenX (a fact worth remembering here).

TLDR of the stats for those who dont want to watch the whole video:

• ~50% of GenZ are White, compared to 81% of Boomers

• Over 1/3 of GenZ identify as religiously unaffiliated, roughly twice that of Boomers

• 23% of GenZ identify as some form of LGBT, compared to 17% of Millennials and 5% of Boomers. Interestingly, a massive chunk (almost 50% of LGBT) identify as Bisexual, and almost all of those end up in heterosexual relationships. Additionally, it splits as 31% of GenZ women but only 17% of GenZ men.

• Less than half of GenZ believe being LGBT is an innate quality (IE: "Born This Way"), directly in opposition to the Millennial view. Perhaps as a consequence of this, GenZ is the only generation to backslide and favor banning gay marriage.

• 31% of Zoomers say they spent time in their teens talking to a therapist, a massive increase over Millennials. Additionally, GenZ men say it doesnt help them compared to GenZ women.

• 41% of GenZ never had a romantic relationship as a teenager, 78% say they spent some time hanging out with friends, 24% of GenZ reports regularly feeling lonely (seeming that social media creates a paradox of less connection). The crew formulates this will lead to a further bifurcation in GenZ between those who had families who controlled their electronics and internet vs those who did not.

• 40% of GenZ had no job as a teenager, 70% worry about finding a job that is "meaningful". 60% of GenZ worries about having enough money to pay bills, and this applies to every generation except Boomers, who feel they have enough money (with 61% saying they are fine).

• 32% of GenZ reports drinking or smoking, the lowest among any generation by far. They also point out this has a social knock on of people not going to the bar and finding a romantic partner by sharing a drink, and is also causing women to lose bearing on reality as they have no romantic partner so turn their natural instincts to activism to have something to do.

• 43% of GenZ women identify as Liberal (Left), compared to only 35% of GenZ men.

• Pre-Lockdown, Depression was to 46% of GenZ women and 24% of GenZ men. We have no stats post-Lockdown.

• In terms of political attitudes, GenZ is splitting. About 50% of GenZ favors a government that "puts the experts in charge". But there is also a significant portion that favor a Strongman who can ignore the political apparatus (Parliament listed as the study was done in the UK), or military dictatorship.