Orlion Blight

I'm apparently afraid of failure...which is silly, I've failed before and it's not that bad. Now heights on the otherwise...

This inspires me to see if my book shop is also irresponsibly selling books early

I tend to have only one shadow of myself.

Cuteness trigger warning!

It should be noted that the cartoon by Dr. Seuss depicts Hitler with Pierre Laval, a French PM that was executed after WWII for high treason. I believe Seuss definitively had insight into what was going on, but it's hard to separate us viewing him as having a prophetic voice after the fact.

I use concentration camp in its most general term: usually a location where you concentrate "undesireables" as a form of control/cheap labor for war production. I would say most of Europe would have been more familiar with strictly this definition as opposed to the connotation that "concentration camps" now have with "extermination camps". These camps were evil, but unfortunately do not seem to be unique (think Stalin, Pol Pot, Maoist China just off the top of my head). Hopefully I am not causing offense with my attempt at a neutral tone, I do not mean to condone the evil acts under Hitler's regime.

That's the image as it is taught... though I have my doubts. As you said, we were doing something similar in our country and concentration camps were used previously by the British in Africa. Incidentally, it looks like Dr. Seuss was an editorial cartoonist for a New York newspaper in 1941-1943 (in other words, the last issue would have appeared a year before Eisenhower liberated his first concentration camp). Link to very brief article and cartoon (trigger warning) that I'm referring to: http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2012/07/17/check-out-dr-seuss-wwii-editorial-cartoons/ Like you said, history is written by the victors (and even pruned) and it can be very difficult to distinguish between nationalistic tales of victory with what actually occurred. The cynic in me kinda believes that Eisenhower filmed the horrors of the concentration camps to convince the populace back on the home-front to buy more war bonds. The human in me acknowledges that he was very much infuriated by the crimes committed against humanity and was determined to defeat Nazi Germany as swiftly and completely as possible. History is complicated stuff with uncomfortable questions.

That's not entirely true. I remember reading a Graham Greene short story that mentioned Nazi concentration camps that was published before the inner workings were "discovered". They knew about the various actions being taken against the Jews, there's a particularly disturbing Dr. Seuss political cartoon that I'll have to see the date about...

Yes, this Tunisian has probably been through this process before, and even volunteered for it! I'm sure they'll be delighted to help someone appreciate their awesome language

Keep in mind: emotions were running high, particularly fear and anger. When a war seems to have the characteristics of Armageddon and the opposing force is considered the embodiment of evil, it really is not too surprising that propaganda like this is effective but also desired. In particular, showing the enemy in caricature fulfills a need to debase them and prove one's superiority even as that enemy really hurt/is a clear and present danger to your society. For a more recent example, one can check out the episode of South Park after 9/11. One could argue it was more aware of the world than earlier propaganda films, but the portrayal and mockery of Osama Bin Laden in that episode is a classic example of caricature.

Personally, I find the Donald Duck cartoon where he dreams he's a Nazi kinda hilarious.

These are WW2 ads where part of the "war effort" was to make do with less so the army would have more resources to fight them Nazis. I might post a couple cartoons while I'm at it... And one spoilered for "sensitivity" reasons... WW2 comics are not known for non-racist portrayals.

M-O-O-N, that spells "Fourth Doctor is best Doctor", laws yes.

What we all ready know was that: 1) Shallan was pretty sure Jasnah was dead. Not once after this point does Shallan consider "oh, she was just playing possum and escaped through the Shadesmar". Our point of view character just sees Jasnah get an instant fatal wound and is dead by the time she hits the ground. Even if we consider Jasnah escaping to the Shadesmar with a hole in her torso, what then? Where is she getting the instant healing from? How is she surviving from not drowning in spheres while her body is in shock from being stabbed in the heart and trying to keep things together just to merely not die? 2) The only other indication at this point that people can come back from being violently murdered are the Heralds from the prologue to the entire series, and they seem to suffer in hell for centuries before they come back. So with this indication, we might say "Jasnah will come back!....erhm... later...much later... maybe the second pentology? No? That might be too soon? Mistborn Future Trilogy, then?" Which would make her effectively dead until that theory is proven/disproven twenty years from now. 3) The first indication that someone can come back from being violently murdered in a timely matter is Szeth. But that required a very lore strong, possible Herald figure who also managed to get a hold of Nightblood. This allowed us to accept more readily that Jasnah is alive when we see her right at the end, but it still begs the question: how? If that last scene was cut out we would still be left to speculate on Jasnah fate with unfounded ponderances such as "Well, it's 'possible' that her still warm corpse was discovered by ANOTHER Herald in the Shadesmar who decided instantly and without thought, 'gee, I'm going to revive this still warm corpse with my Herald magic' and then taught her the ways of the Force." Now, we just know she is alive but still have no idea as to the how. Essentially, "something strange is going on here" just preps you for whatever strange is going to happen. There is really no way to 'know' if you do not have a 'how'. For all we know, dead Radiants become Voidspern, which is why the old Radiants killed their spern and abandoned their oaths... because, dang it, that is not how you win a war against Voidspern!

Being in a.... less-developed country.... at the time of my in-grown toenails, I didn't get any anesthetic. They just took some tool that looked like wire cutters and had at it! Those were the days... I was lucky for the last time I had to get an in-grown toenail removed: I knew someone at the time whose specialty was to remove in-grown toenails from old people and anemics (people who if you cut have a difficult time stopping bleeding). That was strangely pleasant and painless!

First, I'll turn you into a flea...a harmless little flea! Then, I'll put that flea in a box! And I'll put that box in another box! I'll mail that box to myself, and when it arrives: I'LL SMASH IT WITH A HAMMER!

Then, I shall test my luck! Did you find the humor distracting to the story? Did it fit well? Did this not even occur to you as a concern? (Which would be great, in my opining)

The new Captain American also helps to focus on a different aspect of what it means to be American, this is done particularly well with the flash-back scenes to Sam Wilson's childhood. They've also retconned Sam Wilson's origins so he is no longer a murderous drug dealer used by the Red Skull to get close to Captain America. It's just somewhat unfortunate he was introduced as Captain America during the AXIS storyline... he was a really angry jerk during that entire time.

My cat will steal the bookmark right out of a book. Just because. He isn't consistent, either, so there's no telling when he'll do it! He's also come up to me with money in his mouth. I'm not sure where he gets or keeps it.

To answer your question in the title, a little Iron Maiden: "There's a Time to live, and a Time to die, when it's Time to meet your Maker. There's time to live, but isn't it strange? That as soon as you're born, you're dying" As far as the actual content... yeah... the editing for Bands of Morning, Shadows of Self, and Calamity seem to have take a toll... and now he's traveling! This could mean an accelerated writing rate, or even less progress... I don't know... But I'm loving the White Sands news!

I cite it because the thing I quoted is about Doctor Who in the 60s, including William Hartnell, not just Peter Cushing. (Not the video, what came with the DVD, I'll have to take a picture, or something) Besides, if that Paul McGann atrocity is considered cannon, I don't see why this can't be! Also, I like to think in this dimension, The Doctor experiences a massive tragedy, goes back in time and becomes General Tarkin in order to build a Death Star and wipe our Skaro (which happened to be Alderaan) before it produced the Daleks.

I was going to say I was refering to the Peter Cushing Doctor Who, but it looks like I may be wrong.Edit: A-ha! I find it in my Dr Who and the Daleks dvd!

Mistrunner: It's bigger on the inside! Orlion: Oh, like the succeeding versions of Narnia as they approach the Perfect Platonic Form of Narnia! Mistrunner: ... Orlion: Wait, sorry... silly me, it's the world of Fairies which is closer to the Perfect Platonic Form, and which a group of select people will occupy when the Fairies leave it for a littler, Bigger world even closer to the Perfect Platonic Form, thus continuing the Tale! Mistrunner: ... Orlion: *Sweating now* Uh...geez, tough audience...erhm... the world of Fantasia? Mistrunner: ... Orlion: Don't judge me! I know what Time And Relative Dimensions In Space (of course) is!

A lot has to do with the artists as well. Some depict characters with a ridiculous amount of muscles, some as more normally proportioned, and some are Rob Liefeld and should be ashamed of themselves. As far as those pesky SJWs are concerned, it's a shame you feel that way, because those comics were pretty good. Besides, a lot of times the identities of super heroes change to get new readers. It's happened several times with Thors, there are two Human Torches (John Hammond is the best!), a couple Visions, three Captain Americas off the top of my head, a couple Iron Mans, there's now something called the Spider-verse full of Spider-mans, there are probably even more Ms. Marvels, it just happens and if you let yourself be influenced by talking-heads that don't even read comics, you miss out. Of course, there's only one Moon Knight!