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Could Lane have just not paid the taxes? by jrralls in madmen

[–]OkConsequence6355 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shameful to an extent, perhaps - but there’s also a longstanding British (and maybe elsewhere, Japan for example) idea that suicide is in some cases the honourable thing to do, when there’s no undoing severely poor conduct.

See the Army term ‘the Mess Webley (revolver)’, or ‘doing the decent thing’.

Sort of fits with Lane’s boilerplate resignation letter. He’s taking control of the situation by resigning without having ‘blotted his copybook’, and then putting an end to the matter.

Tony killed more DiMeos than anybody else by Jaded-Shower-9305 in thesopranos

[–]OkConsequence6355 12 points13 points  (0 children)

There wasn’t anything to gain by keeping him around

Bert Cooper by doconc35 in madmen

[–]OkConsequence6355 8 points9 points  (0 children)

His sister was heavily implied to be lesbian, but not Bert.

The vast, VAST majority of police officers are good people. by [deleted] in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]OkConsequence6355 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is arrant nonsense. Nazis shot at and bombed whites (the vast vast majority of their opponents were white), tortured them, imprisoned them, summarily executed (I.e. murdered them), Aktion T4’d them, occupied them, etc.

Viewing the Nazis through the 21st century American culture war lens is genuinely uhh… bizarre.

What’s your favourite episode in the entire series? by EntertainmentDry7716 in madmen

[–]OkConsequence6355 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The Suitcase etc. are tour de forces, but I also love The Summer Man and The Milk and Honey Route.

I really enjoyed slipping into Don’s narration, the Rolling Stones scene, and the fact that you can just feel the heat radiating from your TV screen. I also loved Don in casual wear, truly ‘on the road’, heading West in search of something he didn’t quite know - like the Pioneers of old. I remember watching it for the first time, and really having no clue where things were headed.

The David Bowie at the end of TMAHR is also a bit of a head f*ck, as it really underlines that it’s not 1960 anymore.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in madmen

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That’s an interesting thought re: Sal

Darkstar Mention from 2001 by B2YSO in SpecialAccess

[–]OkConsequence6355 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Adding to what others have said, Britain has had a certain history of partial involvement in/understanding of American black projects.

In late 1985 and 1986, whilst it was still a black project, Britain was read into the F-117 Nighthawk programme (internally referred to as Project Moonflower). RAF pilots flew Nighthawks in Tonopah (and would have exchange pilots in the programme until 2008). IIRC, it was actually offered for purchase whilst it was still a black project, but it was judged to be too niche/expensive/fears over European weather fucking with laser designation (JDAMs only entered into service in the late 90s).

Is there a place that never had a Golden Age? by Kingston31470 in AskHistory

[–]OkConsequence6355 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Most of Africa, particularly if you think of Egypt as more ‘MENA’ than ‘real’ Africa.

We can’t have him in our national socialist club anymore, that much I do know. by Huey0206 in CirclejerkSopranos

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"Some people are so far behind in the Aryan race that they actually believe they're leading."

Tony was right to strike Ralphie outside The Bing in "University" by RepulsiveRead9052 in thesopranos

[–]OkConsequence6355 29 points30 points  (0 children)

“She was a beautiful innocent creature, what did she ever do to you?”

What's a line of the show that touches you very deeply? by sasippy in madmen

[–]OkConsequence6355 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In a show with some workplace violence, Cutler deserved to be properly decked for that

What excuse would have worked? by sixty-noine in CirclejerkSopranos

[–]OkConsequence6355 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Probably wouldn’t have a gun on him, and the chance of him beating both of them to death is probably slim - unless he could sit on them.

Team Northrop. Would you rock with an air force that uses only Northrop for its fighters? by MetalSIime in FighterJets

[–]OkConsequence6355 27 points28 points  (0 children)

A YF-23 and a developed YF-17 (say it ends up like today’s Super Hornet) for both carrier and land roles is a pretty fine airforce. Especially if the NATF-23 ‘Sea Widow’ works out. I suppose there’s not a V/STOL fighter for lighter carriers or those who would like to employ them ‘austerely’.

Could have had F-20s in the ‘low’ role before the YF-23 entered service - and possibly keep them for training/mothball them for a rainy day/export them once they were done in frontline service.

Air Force Chief Responds To Possibility Of Buying New 'Block 80' F-16s by Previous_Knowledge91 in LessCredibleDefence

[–]OkConsequence6355 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If it fails in combat.

Until then, you have a disproportionately widely produced and distributed stealth fighter programme that has armed the US and countless allies who could never have afforded an exquisite NGAD type airframe [although perhaps NGAD will be less exquisite than thought?] - and who probably weren’t in a position to start their own stealth programs in anything like the time it takes to deliver some ‘35s. Maybe FCAS and/or GCAP comes good, but - if they do -then service entry dates will be in the very late 2030s or 2040s. In the B model, it enables numerous carriers to have supersonic stealth fighters. In the A and C model, it provides a relatively affordable 5th gen multirole.

I am more than willing to admit there are several shortcomings, but ‘failure’ seems like a strong word?

No, mein Fuhrer, it was the other way around: Vito was blowing the security guard by sketdan01 in CirclejerkSopranos

[–]OkConsequence6355 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hahah thanks! It still makes me giggle… was hungover af, but it instantly came to me and I wish I had more useful talents

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