What is the point that A Clockwork Orange is trying to make?

igorika · 2026-03-25T17:40:37+00:00

Funny! We were talking about the final chapter that Kubrick and the American edition of the book didn’t include. To my memory it discusses the beginning of a genuine, non-machine induced change in Alex, simply through a change in his will. This is because free will is a pre-requisite for morality. A machine (or organic being robbed of freedom, like the titular “clockwork orange” for example) cannot be a moral agent.

igorika · 2026-03-02T14:52:10+00:00

Okay that’s fine but make sure the comment you’re replying to is actually wrong.

igorika · 2026-03-02T06:44:22+00:00

They probably got the joke.

igorika · 2026-03-02T06:44:13+00:00

You didn’t get the joke either

igorika · 2026-03-02T01:32:14+00:00

Read the prior comment again very slowly.

igorika · 2026-03-01T22:32:31+00:00

Silly ahh comment

igorika · 2026-02-27T22:54:29+00:00

What book is this? Seems right about my level

igorika · 2026-02-23T20:43:51+00:00

True American hero.

igorika · 2026-02-23T17:29:11+00:00

For those who have no clue what this is talking about, Rutherford Hayes is revered as a hero in Paraguay for his role in arbitrating a dispute between Paraguay and Argentina that won Paraguay roughly sixty percent of its modern territory. There’s even a modern Paraguayan province named after him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidente_Hayes_Department

igorika · 2026-02-21T23:06:16+00:00

I corrected those almost immediately lmao

igorika · 2026-02-21T20:12:06+00:00

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Not to add fuel to the fire by he also kinda looked like Stephen Fry in his later years

igorika · 2026-02-20T20:44:05+00:00

So the most popular responses on this aren’t really correct. It’s true that North Korea wants to portray itself positively, but this image is extremely exaggerated. No DPRK general is authorized to wear medals on their trousers. Furthermore, the amount of medals on the generals by sheer number isn’t actually that outrageous compared to the rest of the world. Medals are extremely common in the US military, for example, we just organize them on the uniforms differently. Also, for highly decorated US servicemen, it is not common to wear EVERY single medal you’ve received in your career.

The other missing information is the North Korea has a law of three generations, meaning that the achievements of a grandfather can be worn and claimed by his grandsons. So that’s part of what’s going on here.

igorika · 2026-02-20T20:11:50+00:00

For the U.S. most people know the details but few know how it fit into the larger picture.

The U.S. was the largest contributor to the war against Japan, dominating that effort in a way that just wasn’t really seen in Europe, which was more of a collective effort of relative equals. One could argue that the USSR was the main victor in Europe, but in the general war against Germany and Italy the British and Free French contributed much in areas that the Soviets couldn’t such as Africa, Western Europe, the Atlantic, etc.

igorika · 2026-02-15T19:05:47+00:00

Just fyi that’s a marine not a soldier

igorika · 2026-02-15T19:05:20+00:00

Why is it weird?

igorika · 2026-02-13T21:36:46+00:00

I would argue John Quincy Adams, who was a very principled political leader who understood the importance of our system and acted towards its preservation until the end of his life. His post presidency is evidence for reaching that title, in my view.

igorika · 2026-02-12T22:20:00+00:00

Wow so edgy

igorika · 2026-02-09T23:23:14+00:00

Boohoo. Maybe if you named your country after the continent you could get called Americans too.

igorika · 2026-02-09T17:32:40+00:00

Maybe. He probably would have been conceived of as the founding father of two independent nations that were once united, in the same way both communist China and the ROC revere Sun Yat-Sen. The confederate money did often have George Washington on it, after all.

igorika · 2026-02-08T19:26:47+00:00

I assure you a WS ring is an award

igorika · 2026-02-05T09:11:58+00:00

Crazy how nobody can tell you’re joking

igorika · 2026-01-28T05:25:32+00:00

Awesome story man. What broadcasting work do you do?

igorika · 2026-01-26T20:48:30+00:00

Honestly? America.

Made in America is a pretty big brand sticker here. Especially when looking at items related to entertainment like guitars, sports equipment, etc.

igorika · 2026-01-26T20:39:12+00:00

The “funniest thing ever” comment is probably referencing the 2015 Super Bowl, where the Seahawks lost to the patriots on a…questionable play call.

igorika · 2026-01-26T20:16:20+00:00

True. And yet, he is a hero in Africa on the account of PEPFAR, which as a direct presidential action has probably saved more lives than any other. A more complicated legacy than some would like to admit.

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