Its entertainment. It happens to be entertainment with good politics, but its still just a big dumb show for the hogs. If you want history, read history. If you want politics, go to a fucking meeting full of other people interested in doing politics. If you want a fairy tale about some cool dudes cosplaying as that one Russian guy who successfully led a revolution, then that's fine. Everyone wants a bit of entertainment now and then. But that's what that is.

[–] CatoPosting@hexbear.net 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Humans are a storytelling species, I'd hazard that for the average person a well put together narrative has infinitely more swaying power than history. You can transform actual history into a clean, compelling narrative, but then much nuance is lost and it becomes something of a mistruth. To package a narrative taken from history into a fictional story allows the themes to stand out, without risking someone feeling misled.

[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Okay sure. But Space Wizards make for a poor historical dialectic.

[–] CatoPosting@hexbear.net 3 points 11 months ago

I kinda like the "this man isn't a space wizard, and yet must oppose them" aspect. But yeah, in general, totally.