The vision of nuclear holocaust in Threads (1984) remains visceral and urgent

Re:The vision of nuclear holocaust in Threads (1984) remains... by justanother on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @06:10PM (#14102205)

Productions such as the faux-BBC video and "The Day After" remind me that the word 'obscenity' is utterly wasted on pictures of naked people, when it applies perfectly to high-altitude nuclear mushrooms created by global banking interests.

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Re:The vision of nuclear holocaust in Threads (1984) remains... by tim333 on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @11:26PM (#14103912)

While I'm all against war I'm not sure how the banks are supposed to set it off. If anything the banks would be screwed. Wars mostly seem to be caused by alpha male leaders sacrificing the people for their greatness and glory. Which is why wars between democracies tend to be pretty half hearted or not happen as the people tend not to be keen on that.

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Re:The vision of nuclear holocaust in Threads (1984) remains... by adrianN on Thursday April 13, 2017 @05:37AM (#14105431)

I don't think that democracy has been popular for a sufficient amount of time to judge the viciousness of war between democratic states.

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Re:The vision of nuclear holocaust in Threads (1984) remains... by arethuza on Thursday April 13, 2017 @07:57AM (#14106027)

"We train young men to drop fire on people, but their commanders won't allow them to write 'fuck' on their airplanes because it's obscene!"

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