Re:Chris Hughes Purges The New Republic
by danw3 on Friday December 05, 2014 @02:32PM
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That tweet irritates me. It doesn't make any sense. What King killed people at the red wedding? The only king there was the one getting stabbed. And none of the murdering at the Red Wedding required or featured any substantial display of 'balls'. It was actually quite a cowardly act. You would think an editor at a prestigious (I'm assuming from the article - I've never read TNR) magazine would either be aware of what actually happened in the fictional event he is referencing or be above shoehorning in pop culture references for their own sake.
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Re:Chris Hughes Purges The New Republic
by dragonwriter on Friday December 05, 2014 @02:55PM
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> What King killed people at the red wedding?
Certainly none doing the stabbing in person as described; there's certainly instances in GoT of people claiming the title King killing people personally in GoT, but the Red Wedding is equally certainly not one of them. A key aspect of the Red Wedding was that the Lord directly overseeing the killing (who also wasn't doing it personally) was (perceived up to that point to be) an ally of the targets who were his guests, and (again, perceived) opponent of the King (Joffery) whose cause was served by the killing.
Re:Chris Hughes Purges The New Republic
by smacktoward on Friday December 05, 2014 @02:45PM
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Great, now apparently Renly^H^H^H^H^H Robb Truthers are a thing.
(Edited because I'm an idiot)
I am far too compulsive about reading ASOIAF theories to let this go - What are Renly Truthers (and how does it relate to the above)?
Re:Chris Hughes Purges The New Republic
by smacktoward on Friday December 05, 2014 @03:50PM
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It was just an attempt at a joke - but I got my kings confused, Renly for Robb Stark. Doh! I'll turn in my nerd card at the door.
I thought same thing - while I love references to GOT it didn't make any sense.