Dragomus

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Well yes ofcourse, I kinda forgot that's not always to be taken for granted :-]

[–] [email protected] 54 points 2 days ago (6 children)

"Violation of the Logan Act is a felony, punishable with imprisonment for up to three years."

I can only say: Lock him up!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I am not sure where you got the torture for days from, there was none of that mentioned in the case, nor what he was sentenced for.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

This is a bit of an interesting conundrum ...

Granted, I do not know the details of the crime for which he plead guilty and was sentenced. Was it a violent rape? Or was it a concensual get together but she was far to young and he was slapped hard for it? Now I don't condone it either way but it might give nuance to how he feels about it.

On one side, he, and society overall see it as he served his sentence (not all of it but that is not his fault) and is rehabilitated, he made changes to his life after that and made sure he is not near minors alone again, now even has a family of his own.

But, I really think it's wrong to think rehabilitation means you can stand on a podium for admiration, or be in a place that strives for excellence in rhe public eye.

This is where he and the people around him should have realized that, no, no matter how good he is in his sport, he should just not be a competitor in the olympics as a shining example of greatness.

Rehabilitation means to be allowed back into society, in a menial job out of view and not in a spotlight of any kind.

It is definitely not a full reset on your life and you can do whatever, thinking people mostly forgot what you did.

So the bullying boo's are quite justified imo and he should have expected this backlash because he sought the spotlight and admiration for his greatness in sport. And it shows he thought it a deserved thing for his ego following the years of hardship he went through after making a big mistake when he was young.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago

"Oh don't worry, he's just on vacation and/or has business there, he'll come back (after he sold other hidden US top secret information)"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

"I do not believe my people have done this" (So do not try to seek justice)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Interesting, thanks

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I suspect the Chiss Ascendancy are deemed too complex yet boring to be made a viable culture in Disney shows, unless they give them a rework that comes with the danger of gimping Thrawn. But they might go with a Chiss character here and there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I am with you there, though 8-10 episodes can be perfected these days as long as they are proper 45 minute episodes. With that you can tell epic stories.

Not this 27 minute nonsense that Disney keeps doing with big Star Wars shows...

And with that I am forced to mention The Acolyte's 8 episodes of ~27 minutes with a budget of $180 million....

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

With the Kenobi show they wasted so much potential in doing this. That should have been a movie or 10 episode 45 minute episodes at least, just because of all the extra nonsense they crammed in there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I am getting modern Ewok Movie vibes ... and that is not a good thing.

It really feels like another step to remake Star Wars into a more children focused affair, after they laid waste to their more adult fanbase. Now I will await Disney to start throwing toxic sludge at the fans months ahead, so that when the show releases they can blame the fanbase for the failure.

That said, ignoring its copy-paste setup from the Acolyte trailer, for now this teaser did intrigue me, I am curious where the next trailer will take it. But I can't be bothered any more to get hyped up prematurely.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not only that, he has to, it's the only way he can postpone or cancel his impending criminal convictions.

Besides that, for the people pushing his movement it currently is the only option to seat a king and solidify a path for his family to inherit the throne.

So I fully expect a lot of trouble around the elections, from lawsuits to riots and open hostilities, and will be very surprised if it all goes fairly peacefully.

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