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but a cause of death was not provided

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we all know

I'm a former atheist that agrees with you. I'm still wrestling with God on a personal level, but I now see the folly of my past beliefs and am working towards becoming a better person for myself, my family, and society.

I don't yet know how to encourage others to follow suit.

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Each soldier was reportedly given a special 'deck of cards'

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Any government that would do that is supremely evil, especially if the invasion is based on a lie.

You may not be interested in politics, but politics is interested in you.

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And for those of us who live in pretty safe conservative-leaving places, we generally don’t have an issue with our local law enforcement.

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Yet

people that leave time on the microwave:


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by 2030, you may see some 2000’s nostalgia

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We will see nostalgia mining, but I suspect it may be more difficult from here on out because there aren't as many movies and TV shows that made huge cultural impacts, compared to previous eras. That is because of the aforementioned postmodernism, as well as the general impact of the Internet ironically acting as a Tower of Babel (of sorts) and spreading people out to pursue more niche interests.

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Also keep this in mind between the Beast and Gaston: the Beast hopes and tries to earn her love. Gaston just thinks he’s entitled to it and that Belle’s will is irrelevant. Major difference between the two characters. Everything Belle means to Gaston ties directly into him, but not so for the Beast.

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The story of Beauty and the Beast is basically the female equivalent of the Hero's Journey. It's archetypal at it's core, and it's virtually perfect. But OP had a bone to pick, I guess.

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nothing better has come since. Thats why nostalgia is popular now.

The 80s and 90s were the last original decades with anything to offer.

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Agreed. Postmodernism took over Hollywood and the music industry around the turn of the century. The entertainment industry is in a downward spiral, much like almost all Western institutions. There is a collapse happening right now and most are unaware of it.

Regarding the entertainment industry, there will eventually be a Renaissance, but we aren't quite there yet.

The money counters in the industry understand all this, which is why they are squeezing as much out of old IP by exploiting nostalgia. They'll keep doing it as long as it's short term profitable, but long term there will be blood.

It blows my mind, despite this being a "Movie/TV" board, how many people on here don't understand narratives, archetypes, and stories that tell truths of the human existence. Yet I read threads like that all the time on here.