• TooManyFoods@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Here’s the thing. They kind of do have socialism. The government has a controlling interest in their biggest industry. They also have a government that is very responsive to the people. I’d argue they have one of the most successful examples of socialism in the world.

    They don’t advertise it. I’ve seen a right wing guy identify them as such, and then praising the Anders attack from 20 years ago as punishment for their socialism. I think it was the chinless guy who follows Theil around.

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        2 months ago

        Imagine naming yourself SpaceCowboy, but not understanding that Cowboy Bebop is an obvious critique of capitalism.

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            The sign-off to almost every show for Cowboy Bebop is “See you, space cowboy.” They call bounty hunters in the story cowboys. Hell, it’s in the danm name of the show.

            In Firefly, however, while it is a western themed space sci-fi, none of the characters are cowboys.

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              Firefly is the top result when I search “space cowboy show” and I do seem to recall an episode where they transported cattle; but, I have to agree that calling them cowboys is an exaggeration on my part.

              The IMDB link is for a movie literally called Space Cowboys. The general point is that the theme is not exclusive to one show.