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2026-03-16 11:42 UTC
@ticho @lritter Yeah, interesting. I see a lot more specific parallels and references to US cultural history I'm familiar with.
There are also interviews with the showrunner about Firefly, where he talks about wanting to capture the mentality of confederate veterans who had to cope with life after losing. I struggle to find an angle where Firefly doesn't have at least some "lost cause" romanticism in its text.
I don't think that's necessarily bad, but as I said earlier https://mastodon.social/@Cheeseness/116238403717462274
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@Cheeseness@mastodon.social 2026-03-16 11:44
@ticho @lritter And just to be clear, none of that is me saying there's nothing of value to find in Firefly or that there aren't valid readings and useful insights to be found when viewing it through the lens of other influences and historic events.
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@ticho@mas.to 2026-03-16 11:51
@Cheeseness @lritter Absolutely, capturing the mentality of someone who lost in a civil war, and has to keep living in their country. But not capturing mentality of someone who is no longer allowed to keep slaves after fighting for the right to keep them. That's the difference many people do not see - although I'm pretty sure you do.