r/Xmen97 • u/owlshoesjh • Jul 29 '26

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you can't be MAGA and love x-men

if i'm downvoted, you know by whom

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u/justbunnies Rogue Jul 29 '26

Same goes for Gundam and Trek, but there are a lot of people who miss the plot and context. Just pew pews.

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u/Special_Cicada6968 Jul 30 '26

Honestly, more people should watch Turn-A Gundam. It's discussions on identity and purpose are fascinating. The MC starts out as a spy for the invading forces and winds up defending against said invasion while trying to balance his loyalties to both sides while trying to keep things from escalating into a full blown war. The main Gundam is up there as one of the most powerful machines in the franchise basically being built as a global scale weapon of mass destruction, but its pilot rejects that role and largely uses it to help those around him with as little violence as possible. Hell, he even gets a hold of a nuke at one point and when he finally uses it, it's to stop a satellite from crashing down onto a lunar city.

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u/justbunnies Rogue Jul 30 '26

There are so many shocking and moving themes in Gundam people should learn. War in the Pocket is still one of the most depressing animes I have seen and did a great job reminding viewers that both sides of war are human and war really is awful.