the myth of military intelligence and media literacy

I find it utterly deplorable when I see army recruiters at cons. They're always talking to teenagers who are impressionable and feel bullied. I always walk by and tell the teens to not die for someone else's stock portfolios

The Navy meanwhile had a Shinji and Kaworu cosplayer making out with each other. Know your audience

Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, one of the creative minds behind the original Gundam series felt the need to create the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin manga because too many kids thought the War is Hell story to be War is Cool and felt the need to make it more clear.

Also, stack copyright infringement on top of the other crimes by the US military. Pretty sure Anno and the rest of Gainax wouldn't be happy about this.

I went to an airshow a few years ago and the F22 raptor demo team was doing their show, which was amazing and the recruiter was working his pitch into the show the whole time. Between the talking points they would play music and the one that stood out the most was BYOB by System of a Down, which is a complete and total 180 to what they were pitching. It was incredible the cognitive disconnect.

If right wingers can like Rage against the Machine and be surprised they are not right wing or apolitical, NGE is way too subtle for them.

Cool, now do a furry convention! (Great way to find IT for military systems!)

You are not immune to propaganda

I'm sorry, is their slogan actually "It's your time"?

Like when death appears and tells you it's your time? It's like they are recruiting for the losing team...

I have the sudden urge to go and sign up to the US Army

All the military branches had giant booths at the last comic con I was at. It was very odd.

I don't anime. What is she from?

Military intelligence, two words combined that can't make sense.

Anno would be first to tell you: the con is full of fans who understood it less than the army.

I know Eva has moments of commentary where the idea of child soldiers is criticized, but at least in the OG series, it seemed to work out for humanity in the end. Eva always came across to me as "children are easily manipulable and their feelings don't matter so long as the ends justify the means".

Like an angel with merciless and cruel intent...

...hmm....

Give teenage me Gundam and I'd have done anything you asked me to.

What, no Pen Pen?

What's with all the hot linked reddit posts lately?

I've been seeing a lot of people doing that.

TBF tho the corrupt insane military officials did manage to delay human extinction for years. Props for that, I guess.

I'm still watching Evangelion. Angy bc spoiler. Although I guess I've had about a few decades to watch it by now lol

Would

Ultra relevant crackermilk https://youtu.be/6XlZdRkopC4?si=wAuqOu1Qayg4yyl5

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