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not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days ago

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not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days ago
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  • Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml
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    11 days ago

    (as i wrote last time this was posted here)

    he followed up to simultaneously say he was joking while also doubling down 🤦

    screenshot of follow-up tweet linked below

    https://xcancel.com/theronster/status/1538239717032042497

    also… blurring his name was really not necessary; he’s so proud of this that a screenshot of his reddit comment about it is still his pinned tweet four years later.

    and it's also his twitter bio now:

    screenshot of twitter profile
Aaron Abernethy
@theronster
the ultimate authority on Star Wars and its relationship to 20th century warfare
Belfast, Northern Ireland
about.me/aaronabernethy/
with pinned tweet from 18 June 2022 with screenshot of reddit comment (OCR'd below):
So... this is me, and apparently flat affect irony is something that a lot of people in the US can't
parse. Sorry for that.
I'm afraid, to spoil the fun, I was very aware of the allegory and was attempting some very light
irony that seemed to be missed. But, when all is said and done, I know the rules ofthe internet. I
should have put a /s or some sort of emoji to illustrate my feelings, and I should have realised
that the bad-faith brigade would assume it was a face-value response.
Im not going to delete the tweet or anything, people are enjoying themselves and who amIget
in the way ofthat.
And for a little context, Im a 44 year old who is pretty much in love with pre-1990 cinema,
especially the first wave of movie brats. Im actually NOT a huge Star Wars fan, but Im very aware
ofthe stories behind making it, since Tve heavily studied the story of American Zoetrope and the
personalities that encircled it.
And, yes, as someone pointed out, lam from Northern Ireland, and while you would think that
would give me a heightened awareness of querrilla warfare, it's mostiy NOT jungle and swamp
here, despite what the postcards would imply.
Anyway, hey everyone, Im Aaron, Im here to be dunked on by the internet - its my turn

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      11 days ago

      Fr? I always had the impression that the Empire was somewhat inspired by Nazi Germany and the rebels were the resistance. Some of the helmets imperials wear in SW are kinda sus.

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        8 days ago

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv9Jq_mCJEo

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        11 days ago

        Hitler Palpatine’s personal guard is literally called the Stormtroopers (in German Schutzstaffel, better known as S.S.)

        Edit: read zaphod’s comment below.

        • Forester@pawb.social
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          8 days ago

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv9Jq_mCJEo

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