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usonian

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8. I may have to see this movie.

Reply to speak easy (Original post)

Tue Jul 25, 2023, 07:00 PM

Jul 2023

It sounds like a Buddhist parable from the Lotus Sutra.

Great beings return to this earth to help others instead of lounging in some boring old heaven.

Reminds me of that other Buddhist movie: Groundhog Day

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One gigantic lesson Phil learns is that there is no need to "escape to some other place", since he has, through his own human revolution, transformed a dismal and mundane place (Punxsutawney) into a land of tranquil light, an endless cycle of dissatisfaction, disdain and ignorance into endless opportunities for selflessness, compassion and wisdom. 𑁍

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I can't believe the RW completely missed the point of the Barbie movie. [View all] speak easy Jul 2023 OP

They don't care about the point, orthoclad Jul 2023 #1

It's not working against Barbie though speak easy Jul 2023 #2

They don't care about the movie, orthoclad Jul 2023 #4

That graph is powerfully blunt, orthoclad. thatcrowwoman Jul 2023 #18

I'd like to find a version with orthoclad Jul 2023 #21

Read it is more in one day than all of DeSatan's political contributions. efhmc Jul 2023 #10

You beat me to it. grumpyduck Jul 2023 #3

The RW is not very bright. sheshe2 Jul 2023 #5

But... but... one of the Barbies is trans! Ocelot II Jul 2023 #6

hem. star trek discovery is too woke to them as well. AllaN01Bear Jul 2023 #14

The only issue that I have with ST Discovery is the one that plays Michael Burnham. canuckledragger Jul 2023 #17

In season 3 of TOS, orthoclad Jul 2023 #22

My guess is that the vast majority Chili Pepper Jul 2023 #7

Cruz says he has not. efhmc Jul 2023 #9

I may have to see this movie. usonian Jul 2023 #8

Funny that Pence, Josh Hawley, and MTG did not go out to greet those patriotic tourists with 'Love i keithbvadu2 Jul 2023 #11

these are the same people who devalued the power rangers and the tellytubbies . AllaN01Bear Jul 2023 #12

The right-wing doesn't do nuance. madaboutharry Jul 2023 #13

More likely, all, not some relayerbob Jul 2023 #16

Of course they don't relayerbob Jul 2023 #15

They see the downfall of the patriarchy in Barbieland. Kablooie Jul 2023 #19

Because RWers devalue mothers and women Johonny Jul 2023 #20