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Show a little human decency
ajchimaera:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 17 Nov 2010, 20:49 ---If we can't be decent toward imaginary people, who can't affect us, how can we be decent to real people?
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This. Well said indeed.
Indeed, we are not concerned here with real people in the strictest sense, but it is after all a "slice of life" comic, set in a relatively realistic environment, with characters that can be related to on an empathic level. That is what makes it such a popular comic, and a reasonably deep-seated interest for myself and a great many others.
But that aside, much as I agree with the OP about what would be the most reasonable course of action, sticking with the concept of these being realistic characters, those who are embroiled in such emotional turmoil rarely act in a reasonable manner. Hopefully they will take some time apart to cool off, to enable them to clear their heads and think reasonably to overcome their difficulties.
Personally I think we can trust Jeph to finish this arc in a manner that is suitable for the characters. We would not be showing much respect to his art if we thought otherwise, really. We may not like completely the direction this ultimately takes - I for one started shifting in my seat as he led D & M into another volatile situation - but he continues to develop his characters in the way he sees fit to, and I am fairly sure that he knows what he is doing (sort of ;) ) and more to the point knows his characters much better than our presumptions.
mustang6172:
I'll keep that in mind next time I'm playing a first person shooter.
In fact, next time I play Duck Hunt, I'll stop to ask why I need so many ducks. Why don't I just shoot that laughing dog, he seems like an ass?
eyosgkxb:
Radical AC:
--- Quote from: mustang6172 on 17 Nov 2010, 22:51 ---I'll keep that in mind next time I'm playing a first person shooter.
In fact, next time I play Duck Hunt, I'll stop to ask why I need so many ducks. Why don't I just shoot that laughing dog, he seems like an ass?
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When I play Grand Theft Auto I always obey all the traffic laws and am courteous to strangers. I'm a rebel.
Odal:
To be honest, I'm happy with how the storyline is going. I like QC because it's easy to relate to, but there's always been one thing that bugs me about it, and that's how there never seems to be permanent damage. No matter what happened, people would always come to their senses and it doesn't always work out like that in real life.. Often two friends can have one big argument and never talk to each other again. I've experienced it, and it's the way life goes.
But in QC, everything that has been damaged between characters has been repaired. At least temporarily (as we now learn). What's tough for Jeph is that he can't just eliminate any of the main characters without getting a lot of his fans angry. So there may be a split between Marten's and Dora's stories at least for a little while, but I really hope Dora and Marten don't go back to the way they were, as that would further feed the unrealistic utopia that I don't like in the storyline. But I definitely think Dora should NOT be removed from the strip. And this situation would also be another chance to bring different people from the story into the spotlight or bring in new characters (though the strip has enough characters as it is, imo).
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