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by jbooth 5869 days ago
He's cheering for someone who's ripping us all off. That is just plain messed up.

Also, you're totally missing the point of Dexter - it's about addiction and powerlessness.

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It's rude to make assumptions about someone's political views, and then hold those assumed views against them.
> a company rips us off to the tune of hundreds of billions that don't even feed any children and he admires it

You seem to think only the 'good guys' are worthy of admiration. Ethics and self-interest aside, I think it's perfectly acceptable to admire an impressive feat or trait, regardless whether it negatively or positively impacts you. Notice, he was not admiring the theft of billions of dollars, but the character trait behind the action.

My favorite quote on the subject is funnily enough thanks to J.K. Rowling; "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great things. Terrible! Yes. But great" -Ollivander