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by NoMoreNicksLeft 982 days ago
> So Woody Allen went from being an adored auteur to someone who not only was declared guilty of a horrible crime in public opinion, but also people felt entitled to declare his cinema was never good to begin with

To enjoy entertainment of anyone not a saint makes you a bad person. And I want to state emphatically for the record I am a good person. I believe in all the right things, and disbelieve all the wrong ones. When those things change next year or tomorrow, I too will change and forget that I ever believed otherwise.
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nuancebydefault 982 days ago
If I understand what you wrote correctly, you only enjoy entertainment of saints? Also, when you find out later they are not, you will change your opinion?

It feels a bit off to me. People are not good or bad. First of all what is good or bad depends on culture/geography. Second, every person has many good and bad treats according to any culture.

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the_af 982 days ago
You are in agreement with the comment you're replying to.

The commenter is using irony to make a point.

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nuancebydefault 981 days ago
Somehow I felt it was too off to be serious, but it appears I still got fooled. :)
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NoMoreNicksLeft 982 days ago
> Also, when you find out later they are not, you will change your opinion?

Hardly. I always knew they weren't saints, and always disliked them for being Nazis.

Bad people can't be talented or skilled. If they were, it would be as if the universe was condoning their behavior.

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