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Should Cobra have female Troopers?
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03-20-2009, 05:15 PM
blackrazor1
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Jmacq1
Yeah, they wear uniforms and shoot guns. The difference is that several of the Cobra filecards explicitly state that these people are the scum of the earth.
The military gets bad apples and good apples alike...more leaning towards good (or at least "normal") than bad. Cobra is
all
bad apples. Anyone that gets suckered in that isn't morally reprehensible either doesn't survive long, gets morally beaten down into just accepting it, or tries to quit (and then probably gets killed). The entire organization is based on "greed, ambition, and ruthlessness."
Cobra are the bad guys. They're mean, nasty, and despicable people to the core. Maybe it doesn't work that way in "your" Joe-verse, but the "canon" depiction of Cobra is that they're scum. Lovable (as characters)or even relatable scum in some cases, but still scum.
Comparing them to the United States Military in the manner you have is not "stepping on toes." It's grave insult to anyone that serves, or has served, and I suggest you apologize for telling them all that they're no better than murderers, thieves, and terrorists. If you believe that, I have a hard time believing you could be a G.I. Joe fan at all, since the "heroes" are clearly no better than the "villains" in your mind.
The only "canon" in G.I. Joe is that Snake Eyes is a bad a$$ mofo. Between the filecards, the cartoons and the comics there isn't a consistent motivation for joining COBRA other than the promise of improving your position in life. COBRA just as likely to recruit the kid from Iowa whose family farm just got foreclosed as they are the hardened drug dealer, gang member or other generic low-life. COBRA is definately more organized than your run-of-the-mill terrorist organization. I'm their boot camp instill some type of discipline in their recruits. Otherwise, there no way they'd be able to put legions of troops on the battlefield and expect to win. Everyone out for themselves just leads to a big clusterf*ck.
Both organizations have people who join with good intentions and bad intentions. Now one may be 70%/30% while the other is 30%/70%, but both have their issues.
I have all the respect in the world for those who serve, but we're talking about a mythology crafted to sell toys to kids. This stuff was never intended to stand up to adult scrutiny. It was supposed to be a jumping off point for kids to fill in the blanks with their own imagination.
Chill out. It's only a toy.
I forgot. +1 for boobies ;p
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