His anti-society rant specifically mentions hatred for politicians sending soldiers to die, his wounds are consistent w torture on POWs
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The main thing is he does in fact plan ops w military precision and does in fact have skills you only get in the military
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Firing a rocket launcher out of a moving vehicle isn't something you can just teach yourself to do as a petty criminal
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Anyway it'd tie Ras al-Ghul, Joker, Bane and Talia together as all emerging from the same fictionalized Iraqi occupation
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He could've even based the "Joker" identity on the "most wanted" decks of cards given to US troops in Iraq https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most-wanted_Iraqi_playing_cards …
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If Nolan were interested in developing this he could've -- Bane humiliated Americans by turning Gotham into a failed state w a strongman
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By contrast, Joker created the power vacuum for that failed state by inflicting chaos/anarchy using precise techniques
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Just like our troops have repeatedly done in other states across the world -- Joker's "chaos" is just bringing regime change home
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It adds a dark dimension to his gleeful rant abt "I'm just a dog chasing cars, wouldn't know what to do if I caught one" re: occupation
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Ras al-Ghul's evil plan, remember, is the logic of regime change -- we have to create misery and collapse to create something better
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Joker is just the guy who sees through that bullshit and has come to realize the purpose of war is more war
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Interested in turning this thread into a post for NOC?
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You can quote it if you want, I think
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