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Elon Musk Said Judge Dredd Would Drive A Cybertruck, Comic Folks React (bleedingcool.com)
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Well, this may be the biggest plug that Judge Dredd has gotten since the last film. Elon Musk posted today to social media (guess which one) saying, "Judge Dredd Would Drive A Cybertruck". Alex Jones replied "No doubt". It's been seen by quite a few people.

And a few people, potentially quite close to the old Judge himself wanted to comment. And some agreed, possibly for reasons other than intended. After all, Judge Dredd is actually meant to be the bad guy, a point missed by a fair few over the years.

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And yes, if nothing else, it was an excuse for Judge Dredd writers and artists to call Elon Musk a creep, while in defensible character. He is the bad guy after all. Elon Musk wore Judge Dredd T-Shirts in his youth. We are not entirely sure how much of the subtext he got

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Still, it's probably a good reason to plug Michael Molcher's book, I Am The Law, about the history of Judge Dredd and the cultural and social implications of the time that saw Judge Dredd emerge as a popular character, in which the police in South Africa, where Elon Musk, played a crucial part in his creation, and the future he pointed to. It just won an Eisner Award for Best Comic-Related Book on Friday night!

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[–] solsangraal 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

i live out in the sticks and saw a cybertruck for the first time the other day-- photos don't do them justice. i can't decide if they're more goofy looking or more hideous. really makes me wonder if people really say "hey that looks cooooool!!" just because they were told to by the people selling the thing to them.

it really is in the running for the stupidest looking thing ever created by mankind. and this is a universe where the pontiac aztek exists

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

this is on the same level as posting about how my favorite character would definitely beat up your favorite character.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Forget Elon, I now have beef with a bunch of people who are happy to criticise the character of Judge Dredd while completely missing the point of the character.

The same people who think they are intellectual by pointing out that Starship Troopers is about facism.

Judge Dredd would ride a Lawmaster. Fuck Elon.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Oh look! Some asshole said something, others react to asshole's words!
I feel so infotained! So in contact with the greater world!

The asshole in question feeds on the goddamned attention. Let's not make so many posts about the asshole, waddya say?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Musk=downvote

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Call-Me-Kenneth would use a pair of Cybertrucks as roller skates.