http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/08/this-is-my-rifle/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:36:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/08/this-is-my-rifle/comment-page-1/#comment-5594 The Wolf Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:20:09 +0000 http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/08/this-is-my-rifle/#comment-5594 @ Andrew Childers - I would say for metal's relationship to the military it is an attraction to the power (real and symbolic-symbolic such as in military uniform), but coupled with the distaste for the purging of individuality. It's an institution of immense power, but its also an institution of pure order. @ Andrew Childers – I would say for metal's relationship to the military it is an attraction to the power (real and symbolic-symbolic such as in military uniform), but coupled with the distaste for the purging of individuality. It's an institution of immense power, but its also an institution of pure order.

]]> http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/08/this-is-my-rifle/comment-page-1/#comment-5595 Andrew Childers Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:39:28 +0000 http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/08/this-is-my-rifle/#comment-5595 metal's relationship with the military has always fascinated me. at the same time it tries to appropriate that same sense of macho power and violence coupled with a decidedly anti-social/nonconformist streak. even the way somebody like slayer would write an ostensibly anti-war song like "expendable youth" or "mandatory suicide" while at the same time practically relishing military insignia and clothing just shows how deep that cognitive dissonance tends to run. the simultaneous repulsion and attraction to those kinds of themes is intriguing. metal's relationship with the military has always fascinated me. at the same time it tries to appropriate that same sense of macho power and violence coupled with a decidedly anti-social/nonconformist streak. even the way somebody like slayer would write an ostensibly anti-war song like "expendable youth" or "mandatory suicide" while at the same time practically relishing military insignia and clothing just shows how deep that cognitive dissonance tends to run. the simultaneous repulsion and attraction to those kinds of themes is intriguing.

]]> http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/08/this-is-my-rifle/comment-page-1/#comment-5596 ben Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:54:59 +0000 http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/08/this-is-my-rifle/#comment-5596 well considering what Marines do, this should not be a shock by any stretch. They drink some strong Kool-Aid to say the least, but it is a conscious choice they make. well considering what Marines do, this should not be a shock by any stretch. They drink some strong Kool-Aid to say the least, but it is a conscious choice they make.

]]> http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/08/this-is-my-rifle/comment-page-1/#comment-5597 Anonymous Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:04:28 +0000 http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/08/this-is-my-rifle/#comment-5597 that's one of the most fucked up, dehumanizing things i've ever read...i'm never going to look at a military recruiter the same way again... that's one of the most fucked up, dehumanizing things i've ever read…i'm never going to look at a military recruiter the same way again…

]]> http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/08/this-is-my-rifle/comment-page-1/#comment-5598 B Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:51:51 +0000 http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/08/this-is-my-rifle/#comment-5598 One of my college classmates was an ex-Marine. He was the only classmate I knew who owned huge rifles and would talk openly about that fact. Now I understand why. One of my college classmates was an ex-Marine. He was the only classmate I knew who owned huge rifles and would talk openly about that fact. Now I understand why.

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