Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26247132-20160223183610/@comment-26247132-20160419212405

Redlion14 wrote:

I think I mentioned this somewhere else as well, but personally I really dislike the fact that we refer, if not discuss politics on this wikia. Sure most shows do reflect on some aspects of the real world, but that doesn't mean that we have take into consideration American politics when analyzing certain parts of the show. Nah, I did not come here for this and I would much prefer to disregard, virtually anything that comes from JR, if not a genuine apology or news about his resignation as showrunner. Furthermore, if you have to relate back to current US politics to understand the show... well that's pretty much what most of us despise, the fact that you HAVE to go online to be able to fully comprehend the story. But then again as @Sparkstoaflame pointed out these comparisons are not even appropriate or accurate, so what's the point arguing about it? I agree with you completely on this. The last "political" comment in this thread was from over a month ago, so it shows how little consideration most of us have for JR's attempts at terribly inappropriate and inaccurate allegories.

Also, the bolded is exactly the reason I started this thread. I was getting tired of having to constantly look up old comments on the Episode pages for links to interviews and tweets and tumblr posts that clarified things and was hoping to have them in one easy-to-find place. I just didn't realize this thread would become so long and so necessary....