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Honestly a bit crazy there is such a global fantasy for this and yet no media had made it happen.
I don't think our media is controlled by some north Korean dictatorship that's only used to keep us placated and patriotic
Wasn't that a fairly major plot point in "Fight Club"?
Also Mr robot.
I think but didn't they edit it a bit to obfuscate their intention
Nah, Tyler Durden explicitly says in the movie that the main reason, other than the disruption and chaos itself, is to wipe out all the debt they use to enslave everyone.
Ah right. I was thinking of this article about how China edited the ending
https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7wgea/fight-club-alternate-ending-china-censorship
Wow, that's fucking wild! 😮🤦
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 had a global default and everybody lost their debt or savings.
And the bankers funded a real life Hollywood movie to bury that franchises from ever reaching the main stream zeitgeist
The fire sale in one of the Die Hards too.