tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post1404837151930687139..comments2023-10-10T10:34:10.843-06:00Comments on The Nexus of Assholery: The Expendables Will Kick Your AssPatrick Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592482865332628189noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post-53797859506595269482010-08-23T17:21:26.461-06:002010-08-23T17:21:26.461-06:00"Yet those familiar with the activities under..."Yet those familiar with the activities undertaken by mercenaries -- knowledge that has become increasingly public as firms like Blackwater ply their trade in the public eye -- know that mercenaries are unequivocally not good guys."<br />This is an asinine statement. State militaries (including the US') are far worse than any mercenary force in history; and the mercenaries you're complaining about work for the US Government. I'll take private enterprise over a violent monopoly and global empire any day :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149446.post-38663746369979538172010-08-14T07:30:48.202-06:002010-08-14T07:30:48.202-06:00Hollywood is in the business of making movies that...Hollywood is in the business of making movies that can make a substantial profit. I have not watched either movie, just their trailers and critical reviews. Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai), Magnificent Seven and Rambo First Blood have similar themes and found them entertaining.CanadianSensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010880162544507668noreply@blogger.com