![]() Imagine being able to blast empathy and understanding at people the way Cyclops shoots eye lasers and insecurities. That’s not even counting conspiracy nuts digesting mind-pollutants like the man in Florida who tried to murder journalists and liberal politicians with pipe bombs or the Christchurch shooter who littered his manifesto with references to meme-culture and PewDiePie. Hate crimes are on the rise for the third straight year, with the normalization of violent bigotry by the Trump administration a contributing factor. ![]() There’s no knowing exactly how many people that swayed toward fascism and distrust of the American democracy, but the number is definitely not zero. How much could we use an anti-mind control ring like Ma-Ti’s right now? The Kremlin spent over $100,000 in Facebook ads at least on their psyop meant to influence the 2016 election. Thanks to his powers only Ma-Ti - the short one with a good heart - resists the temptation that leads his teammates into destruction. In the episode “The Conqueror” all the other Planeteers grab onto magic gauntlets from a fallen Earth spirit that make them more powerful in a rather obvious Lord of the Rings homage. In many episodes while everyone else is standing around deciding whether to throw fireballs or rocks at things it’s Ma-Ti who uses his ring’s telepathy and empathy powers to actually recognize threats and formulate plans. Screengrab from Captain Planet Ma-Ti’s primary power is actually listening. Only one of the villains actually had superpowers, so it’s not like Captain Planet was really needed most of the time except to make the work of a lifetime happen within a thirty-minute cartoon. This was an adventure show, sure, but very few problems can be solved by throwing a whirlwind at them and none of them on an institutional scale. If Gaia was handing out rings today, Heart would be the first one I dove for. Now that we’re living in the age of Trump though, I realize how wrong everyone was. If you had five children pretending to be Planeteers, you’d end up with two Wheelers and no Mat-Ti and absolutely no one would question why. Swagger got you to first base with the hot Russian chick empathy got you a pet monkey. I even made fun of his action figure once because it comes with a wagon clearly designed to drag his useless corpse off of the battlefield. He was like one of those poor X-Men who is just covered in multiple eyeballs or is a literal chicken. This has universally been acknowledged as incredibly uncool. Unfortunately, the fifth and youngest Planeteer, Ma-Ti, got a ring with the ability “heart.” It was as if a Mortal Kombat game got made into an After School Special. That’s why four of the kids got awesome powers like fire and wind. We've got dozens of fun flairs to choose from.Screengrab from Captain Planet But, it was still the ‘90s, which gave us Doom and the WWF Attitude era and other painfully overcompensating things.So grab your Pogs, Surge cans and Thriller cassettes, and we'll see you in /r/nostalgia! times we shared with loved ones, both humorous and sad. Here we can take pleasure in reminiscing about the good ol' days. Whether it's an old commercial or a book from your past, it belongs in /r/nostalgia. Nostalgia is often triggered by something reminding you of a happier time.If you need to message the moderators, use the "message the moderators" button below. Many websites do not allow direct links to their images (as it leeches their bandwidth).ĭid you include the name of what you posted in the title?ĭid you wait at least 15 minutes before notifying us? Certain posts are automatically approved. Link not showing up?ĭid you use or a similar service to reupload images? Blog/Tumblr images are often marked as spam. ![]() No playlists or custom art work of any kind. This includes commentary, reviewing, reaction and ranking channels. ![]() No posts from any personal YouTube accounts or other platforms. There is no rule against reposting, but mods may tag posts as "frequent repost" or even remove it if it has just been posted. A collection of items you have or 'found' is fine. No memes, compilations, or "starter packs". A limit of five posts per day (24 hours) is reasonable. No posts to webstores, blogs or websites with nostalgia items. You must include the name of your nostalgic item in the title. Be polite, respect each other and have fun!
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