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* At one point in the story, it is noted that the American militia movement (whom the authors are, as expected, supportive of) is the ONLY force who are opposing the antichrist when he calls for the world to disarm. Not only does this imply that ACTUAL armed insurgency/anti government groups throughout the world who actively fight government forces (Lords Resistance Army, the Taliban, Somalian insurgents, IRA groups to name a few) are suddenly more than happy to disarm when politely asked, but that that these same militia whom the authors like so much are not "true christians" as not only were they not raptured, but enough remained for them to be a noted power. |
* At one point in the story, it is noted that the American militia movement (whom the authors are, as expected, supportive of) is the ONLY force who are opposing the antichrist when he calls for the world to disarm. Not only does this imply that ACTUAL armed insurgency/anti government groups throughout the world who actively fight government forces (Lords Resistance Army, the Taliban, Somalian insurgents, IRA groups to name a few) are suddenly more than happy to disarm when politely asked, but that that these same militia whom the authors like so much are not "true christians" as not only were they not raptured, but enough remained for them to be a noted power. |
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* The entirety of the Russian ([[And Zoidberg|and Ethiopian]]) armed forces attack Israel for little to no reason, get knocked out of the sky, and nobody does anything about it for a year? |
* The entirety of the Russian ([[And Zoidberg|and Ethiopian]]) armed forces attack Israel for little to no reason, get knocked out of the sky, and nobody does anything about it for a year? |
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* Much of the [http://www.patheos.com/community/slacktivist |
* Much of the [https://web.archive.org/web/20111008114125/http://www.patheos.com/community/slacktivist Slactivist's] [http://slacktivist.typepad.com/slacktivist/left_behind/ critique of the series] consists of [[Fridge Logic]], and a fair amount of [[Fridge Horror]]. |
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** Speaking of [[Fridge Horror]], if you're a ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' fan, this series has a metric ton of [[Fridge Horror]], especially since it could have easily been written from [[Shin Megami Tensei I|a Messian]] [[The Fundamentalist|perspective as in-universe fiction.]] God as depicted in this series has a LOT in common with [[God Is Evil|YHVH]]. The followers of Lucifer are depicted as depraved degenerates who [[Designated Villain|have no one worth saving]] [[Defector From Decadence|unless they see the light]], otherwise [[Kill'Em All|they die as divine punishment]]. In fact, the ending plays out like the Law ending of ''[[Strange Journey]]''. |
** Speaking of [[Fridge Horror]], if you're a ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' fan, this series has a metric ton of [[Fridge Horror]], especially since it could have easily been written from [[Shin Megami Tensei I|a Messian]] [[The Fundamentalist|perspective as in-universe fiction.]] God as depicted in this series has a LOT in common with [[God Is Evil|YHVH]]. The followers of Lucifer are depicted as depraved degenerates who [[Designated Villain|have no one worth saving]] [[Defector From Decadence|unless they see the light]], otherwise [[Kill'Em All|they die as divine punishment]]. In fact, the ending plays out like the Law ending of ''[[Strange Journey]]''. |
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Latest revision as of 17:08, 16 November 2018
- Buck gashes his head open while disembarking the plane in the first book. He immediately heads to the terminal, bleeding from the head the entire way. After getting there and checking his e-mail, he thinks "Crap, I'm sure bleeding a lot. I'd better try to stop it, so I'll go into the washroom and try pressing wet paper towels up against it. Damn, it's still pretty bad. Oh look, here's a doctor with nothing better to do than stitch up bleeding guys in washrooms. Problem solved!" It didn't occur to me until a day after reading this that Buck must have passed lots and lots of medical personnel while walking to the terminal, any one of whom would have been quite willing to treat his wound. (After taking care of the more serious cases, of course.) But he just completely ignored them? And none of the EMTs noticed a guy with a severe head wound walking by and thought to stop him before he passed out from blood loss halfway between the plane and the terminal?
- As the Slacktivist notes, the doctor who complains about being bored in an airport lounge while wrecked airliners burn outside is one of the most disgusting characters in the series. It would almost be Fridge Brilliance that he wasn't saved, except there's no indication that you're supposed to take him as anything but the kindly man he appears to be.
- At one point in the story, it is noted that the American militia movement (whom the authors are, as expected, supportive of) is the ONLY force who are opposing the antichrist when he calls for the world to disarm. Not only does this imply that ACTUAL armed insurgency/anti government groups throughout the world who actively fight government forces (Lords Resistance Army, the Taliban, Somalian insurgents, IRA groups to name a few) are suddenly more than happy to disarm when politely asked, but that that these same militia whom the authors like so much are not "true christians" as not only were they not raptured, but enough remained for them to be a noted power.
- The entirety of the Russian (and Ethiopian) armed forces attack Israel for little to no reason, get knocked out of the sky, and nobody does anything about it for a year?
- Much of the Slactivist's critique of the series consists of Fridge Logic, and a fair amount of Fridge Horror.
- Speaking of Fridge Horror, if you're a Shin Megami Tensei fan, this series has a metric ton of Fridge Horror, especially since it could have easily been written from a Messian perspective as in-universe fiction. God as depicted in this series has a LOT in common with YHVH. The followers of Lucifer are depicted as depraved degenerates who have no one worth saving unless they see the light, otherwise they die as divine punishment. In fact, the ending plays out like the Law ending of Strange Journey.