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Avatar inspired by World War II?

Was avatar inspired by WWII?

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    MaddoKos

    [121]Jul 2, 2008
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    I always interpreted it as:

    Ozai = Bush

    Fire Nation = U.S.

    Extermination of the Air Nomads = Extermination of the Native Americans

    Invasion of the rest of the world = well...uh...invasion of the rest of the world.

    and

    The Gaang = Al-Qaeda

    *dives into bunker to hide from flamers*

    Edited on 07/02/2008 8:36pm
    Edited 2 total times.
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    picaboomman

    [122]Jul 2, 2008
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    yeahh...ozai blowing himself up?
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    carlsonem

    [123]Jul 2, 2008
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    No i dont see it. First of all the fire nation is not a fascist government. Their people aren't brainwashed to believe there is not war. Ba sing se under long feng is fascist but the earth kingdom isnt evil. In WW2 there were to many different nations invovlved as in avatar it really was fire vs earth. Also Hilter had Mussolini as his ally and Ozai has no other dictator ally. Also There is no evil ally of the avatar like Joesph Stalin and Russia were to America. The problem is that there is too many other varibles in WW2 that arent present in avatar. Maybe if their was a d-day operation to reclaim ba sing se it would be more similar but at this point in the avatar story that would not make much sense. So Avatar and WW2 are nothing alike!
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    carlsonem

    [124]Jul 2, 2008
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    MaddoKos wrote:

    I always interpreted it as:

    Ozai = Bush

    Fire Nation = U.S.

    Extermination of the Air Nomads = Extermination of the Native Americans

    Invasion of the rest of the world = well...uh...invasion of the rest of the world.

    and

    The Gaang = Al-Qaeda

    *dives into bunker to hide from flamers*

    When did Al-Qaeda become the good guys? The government must be using propaganda again!
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    jakeman3025

    [125]Jul 2, 2008
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    MaddoKos sorry i edited your post.

    Ozai = intellgent Bush sorry ozai a little bit smarter then bush.

    Fire Nation = U.S.

    Extermination of the Air Nomads = Extermination of the Native Americans Invasion of the rest of the world = well...uh...invasion of the rest of the world. taking every ones oil and selling and ripping every one off.

    and

    The Gaang = Al-Qaeda im tired of hearing about the carpet flyer's in the middle east.

    *dives into bunker to hide from flamers
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    BlindWatcher400

    [126]Jul 2, 2008
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    MaddoKos wrote:

    I always interpreted it as:

    Ozai = Bush

    Fire Nation = U.S.

    Extermination of the Air Nomads = Extermination of the Native Americans

    Invasion of the rest of the world = well...uh...invasion of the rest of the world.

    and

    The Gaang = Al-Qaeda

    *dives into bunker to hide from flamers*

    *gets out machine gun and shoots bunker to hell*

    GEORGE BUSH IS THE GREATEST PRESIDENT EVER!

    Avatar's basic plot has been in modern literature/film since the Lord of the Rings was written. It's been around PERIOD since Greek Mythology. It's the underdog verses the evil ruler.

    And Al-Qaeda almost blew up my mum in the Pentagon. SO STFU!

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    Ravel93

    [127]Jul 2, 2008
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    I have to quote Kenan Thompson on this.

    WHY??

    And by that, I mean WHY is this still not locked? I thought that Khalid and I proved that this shouldn't be up for discussion. Too many people get offended.

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    jakeman3025

    [128]Jul 2, 2008
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    al qaeda was orcastrated by the cia to fight Russians in the cold war when the soviat union invaded Pakistan we originally funded them lol.
    Edited on 07/02/2008 9:33pm
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    Raikiri1103

    [130]Jul 3, 2008
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    jakeman3025 wrote:
    al qaeda was orcastrated by the cia to fight Russians in the cold war when the soviat union invaded Pakistan we originally funded them lol.


    Hmmm.....well, I guess we are all one big happy family.
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    jakeman3025

    [131]Jul 3, 2008
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    family of avatards.
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    Raikiri1103

    [132]Jul 3, 2008
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    jakeman3025 wrote:
    family of avatards.


    Yes, now give me the most recent post status. Thank You.
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    AllKnowingBeing

    [133]Jul 3, 2008
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    Avatar=World War II Pacific Theater

    Fire Nation=Empire of Japan

    Air Norman Islands=Pacific Islands

    Earth Kingdom=China

    Northern Water Tribe=USA

    Southern Water Tribe=UK

    Dai Lee=Chinese Communists

    I don't know why everyone is so anti-American. We have done so much good for the world.

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    Vxiel

    [135]Jul 3, 2008
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    MaddoKos wrote:

    I always interpreted it as:

    Ozai = Bush

    Fire Nation = U.S.

    Extermination of the Air Nomads = Extermination of the Native Americans

    Invasion of the rest of the world = well...uh...invasion of the rest of the world.

    and

    The Gaang = Al-Qaeda

    *dives into bunker to hide from flamers*

    Agreed though it seems more influenced by Japanese aggression on the Chinese mainland and southeatern islands. lol Aang w/ AK in montains

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    Maria93

    [136]Jul 3, 2008
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    Vxiel wrote:
    MaddoKos wrote:

    I always interpreted it as:

    Ozai = Bush

    Fire Nation = U.S.

    Extermination of the Air Nomads = Extermination of the Native Americans

    Invasion of the rest of the world = well...uh...invasion of the rest of the world.

    and

    The Gaang = Al-Qaeda

    *dives into bunker to hide from flamers*

    Agreed though it seems more influenced by Japanese aggression on the Chinese mainland and southeatern islands. lol Aang w/ AK in montains

    so who's going to be Hitler ?

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    carlsonem

    [137]Jul 3, 2008
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    jakeman3025 wrote:
    al qaeda was orcastrated by the cia to fight Russians in the cold war when the soviat union invaded Pakistan we originally funded them lol.
    Just like we Fund Hugo Chavez's nuclear plan that he intends to threat America with. Every time you spend $4 or more at a Citco station you a funding Venezuela's take over strategy lol.
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    Vxiel

    [138]Jul 3, 2008
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    Maria93 wrote:
    Vxiel wrote:
    MaddoKos wrote:

    I always interpreted it as:

    Ozai = Bush

    Fire Nation = U.S.

    Extermination of the Air Nomads = Extermination of the Native Americans

    Invasion of the rest of the world = well...uh...invasion of the rest of the world.

    and

    The Gaang = Al-Qaeda

    *dives into bunker to hide from flamers*

    Agreed though it seems more influenced by Japanese aggression on the Chinese mainland and southeatern islands. lol Aang w/ AK in montains

    so who's going to be Hitler ?

    In my idea there is no hitler though he could be the cabbage man i suppose

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    fatsomama

    [139]Jul 3, 2008
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    This thread is a monolithic example of the idea that a high level on the forums doesn't mean you have a brain.

    I'm waiting to hear how the holocaust is a myth, propaganda spread by the Jews who run the world. Or maybe how since America funded bin Laden back in the day we deserved what happened, Europe deserves the attacks they frequently defend against because of...well, those crazy French, and when a man straps a bomb to himself to blow up women and children we should question what WE did to make him do that. We should question ourselves and see if we are in fact the real enemy...

    Pathetic. If only people could be held accountable for what they type anonymously.

    On topic, sure there are similarities between avatar and WWII, but the same could be said of any war where a dictator twisted his populace into open conquest. It is human nature, the terrible fate of man that we will war. We will war over religion, belief, territory, power...and tyrants will always be here. Men who if given control would "make the world a better place," for the good or ill of their populace.

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    MarryLarry

    [140]Jul 3, 2008
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    fatsomama wrote:

    an epic post of win

    *clap, clap, clap* Your words, sir, have brought tears to my eyes (or they would have if my manly DNA allowed me to cry).

    Seriously people. There are dozens and dozens of countries that are similar to the FN. But of all those nations, some of you pick the US?

    When has America ever waged a campaign for world domination? The territories America acquired over the course of its existence is nothing compared to what other European countries did during the big nationalism trend. The presidents over the centuries may be many things, but they were never tyrants that suppressed freedoms to the point the populace wasn't allowed to dance.

    As for the Native Americans, they were conquered and relocated to reservations. I'm not saying it was justifiable, but it's a far cry from the ethnical cleansing known as genocide. And nowadays instead of paying the government, the government pays them. The lives of their descendants aren't so hard if you ask me.

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