Comparing
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- Red-Headed Stepchild: Jadeite boastingly compares Zoicite to one of these when comparing himself to his rival.
Source: Fan Fic / A New Order -
Then, two emulator developers with opposing views fight because they hate each other's approach to emulation; in response, DARTH VADER makes a disparaging comment, comparing them to two rival factions of 8-bit computer enthusiasts.
- Oddly enough Vegan Artbook has done this, when comparing the eating of meat to a list of barbaric things that animals do, such as "animals steal from each other" "animals kill rival males" "animals rape their females" "animals kill their own babies".
Source: Nature Is Not Nice
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