Popular
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- America Saves the Day: Portraying the US as a heroic and righteous defender of freedom and democracy was especially popular in the early years of the War on Terror.
Source: The War on Terror - Whilst many writers believe a never-kill creed makes the hero more likable and righteous, on another level it might simply be a plot device to prevent the hero from killing off popular recurring villains.
Source: Thou Shalt Not Kill - Hippies tend to be unfailingly depicted in popular media as horrendously uncool, self-absorbed, lazy, smelly, insufferably self-righteous and possessing a philosophical outlook that falls somewhere between well-meaning obliviousness and outright dope-addled stupidity.
Source: Acceptable Lifestyle Targets
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