Neither this fanciful story nor the crocodiles had anything to do with gozilla. Godzilla ( gojira in japanese ) is a result of joining two japanese words - gorira ( gorilla ) and kujira ( whale ). The impetus for the creation of godzilla were the genocidal firebombings and nukings of japanese cities. Godzilla represented america ( a barbaric nuclear monster that destroyed japanese cities without morals or remorse ). It was created as anti-america and anti-occupation propaganda in post-war japan but has since been co-opted or "appriopriated" by hollywood and turned into a generic and farcical monster trope.
We know what godzilla was about because the creators have told us so. Also, it's rather obvious given the context and the environment in which godzilla was created.
It was a thought and that’s why I said “one of the seeds”. I guess there’s such a thing as a “cultural zeitgeist” and when artists are creating stories and narratives they incorporate metaphors from things around them. They may not have explicitly read the newspaper article and said “giant lizards are a good bad guy” but that representation may have been culturally apt at the moment due to this story.
The creature design had to elicit fear and the actual representation on film may have been influenced by it. The stance may be more t-Rex than crocodile and I’m really not sure “whale” factored into the final appearance on film.
No one is questioning the impetus and relation to the fire bombings and nukes.
> We know what godzilla was about because the creators have told us so.
That’s the funny thing about culture and creation: a creator doesn’t always know their sources or have definite aspects to point to. Creation is a bit fuzzy. ;) (the same applies for LLMs!)
> graduated college with major in computer science and a minor in math.
Me too. High five!
> My goal is 5-8 more classes for a second degree in math (major).
But why? Wouldn't it make more sense to go for a master in computer science? Are you going to use it for work. Otherwise, aren't you going to "lose it" anyways? Also, is your job paying for the degree or are you paying out of pocket?
> Brain draining the rest of the world is one of the main reasons for America’s success.
Not true. America was successful regardless of immigration. For example, for much of the 20th century, the US banned immigration from most of the world. Look up the history of US immigration bans. It's quite enlightening
> It is due to America being a nation of immigrants that we can do this.
America is not and never has been a nation of immigrants. At no time in US history has immigrants represented anywhere close to the majority of the US population. America was always a nation of native born americans. Not immigrants.
> Due to its history the United States can be described as an immigration country.
Being a nation of immigrants does not mean the majority of the population are migrants at any given point in time. You need to consider how many waves of migration have arrived in the USA one after another, not all at once.
> This makes crashes last longer and harder. It requires greater fiscal discipline to overcome.
Isn't this a good thing? Otherwise, what incentive is there for financial discipline?
> The problem with the USA "empire" is that for a trading empire to work you need a plan, and stick to it.
Have stuck with it for over 75 years. Not too shabby. Also why is empire in quotes?
> China has been quietly debt trapping a whole bunch of nations that have strategic things they need.
I know the US and Europe has for centuries. Which ones has china "debt trapped"? Or are we sticking to the propaganda that china helping develop other nations is "debt trapping".
> Something neither the president or congress have the ability to do.
Neither the president nor congress sets the "plan" for the US. Do you really think trump gets to decide geopolitics? Do you really think congress decides the direction of the nation? Or do you think they listen to the elites who fund and control them? One has to be extraordinarly naive to think that a superpower with nukes is run by the masses.
The president and congress sells the plan decided by the powerful to the masses. It's why they exist. They don't plan or decide anything. Most of their time is spent raising money for elections. When do you think trump or congress has the time to develop any expertise in anything.
> Getting reelected because you managed to not tank the currency and economy.
That clearly that hasn't worked has it? Also, are you arguing against term limits?
Having to get elected is reason not to enforce financial discipline because people don't vote for those who promise financial discipline. People vote for those who promise more stuff.
> what incentive is there for financial discipline?
there isn't one. Banks need to lend as much cash as possible to make as much money as possible. A gold standard doesn't stop that, it just means that bailing out customers of those banks much much harder. hence why the FTC was setup. Its a rich history and well worth looking into
> I know the US and Europe has for centuries.
Not really, the last "european" style colonial system died in 1989 with the collapse of the USSR. Sure France does the whole "we'll administer your currency for a huge fee", bu that only works because they are ex colonies. Invading another country and turning it into a puppet state is much more costly than people think (see Syria, Georgia, Iraq, Afghanistan)
What china is doing is far more clever, far more effective, much less bloody and extremely profitable. just build a road, port, rail line, factory, mine. charge the host country a fee, bish bash bosh, massive growth for the host and china.
> Do you really think trump gets to decide geopolitics?
I mean he's not far away from deposing a president, and he's allowing another country to ethnically cleanse another(Biden did that too). Biden crashed russia's economy, Trump will un-crash it and let it re-arm to invade another country.
We know what godzilla was about because the creators have told us so. Also, it's rather obvious given the context and the environment in which godzilla was created.