“Christians today have become the most vitriolic tribe,” said Ritchson, who himself identifies as a follower of Jesus. “It is so antithetical to what Jesus was calling us to be and to do.”

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      I only read the first one. Isn’t Reacher just a swole ex-Marine turned PI?

      Yes, but you have to look at whose nose he’s breaking. The typical villains in a Reacher novel are evil corporations or greedy tyrants. In “Gone Tomorrow”, the villains are the post-Patriot Act feds who represent a country where civil rights are a myth.

      But the people on the right who love Reacher for his mighty masculinity are the same people who were shocked that Rage Against The Machine “went political”. I wonder how long it will take them to realise that Reacher usually kicks the butts of people they would like to vote for.

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      I always thought he was a large man who existed to solve problems in the way only a very large man can, namely with large manliness and possibly physical violence, but I only really watched clips of the show so idk

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        The point is, Jack reacher is extremely anti-authority.

        In one story while reacher was still in the military he outright murdered in cold blood his Superior officer because he was going to get away with a crime