Do we post this, or do we leave it well alone? Are we just asking for it to kick off along political fault lines in the Disqus? We have gone back and forth over this one several times this morning but, you know what, Outposters can take it. They are, after all, superior online movie beings. This is why they are Outposters.
The low-to-zero mod stance exists primarily because the best people to take care of their own business are, essentially, you guys. You can ignore, wade in, walk away, clap back, or block. You don’t need a Herc hovering around here.
So… where were we…?
An interesting observation piece went up yesterday at the ever-reliable Dark Horizons and, purely out of curiosity, we wondered what Outposters might think of it.
When Alex Garland‘s 2024 thriller Civil War was released, many people pointed and laughed at a central political plot point. Namely that in the near-future USA depicted in the movie the country split into four groups, with the ‘Western Forces’ (California and Texas) aligning. Garland said he took this route to avoid the Red vs. Blue and wider culture war arguments, and the story remained deliberately opaque regarding what values each side had.
At the time, everybody thought California – the bluest of blue states – would never team up with red heartland Texas. Then the 2026 U.S. midterm elections happened and the Democrats flipped Texas.
On social media, where else, people are therefore commenting that the movie was somehow prescient. As the DH report says, one X user says:
“You all owe Alex Garland an apology”
The online commentary has even reached the ears of The Hollywood Reporter with a Reddit thread growing, and a renewed interest in the movie across streaming platforms being reported.
Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Sonoya Mizuno starred in Civil War, following a group of journalists covering the final days of a second American domestic war, and attempting to reach Washington.
