{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "Do you have any interesting thoughts on the black-clad MOLLE-webbed masked special forces operator as a mythological figure of...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/649746812134211584/", "html": "<div class=\"question\"><strong>Anonymous</strong> asked: <p>Do you have any interesting thoughts on the black-clad MOLLE-webbed masked special forces operator as a mythological figure of modern pop culture? At least in its manifestation as a SWAT operative it predates the sandbox wars, but surely its current Medal of Duty/CoD of Honor incarnation is the product of a feedback loop between young impressionable military personnel imitating vidya and vidya imitating the news.</p></div>\n<p>Weird how that&rsquo;s a distinct look from the &ldquo;bearded ex-SF&rdquo; thing that&rsquo;s been getting bigger in the Mountain West</p>"}