![]() ![]() The real wild west really was a place for heroes, for men who became legend. But, as the overton window moves ever leftwards, has to become even more left wing. Even genuine native Americans are unlikely to identify with this authentically alien representative of culture that was already dead and mythical a century ago.Įven in its original form, when Tonto (Silly) was merely a comedy relief sidekick, the Lone Ranger was already left wing propaganda, being absurdly non violent, and having lovable injuns. ![]() Since the audience is largely white, and Tonto is authentically alien (covered in warpaint and wears a dead bird on his head at all times) this, of course, went over like a lead balloon. Tonto and the lone ranger (formally the Lone ranger, with his comedy relief sidekick Tonto, whose name means “silly” in Spanish) have recently been rebooted, with the no longer silly Tonto as main character and the lone ranger as his sidekick. ![]()
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