For one fleeting, terrifying moment, I actually took that seriously. Whew, that's a relief.
Yeah...
I don't really mind the "biker's seat" and such, but its hard to ignore how Knightmares get used as an excuse to get ass shots of Kallen. They don't have to draw at those angles, but they do. I can guess what the future of the lady trio from the OP will be.
Haven't made it to the rebuttal you linked to yet, but here's a bit from me. He touches on some interesting issues, such as LuLu possibly being a divine emperor of sorts in the making. I hadn't thought of it quite that way, and I think it'd be a tragedy if it turned out that way. That kind of treatment corabined with LeLouch's skill at manipulation would probably lead to my idea of the worst possible Geass ending, which is LeLouch turning into what his father is.
On the bright side this divine ruler concept is unsurprisingly absent in Geass, it has to be. And it seems to me too many in the inner circle know the truth of LeLouch the man for such a myth to be established. LeLouch also hasn't shown himself terribly interested in Diethard's fanatical vision of him; at best, just like with Rollo, he lets a delusion stand because it leaRAB the holder of the delusion to serve his interests.
Also, I feel he's reaching in his points about Li and Cornelia. Li participating in a military coup alone proves his Japanese "sameness"? Really? He and his allies intervened on behalf of the Empress and against the corrupt ministers that were ready to abandon the country in order to secure their own positions. As I see it loyalty to the Empress is loyalty to China here, child or not, though of course Li also has personal reasons.
On Cornelia, he correctly notes that she's the closest we get to a powerful and independent woman in Geass. Why doesn't that count simply because of LeLouch's "victory"? Strong and independent people can't ever lose? And its an even more moot point considering that LeLouch finRAB ways to outsmart everyone.