Start watching at ~5:30 for how his movies continue to get made even though it might appear that he bites the hand that feeds him. Don't bother to watch the earlier part where he talks about all that messy complicated stuff about the relationship between social justice and capitalism.
Start back a post or two and try and understand the implications of what you've just written: maybe who wrote the check to finance it is utterly irrelevant to the content. Maybe the content is what matters.
So when you watch TV in the US you get all that crap all over the screen? The flashy bit top right, the banners top'n'bottom, the big name dodaa bottom left every 10 seconds in case we've forgotten who we've been watching in the last 9 seconds?
Cunning old broadcasters. Not so much subverting the message but drowning it out under a barrage of visual stimuli.
Cynical? Moi?
You are right, it's brutal, awful to watch, I try to watch as little as possible, still, some things suck me in.
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Oct 4, 2009 - 4:55pm
Atman wrote:
Start watching at ~5:30 for how his movies continue to get made even though it might appear that he bites the hand that feeds him. Don't bother to watch the earlier part where he talks about all that messy complicated stuff about the relationship between social justice and capitalism.
So when you watch TV in the US you get all that crap all over the screen? The flashy bit top right, the banners top'n'bottom, the big name dodaa bottom left every 10 seconds in case we've forgotten who we've been watching in the last 9 seconds?
Cunning old broadcasters. Not so much subverting the message but drowning it out under a barrage of visual stimuli.
Cynical? Moi?
*edit* Nah, I'm just grouchy and a bit tetchy. Bit weird that there's so much going on while you're trying to follow a discussion.
Start watching at ~5:30 for how his movies continue to get made even though it might appear that he bites the hand that feeds him. Don't bother to watch the earlier part where he talks about all that messy complicated stuff about the relationship between social justice and capitalism.
These are very sad people who would try to destroy something fundamentally good, out of hate, ignorance and fear. Mostly because of their own self hatred. So people, when you try to make your hateful mean spirited points with this kind of thing, look inside yourself and try to love yourself a little bit, stop hurting yourself by hurting others. That is the only thing in this world we can do to make it a better place. First, love ourselves, give ourselves the compassion we need when we want to hurt others. Forgive ourselves for our own destructive impulses. And move forward in a loving way.
These are very sad people who would try to destroy something fundamentally good, out of hate, ignorance and fear. Mostly because of their own self hatred. So people, when you try to make your hateful mean spirited points with this kind of thing, look inside yourself and try to love yourself a little bit, stop hurting yourself by hurting others. That is the only thing in this world we can do to make it a better place. First, love ourselves, give ourselves the compassion we need when we want to hurt others. Forgive ourselves for our own destructive impulses. And move forward in a loving way.
Perzactly!! It really is all about the contest and aligning oneself with the "winner" except there really is no winner - not for the working people anyway. Those who are above the fray want to stay there at all costs, just not their own.
Yeah, I'll jump anyone's bandwagon that's leading. You may call me Czarina.
Perzactly!! It really is all about the contest and aligning oneself with the "winner" except there really is no winner - not for the working people anyway. Those who are above the fray want to stay there at all costs, just not their own.
Well that comment was about people who insist on being radical and confrontational: they CREATE their own equal and opposite.
Perzactly!! It really is all about the contest and aligning oneself with the "winner" except there really is no winner - not for the working people anyway. Those who are above the fray want to stay there at all costs, just not their own.
Those crazy anarchist Jews ... 
Yeah, I'll jump anyone's bandwagon that's leading. You may call me Czarina. 
