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maderrTime for a minor tirade. Politics and whatnot are generally not my thing.
It's true I haven't seen his precious movies. Why? For the same reason that in the end I opted not to see Passion. And believe me there are similiarities, though I think of the two, Mel is probably the more sincere (read stable).
Nothing is more dangerous than blind ideology. Nothing. Some of the worst moments in history were caused by people that were so in love with their own lofty ideas they didn't know left from right. Rather, right from wrong.
I've sort of been on the sidelines and whatnot for his damned 9/11 movie. I've heard tons about it, I've seen clips. I refuse to shell out nine bucks to see something that I already disagree with, though I suppose I shall eventually have to see it. I could've seen Bowling more or less for free. I didn't, because I loathe stuff like that. Except just from my position, and the posts of friends, I already know what I'm going to see.
Propoganda. Of the worst sort. I really despise it that people so quickly do an about face after seeing that movie. Anything that changes your mind that quickly? Should be questioned. Heavily. All it does is tell you the easy out you want to hear, b/c of course nobody likes going to war and all. So yes, the president is evil, the US is evil, blah blah fucking blah.
I have two friends - make that one friend and her husband - who bitch about this country ever single fucking time I'm with them. Yet I see them making no efforts to leave it. Why? Because quite frankly they'd never be treated half so well elsewhere as they would here. I *still* see red every time I remember the one argument I got into with them. It is the only time in my life I was that close to violence. The other two friends with us tell me they've never been so scared in their life as they were of me that night. Not going into, b/c it's making me mad again.
And who hear knows just how difficult it is to rule a country? Exactly. So fine, bitch about the poor decisions, taxes, wtf ever. But until you can do the job better? You should probably show a tad more respect.
This is taking a turn I hadn't expected. Blah. It's probably my military upbringing. It doesn't often show b/c above and beyond all things I despise making a production of the things most important to me, but I'm very patriotic. And it's not a blind devotion either. Like I said, I was raised in the military. My parents were backstabbed by said military. I still love it. I always will.
My original tirade was against Moore. I know a vast majority of people who are nothing short of scathing toward anyone who is blindly devoted to one religion or another. Why? Because blind devotion is not a healthy thing. What it is, is desperately clinging to something in a way that you never have to see the flaws. An artificial sort of comfort. "Ignorance is bliss" in a manner of speaking. And willful ignorance is nothing short of pathetic.
And yet those same people who deride the religiously blind are easily blinded themselves by Moore. Take a look at this and then tell me how grand you think the man is. I? felt vaguely ill by the end of it. It sounds like he's never touched a history book in his entire life.
Personally I think it says a lot that in the midst of all this fighting, I am warm and comfortable and able to bitch about this. That Moore has the time and luxury to make his damned movies. That all the violence killing our men is so far away. Doesn't that say something about our oh so horrible president? Maybe only in my head.
But like I said, this isn't my thing. I know offhand a dozen people who could destroy my arguments with no effort whatsoever. And I know there's stuff I'm forgetting to include.
Seriously though, if I hear one more word of praise for that man there's going to be some violence. I've studied people like him. They're not healthy. And they're no one to ever be admired.
My two cents anyway.
**edit** My sister makes a good point - it wasn't Mel who was really the blind one in his movie. More it was the critics and what not. Fair is fair.
It's true I haven't seen his precious movies. Why? For the same reason that in the end I opted not to see Passion. And believe me there are similiarities, though I think of the two, Mel is probably the more sincere (read stable).
Nothing is more dangerous than blind ideology. Nothing. Some of the worst moments in history were caused by people that were so in love with their own lofty ideas they didn't know left from right. Rather, right from wrong.
I've sort of been on the sidelines and whatnot for his damned 9/11 movie. I've heard tons about it, I've seen clips. I refuse to shell out nine bucks to see something that I already disagree with, though I suppose I shall eventually have to see it. I could've seen Bowling more or less for free. I didn't, because I loathe stuff like that. Except just from my position, and the posts of friends, I already know what I'm going to see.
Propoganda. Of the worst sort. I really despise it that people so quickly do an about face after seeing that movie. Anything that changes your mind that quickly? Should be questioned. Heavily. All it does is tell you the easy out you want to hear, b/c of course nobody likes going to war and all. So yes, the president is evil, the US is evil, blah blah fucking blah.
I have two friends - make that one friend and her husband - who bitch about this country ever single fucking time I'm with them. Yet I see them making no efforts to leave it. Why? Because quite frankly they'd never be treated half so well elsewhere as they would here. I *still* see red every time I remember the one argument I got into with them. It is the only time in my life I was that close to violence. The other two friends with us tell me they've never been so scared in their life as they were of me that night. Not going into, b/c it's making me mad again.
And who hear knows just how difficult it is to rule a country? Exactly. So fine, bitch about the poor decisions, taxes, wtf ever. But until you can do the job better? You should probably show a tad more respect.
This is taking a turn I hadn't expected. Blah. It's probably my military upbringing. It doesn't often show b/c above and beyond all things I despise making a production of the things most important to me, but I'm very patriotic. And it's not a blind devotion either. Like I said, I was raised in the military. My parents were backstabbed by said military. I still love it. I always will.
My original tirade was against Moore. I know a vast majority of people who are nothing short of scathing toward anyone who is blindly devoted to one religion or another. Why? Because blind devotion is not a healthy thing. What it is, is desperately clinging to something in a way that you never have to see the flaws. An artificial sort of comfort. "Ignorance is bliss" in a manner of speaking. And willful ignorance is nothing short of pathetic.
And yet those same people who deride the religiously blind are easily blinded themselves by Moore. Take a look at this and then tell me how grand you think the man is. I? felt vaguely ill by the end of it. It sounds like he's never touched a history book in his entire life.
Personally I think it says a lot that in the midst of all this fighting, I am warm and comfortable and able to bitch about this. That Moore has the time and luxury to make his damned movies. That all the violence killing our men is so far away. Doesn't that say something about our oh so horrible president? Maybe only in my head.
But like I said, this isn't my thing. I know offhand a dozen people who could destroy my arguments with no effort whatsoever. And I know there's stuff I'm forgetting to include.
Seriously though, if I hear one more word of praise for that man there's going to be some violence. I've studied people like him. They're not healthy. And they're no one to ever be admired.
My two cents anyway.
**edit** My sister makes a good point - it wasn't Mel who was really the blind one in his movie. More it was the critics and what not. Fair is fair.
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Date: 2004-07-28 03:23 pm (UTC)*snerk* Well said.