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Postby ninakat » Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:48 am

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Postby Free » Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:51 pm

I haven't seen Dexter but from what I've read here it sounds like tongue in cheek glorification of serial killing.

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Postby sunny » Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:13 pm

Free, you are so right. United States of Tara is absolutely repulsive. I kept waiting and waiting for some sort of explanation of why she was DID and it was never forthcoming, even obliquely.

You do know that the whole thing sprang from the fertile (futile? furtive?) mind of Steven Speilberg? He thought it up all by himself and called up Diablo Cody, Oscar winning screewriter of Juno, and asked her to write it based on his idea.
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Postby Free » Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:04 pm

sunny wrote:
You do know that the whole thing sprang from the fertile (futile? furtive?) mind of Steven Speilberg? He thought it up all by himself and called up Diablo Cody, Oscar winning screewriter of Juno, and asked her to write it based on his idea.


Spielberg is obviously a pillar of the Hollywood establishment, many members of which cater to the military/gov./intelligence/ elite. Diablo Cody appears to be some young mercenary upstart trying to rise in the ranks.

Thankfully, in Hollywood there are also some individuals, and a loose association of actors, directors and producers who are disgusted by the manipulation and kowtowing and attempt to counter the propaganda mill with movies with better moral and artistic content.

I hated Juno. It had a pseudo alternative aesthetic but was clearly part of a propaganda campaign, waged mainly through a relentless barrage of gossip glorifying the pregnancies, children and adoptions of the celebrities (gods we are supposed to worship).

This campaign appears to be an effort to raise the birth rate in the US and West by mind manipulation and therefore eliminate the need to pay for benefits and support to mothers and families (like they did to raise the birth rate in France). Here's are some quotes from an article about the US's success in raising the birthrate from 12/20/07 USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/200 ... lity_N.htm

Fertility Rate in US on Upswing

The fertility rate among Americans has climbed to its highest level since 1971, setting the country apart from most industrialized nations that are struggling with low birthrates and aging populations.

The fertility rate hit 2.1 in 2006, according to preliminary estimates released by the National Center for Health Statistics. It's a milestone: the first time since shortly after the baby boom ended that the nation has reached the rate of births needed for a generation to replace itself, an average 2.1 per woman.

"Many policymakers and decision-makers in Europe, whether they talk about it or not, are envious of the U.S. fertility rate … because our social security issues will not come as fast as theirs," Butz says.

The stakes are clear, Ortega says: "If you're below replacement, you will eventually have a declining population and a faster aging process."


Here are some other sources on the military/CIA Hollywood connection:

Lights, Camera… Covert Action: The Deep Politics of Hollywood

by Matthew Alford and Robbie Graham

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php? ... &aid=11921


The Pentagon Has Always Gone Hollywood -
The Golden Age of the Military-Entertainment Complex


by Nick Turse (introduction by Tom Engelhardt)

TomDispatch.com - March 20, 2008

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/174908
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