Ah, politics
Dec. 29th, 2005 09:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
superbadgirlEarlier in the evening, he mentioned a friend who considered himself quite knowledgable about films. Everyone's a critic.
Me: I want to see Munich. I also want to see Brokeback Mountain.
Him: Ah. ____ says that movie is nothing but a political gambit for liberal Hollywood to push issues like that into the mainstream.
Me: And, but, so, therefore? Why shouldn't that issue be pushed into the mainstream? If it were left up to the current administration, only one side would be presented...and that's hardly giving people the chance to 'warm up' to any sort of (gasp) differences. It can't work like that. Politics is about getting people on your side, understanding what you represent. If the media is a ready tool, why wouldn't Democrats use it?
Him: ____ also says we'll see more and more of that liberal stuff being pushed by the media, as a means to influence the populace.
Me: Again, I'm not sure that's such a terrible thing. Did your friend actually see this movie? (Trying to get back on topic.) I think it was simply a good story on paper before it was put on the big screen. Maybe the author had some agenda to push, but who doesn't?
Him: Uh, I don't know if he's seen it.
Me: If he has, it sounds to me like he's let his own political leanings influence his view of the film. You said he's interested in a good story - I've read the story and it's not bad. But he can't see the good story because he's too consumed with his own political viewpoint.
Him: My issue with the media's liberal slant is...who's going to speak up for the Kansas farmer??
Me: It sure as hell won't be the Republicans. So far all I've seen speak for the Kansas farmer is Ben & Jerry's, a liberal company, by the way.
Him: Oh, look, Fear Factor is on.
(I'd also like to state that during the course of this touchy subject, I managed not to out and out insult the party I favor least. He, however, took the first opportunity he had to bash everyone who voted blue in the last election, by agreeing with me that most of the voting public is uneducated about the issues and candidates and then stating that those people were all located in urban areas like NY, LA, Seattle...)
Me: I want to see Munich. I also want to see Brokeback Mountain.
Him: Ah. ____ says that movie is nothing but a political gambit for liberal Hollywood to push issues like that into the mainstream.
Me: And, but, so, therefore? Why shouldn't that issue be pushed into the mainstream? If it were left up to the current administration, only one side would be presented...and that's hardly giving people the chance to 'warm up' to any sort of (gasp) differences. It can't work like that. Politics is about getting people on your side, understanding what you represent. If the media is a ready tool, why wouldn't Democrats use it?
Him: ____ also says we'll see more and more of that liberal stuff being pushed by the media, as a means to influence the populace.
Me: Again, I'm not sure that's such a terrible thing. Did your friend actually see this movie? (Trying to get back on topic.) I think it was simply a good story on paper before it was put on the big screen. Maybe the author had some agenda to push, but who doesn't?
Him: Uh, I don't know if he's seen it.
Me: If he has, it sounds to me like he's let his own political leanings influence his view of the film. You said he's interested in a good story - I've read the story and it's not bad. But he can't see the good story because he's too consumed with his own political viewpoint.
Him: My issue with the media's liberal slant is...who's going to speak up for the Kansas farmer??
Me: It sure as hell won't be the Republicans. So far all I've seen speak for the Kansas farmer is Ben & Jerry's, a liberal company, by the way.
Him: Oh, look, Fear Factor is on.
(I'd also like to state that during the course of this touchy subject, I managed not to out and out insult the party I favor least. He, however, took the first opportunity he had to bash everyone who voted blue in the last election, by agreeing with me that most of the voting public is uneducated about the issues and candidates and then stating that those people were all located in urban areas like NY, LA, Seattle...)
