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Post by jdredd on Oct 11, 2017 4:42:16 GMT -5
www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/sports/football/nfl-goodell-anthem-kneeling.html?&hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news"By appearances anyway, the N.F.L. was one big family two weeks ago. After President Trump urged owners to fire players who did not stand for the national anthem, everyone from Commissioner Roger Goodell to the 32 team owners to the players and coaches locked arms, in many cases literally, in defiance and unity. That unanimity has all but vanished. As the president continues to harangue the league over the anthem, and a number of fans across the country express displeasure with the handful of players who continue to kneel during the anthem, a growing pool of owners is trying to defuse the politically charged issue, even if it means confronting the players the owners previously sympathized with. One of the most powerful owners in the league is now speaking openly about benching players who do not stand for the anthem, and Goodell, who said previously that players had a right to voice their opinions, is siding with the owners opposed to letting the players demonstrate. The owners plan to meet next week to establish what to do about the anthem gestures. “Like many of our fans, we believe that everyone should stand for the national anthem,” Goodell said in a letter sent to owners on Tuesday." Ha-ha! Owners are giving into Trump's intimidation! We'll see if the players obey. Personally, if I'm anywhere I have to stand for the national anthem or parrot the Pledge of Alligence, I know I'm somewhere I shouldn't be. Such as jury duty. Luckily only 5 years until I can bail out from THAT nightmare permanently.
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Post by jdredd on Nov 1, 2017 13:40:15 GMT -5
So I was listening to Rush on KNUT this morning, and I heard him claim that 58% of Americans were "afraid" to state their political views. He was assuming it was all conservatives afraid of being "politically incorrect". Assuming he is right, all I have to say is, GOOD WORK LIBS! Keeping those cheesedicks silent is half the battle. I know I do my part to try and shame righties. But I think it's bullshit. Righties are in your face everywhere now, and lots of DINO's want the Dem party to start kissing the ass of working class white Trump mps.
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Post by jdredd on Nov 21, 2017 17:47:52 GMT -5
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Post by jdredd on Nov 21, 2017 17:48:43 GMT -5
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Post by jdredd on Dec 20, 2017 1:37:40 GMT -5
www.nytimes.com/2017/12/19/opinion/hollywood-movies-american-politics.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-right-region®ion=opinion-c-col-right-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region&_r=0"It often feels as though Washington has run out of ideas: Policy debates break little new ground — often they aren’t even about policy at all. To understand the creative malaise that plagues our nation’s politics, and the incentives that threaten to prolong it, consider for a moment the latest “Star Wars” film. There are hardly any new ideas in “The Last Jedi.” Although it is not quite as slavish as its predecessor, “The Force Awakens,” in its devotion to the original 1970s trilogy, it consists largely of recognizable elements, remixed and recycled. There are familiar heroes and villains, rousing battles on land and in space, and of course, some cute alien animals, called Porgs, which, after you leave the theater, are conveniently available to purchase in whatever size plushy you prefer." "There are differences, of course: Hollywood is more directly attuned to the demands of the market, while Washington commands far more direct power over the lives of Americans. But the long-term danger for both is essentially the same: The end will come only when moviegoers get bored and studios — or political parties — having spent too long strip-mining their popular pasts, have no ideas left to recycle. In Washington, as in Hollywood, there is always the looming, long-term risk not only of creative sclerosis but also of popular discontent, and the possibility that voters — or viewers — will grow disappointed and disinterested, and finally say, we’ve seen this movie too many times before. We need new stories, new policies and new ideas, but right now, neither Hollywood nor Washington appears willing to deliver." Most people love what they are familiar with. Just look at the lasting popularity Of Christmas, which is far older than Washington or Hollywood. "Star Wars" is now tradition for millions of people.
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Post by jdredd on Feb 5, 2018 2:25:07 GMT -5
So another Stuporbowl came and went. Somebody won. Don't worry, there will be another one next year. And the next. And the next. In my totally subjective opinion, as I've said before, the whole culture seems to be on autopilot. Same old sh%t recycled year after year. Even Trump is looking more and more like a Reagan retread, except with tweets.
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Post by jdredd on Feb 6, 2018 16:28:54 GMT -5
I guess there were no knee-benders at the Superbowl. I'm sure the players got the word from their bosses. Money talks.
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Post by jdredd on Feb 22, 2018 17:43:49 GMT -5
www.nationalreview.com/2018/02/another-misfire-at-the-new-york-times/"Our progressive friends enjoy boasting of their purportedly evidence-based approach to social problems, but when it comes to firearms, it is pure Kulturkampf. Firearms, in their view, are an atavistic enthusiasm for rural primitives and right-wing militia nuts, a hobby that must be tolerated — if only barely — because of some vestigial 18th-century political compromise." "Rural primitives". I love it! I'll be using it from now on. Elsewhere, I said elsewhere gun control is something I don't give a crap one way or the other, but it is a good indication of what side of the cultural divide you are on. But as I also said elsewhere, so-called "liberal" Hollywood will continue it's promotion of gun violence as long as it keeps bringing in the bucks. I'm sure the Florida shooter had a "death wish". Plus, I'm wondering if "cultural stagnation" only applies to one side of the cultural divide, the one that still worships John Wayne.
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Post by jdredd on Mar 1, 2018 3:51:52 GMT -5
So I was meditating on all the new musical genres that were invented in the 20TH Century (Jazz, Big Band, Rock and Roll, Hip-hop and more), comparing it to this century's new music genres, which are...nothing. SOS over and over. Just autotuned.
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Post by jdredd on Mar 1, 2018 17:15:16 GMT -5
On the other hand, this is a great century if you like superhero movies, and I do. In fact, if a movie doesn't have superheroes, vampires, or aliens I tend to get bored. On the other hand, crime dramas and slasher movies leave me cold, as do war movies. Unless it's war against aliens.
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Post by jdredd on Mar 2, 2018 11:20:08 GMT -5
www.nytimes.com/2018/03/01/opinion/progressives-win-culture-war.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region"What’s happening today is that certain ideas about gun rights, and maybe gun ownership itself, are being cast in the realm of the morally illegitimate and socially unacceptable. That’s the importance of the corporate efforts to end N.R.A. affiliations. It’s not about N.R.A. members saving some money when they fly. It’s that they are not morally worthy of being among the affiliated groups. The idea is to stigmatize. If progressives can cut what’s left of the conservative movement off from mainstream society, they will fundamentally alter the culture war. We think of the culture war as this stagnant thing in which both sides scream at each other. But eventually there could be a winner. Progressives have won on most social issues. They could win on nearly everything else." While the Investorocracy has won the economic ideology war, there still is the cultural war (could investing become uncool? Maybe far in the future. Can you imagine Kirk and Spock talking about their investments?). Mr Brooks claims the left has already won it. Cutting off conservatives from mainstream society? If only.
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Post by jdredd on Mar 28, 2018 19:38:27 GMT -5
Have I mentioned I feel like civilization is on autopilot? No new ideas? Many times, I think, and that means I'm on autopilot too. Of course, you might think that Social Media is a big deal. Is it? Seems like the same old tired ideas in a new electronic bottle. People are the same old self-centered materialists though some have a veneer of phony religiousity.
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Post by sparky on Mar 29, 2018 9:31:45 GMT -5
Has our culture become stagnant? I'm beginning to think so. For instance, why is Saturday Night Live still on? Is someone still watching it? Why? How about The Simpsons? (How much money has it's creater made Murdoch, I wonder?) What could it have new to say after all these years? And Music, its all sounding the same for the last 20 years. Of course lots of people like to hear the same music over and over for decades. Look at "Classic Rock". What brain dead moron wants to hear that two hit wonder Heart for the millionth time? And "Alternative Rock" is now how old? In movies Bruckheimer is planning to reboot "Top Gun". Good luck with that. Hollywood just recycles the same old crap. You might be able to argue "Social Media" is a new cultural thing, and it is a new way to get your message out. But is it just the same old recycled message in a new bottle? Then again, it may appear new to the Millennials. Maybe I'm just getting old. Here we are 4 years later and Saturday night Live is still around and the Simpsons, lol. What's new at the box office? Remakes done with a SJW twist that completely destroys the movie. Ghostbusters is one example and the ridiculous way they portray men as dumb is disgusting. It's SOS Same Old Shit, lol.
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Post by jdredd on Mar 29, 2018 11:11:00 GMT -5
Has our culture become stagnant? I'm beginning to think so. For instance, why is Saturday Night Live still on? Is someone still watching it? Why? How about The Simpsons? (How much money has it's creater made Murdoch, I wonder?) What could it have new to say after all these years? And Music, its all sounding the same for the last 20 years. Of course lots of people like to hear the same music over and over for decades. Look at "Classic Rock". What brain dead moron wants to hear that two hit wonder Heart for the millionth time? And "Alternative Rock" is now how old? In movies Bruckheimer is planning to reboot "Top Gun". Good luck with that. Hollywood just recycles the same old crap. You might be able to argue "Social Media" is a new cultural thing, and it is a new way to get your message out. But is it just the same old recycled message in a new bottle? Then again, it may appear new to the Millennials. Maybe I'm just getting old. Here we are 4 years later and Saturday night Live is still around and the Simpsons, lol. What's new at the box office? Remakes done with a SJW twist that completely destroys the movie. Ghostbusters is one example and the ridiculous way they portray men as dumb is disgusting. It's SOS Same Old Shit, lol. Getting old is rough. My 12 remaining brain cells don't remember what "SJW" is. But if you can't pick on men, who can you pick on?
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Post by jdredd on Mar 30, 2018 20:34:30 GMT -5
So the new program that got giant ratings on it's premier is a reboot of a show that first broadcast in 1988. A direct connection from Reagan to Trump. Should I care? Only because I expected Americans to evolve. No such luck.
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