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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
In Case Someone Says You Couldn’t See This Coming
Topics: Media watch, Social values
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Posted by Yves Smith
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12 Comments:
Its interesting that all of the insidious evil corporations mentioned were old line industrial corportions, not financial institutions.
aghh yes the true spiritual depth of a ferengi by which the masses have been afflicted. the perfect response of course is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMBZDwf9dok
We need more of:
“I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore.”
Paddy Chayefsky wrote the screenplay for “Network”:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Chayefsky
The whole movie is a prophetic bone-chiller to watch. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s a must see.
Ouch!….Conservative talk-show host, Glenn Beck, has repeatedly compared himself to Howard Beale.
Link:http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3795
Skippy…shudder!!!
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Patrick says:
Well, if so, then it is best to “keep one’s friends close, but one’s enemies closer”.
Oh, look here.
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/palin_beck_2012_ticket/2009/11/17/287568.html
Huxley’s “Brave New World” in 1970’s presentation format
Good acting.
But…
As a political warning? I don’t trust pathos-based arguments for the same reason I don’t trust Phillip Morris advertisements.
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Patrick says:
Why would that be? You don’t even trust your own gut feelings anymore? Have they become so corrupted by the corporate machine? You cite your distaste of Phillip Morris commercials, so it would seem so.
Well then, it could be argued that’s just the way they want it. The system has you right where it wants you.
They call it the corporate state. The financials need these companies to keep their game going.





In the same vain.
See link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYIC0eZYEtI&feature=player_embedded
Skippy…Bravo Yves!