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wvParticipantIn short, I don’t think they should ever be paired as “anti-establishment” rebels. Not ever. Nunca Jamas!!
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Well, we could quibble about whether Trump is really anti-establishment, but that would require fine-tuning and defining the term.
The thing is, its the ‘perception’. He’s ‘perceived’ as anti-establishment by the tea-party-types, and the evangelicals and the organized-racists. Thats a LOT of voters, who see him as anti-establishment.
We leftists are a small small small minority. WE see him as Super-Turbo-Charged-Establishment. But we dont count for much, BT.
The ‘perception’ among most voters is that Trump and Bernie are anti-establishment. It matters because Bernie can cash in on that, perhaps. Some rightwingers might switch over to Bernie. Cause of that perception.
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vwvParticipantThis is a real dynamic now. Playing out. “I voted for Bernie because MSNBC smears him”
Wonder how the MSM is gonna deal with this?
wvParticipantYang quits the race.
wvParticipantO Lord. This could make you vomit. Listen to Chris Matthews. Omg.
Bernie “is not happy, not joyous,” but Klobachex “finds a way to care about problems in a positive, empathetic way…”Klobachex is the NYTimes candidate — the new corporate-centrists great hope at this point.
What a corporate-country.
wvParticipantwvParticipantwvParticipantBut the Dems in the media keep telling us that they (the Dems) have to “appeal to the center,” and they have to “reach across the aisle,” and they have to “attract Republican voters” in order to win, even though their own base is larger than the GOP’s. A good bit larger…..
So . . .
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Well, if they do want to attract some Reps — which can do that the best? A centrist like Biden? Or an anti-establishment type who is hated by the MSM, like Bernie?
There’s several different factions of Reps. I’d say Bernie had a better chance of peeling away the Reps that are wavering.
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vwvParticipantWell, but Fox isnt ‘only’ pushing the meme that Sanders is a scary commie. They WILL run will with that IF he is the nominee. But Fox is doin somethin else right NOW. Somethin more subtle. They are giving Bernie some love. They are attacking the Dem-Media for cheating, and lying, and ignoring Bernie. FOX is actually giving bernie more love than the corporate-DEM-press.
There is always a reason. In this case its because Sanders is the ONE democratic candidate that Trump does not fear. In my case this election is not about progressives, moderates, corporate class, liberals, conservatives, etc. Its about TRUMP. That’s it. End of story for me.
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Ive thought of that, and I think there’s some truth to it, but there’s more to it than that. Some of the Foxers actually do sympathize with Bernie because of the way the DNC-dominated-mainstream-Dem-Media has smeared him. And the Foxies know that their BASE doesn’t like the way the DNC-dominated-mainstream-Dem-Media has treated Bernie. One thing the Rightwing base hates EVEN MORE than ‘socialists’ is — the Establishment. The Deep-State. The Dem-MSM.
Its trickier than just “Fox wants Bernie to win”. Thats part of it, perhaps, but there’s more to it.
My thing is — I dont care if Fox thinks Bernie would be the easiest candidate to beat. They might be Wrong. They are wrong about a LOT of things.
I keep going back to Joe Rogan. Joe Rogan switched from supporting a rightwing libertarian (last election)to now “probly voting for Bernie.”
What if he represents a sliver of libertarian-types who would vote for Bernie?w
vwvParticipantBtw, the sports-media-celebs are pushing the idea that Tom Brady will/should go to the Los Angeles Chargers. I mean this idea is being pushed NONSTOP on the sports shows.
It almost seems like the NFL/Suits sent a memo to everyone — “we need to drum up more support for the LA Chargers in this new stadium…push the meme that Tom Brady is coming to LA….”
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vwvParticipantWhat do you guys think of this strategy, which I’ve mentioned before, and never see anyone do in public: When media try to demonize “democratic socialism,” I think Sanders and others should push back list some key socialists: MLK, Gandhi, Einstein, Orwell, Camus, Helen Keller, Dorothy Day, Upton Sinclair, the Dalai Lama and Bertrand Russell, for starters. Orwell, in fact, prefaced his Animal Farm with his advocacy of “democratic socialism” (which the CIA initially removed/censored).
To me, it’s logical, if folks see socialists as scary, to mention great humanitarians, civil rights leaders, philosophers, scientists, etc. etc. who were/are socialists.
Thoughts?
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I dunno, comrad. I dunno. I’m not sure Joe and Jane American care or know about Camus, Russell, Orwell, etc.
For So many decades now the corporate-powers-that-be have SUCCESSFULLY demonized Socialism that its a fucking miracle Bernie has gotten as far as he has.
Figuring out the right strategy for getting another five or ten percent of the public to buy into it….is the conundrum. I got no answers. I got nuthin.
How in the hell does one overcome all that propaganda. Decades and Decades of propaganda. Fruited Plains of Propaganda. Purple Mountain Majesties of it. Amber Waves of it. Shining Seas of it. Spacious Skies…. 🙂w
vwvParticipantI havent seen Joker yet either. I’ll see it at some point.
I figured Parasite would never make it to WV, so i bought a used dvd on the evil-amazon. Lookin forward to seein it. I’m gonna avoid the spoilers till then.
In the vid i posted on writers and film, Joe Abercrombie alludes to the fact that the best story telling seems to be done on the small screen these days as opposed to the Big Budget Theater releases. Parasite is an exception that, i spose.
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vwvParticipantThe director dealing with the hollywood idiocracy
wvParticipantAmen, comrads. Let us hate them together, in harmony.
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vwvParticipantDidnt realize this was the guy that did “Snowpiercer” which is one of my favorite films.
And Geez, i havent seen reviews like this in a while:
“….On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 99% based on 393 reviews, with an average rating of 9.38/10. The website’s critical consensus reads: “An urgent, brilliantly layered look at timely social themes, Parasite finds writer-director Bong Joon Ho in near-total command of his craft.”[54] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 96 out of 100 based on reviews from 52 critics, indicating “universal acclaim”.[55]
Writing for the New York Times, A.O. Scott described the film as “wildly entertaining, the kind of smart, generous, aesthetically-energized movie that obliterates the tired distinctions between art films and popcorn movies.”[56] Bilge Ebiri of NY Mag wrote that Parasite is “a work that is itself in a state of constant, agitated transformation—a nerve-racking masterpiece whose spell lingers long after its haunting final image.”[57] In his five-star review of the film, Dave Calhoun of Time Out praised the social commentary and stated that “This is a dazzling work, surprising and fully gripping from beginning to end, full of big bangs and small wonders.”[58] Variety’s Jessica Kiang described the film as “a wild, wild ride,” writing that “Bong is back and on brilliant form, but he is unmistakably, roaringly furious, and it registers because the target is so deserving, so enormous, so 2019: Parasite is a tick fat with the bitter blood of class rage.”… wikipedia
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wvParticipantI watched a hi-lite vid. One thing that I completely agree with Peter King about — they cannot play in MetLife stadium. Or any cavernous stadium if they are only gonna have 20 thousand fans at the stadium. Play in small stadiums they can fill. Nothing wrong with that. Start slow. It just looked AWFUL to see them playing in a 90-percent-empty stadium. Terrible. Stupid. Beyond stupid.
wvParticipantHunh. I was unaware anyone cared very much about this…
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You have no idea.
Even the Great Jordan Peterson smears Kale so much that the Vegan-o-sphere has to respond in force. Goji-man.
wvParticipantFOX isn’t the only outlet that paints Sanders as “Scary Socialist Guy” who can’t win. The 1st question that George Streptococcus asked in the New Hampshire debate was if Sanders or Mayor Buttcheeks were too big a risk for the Dems if either of those candidates won the nomination….. that topic dominated the 1st 12 minutes of the debate.>
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Well, but Fox isnt ‘only’ pushing the meme that Sanders is a scary commie. They WILL run will with that IF he is the nominee. But Fox is doin somethin else right NOW. Somethin more subtle. They are giving Bernie some love. They are attacking the Dem-Media for cheating, and lying, and ignoring Bernie. FOX is actually giving bernie more love than the corporate-DEM-press.
Its fascinating.
btw, Fox on Biden. No Dem has ever been nominated who didnt finish first or second in Iowa. O my.
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vwvParticipantwvParticipantThe marketing strategy reflected in this vid is interesting. Its almost like… a combination of Game of Thrones and a Recruiting Ad for the Marines.
Its worth watchin if yer interested in the dark-arts of propaganda/advertising in Amerika.St.Louis now has a football team…the BattleHawks.
Tampa Vipers
New York Guardians
Seattle Dragons
Los Angeles “showtime with a snarl” Wildcats
Washington DC Defenders
Houston Roughnecks
Dallas RenegadesI think we should keep an eye on the Battlehawks. Just as a tip of the hat to our old brothers and sisters in St.Looey.
PS — Oliver Luck is a corporate-dick-head who was President of WVU, in morgantown.
wvParticipantwvParticipantThat’s your Hollywood minute from me, the guy who finds himself less and less interested in watching moving pictures the older he gets.
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What, yer tellin me, yer not excited about Wonder Woman 2, Batman 27, Thor 16,
X-Men Return Again, Daredevil vs The Transformers, The Empire Falls Down,
StarBucks On Mars, Rocky’s Plucky Son, The Black Panther in Atlantis,
and, Spiderman’s Late Lunch…?Yer hard to please.
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vwvParticipantGood stuff. I love the fact Bernie goes on Fox. If nothing else he gets to practice responding to the corporate-memes that are gonna keep coming at him from the Dems and Reps.
I love the way the Foxies quote Corporate-Dems and act like the Corporate-Dems represent some kindof ‘reasonable middle ground’.
The biosphere is so very fucked.
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vwvParticipantId never even heard of Parasite. I glanced at a couple reviews and it looks quite interesting. Delves into class issues, apparently.
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vwvParticipantIve always liked Laura Dern. Though, I dont think this scene is particularly impressive…
wvParticipantFebruary 9, 2020 at 9:27 pm in reply to: “Rams to meet with Todd Gurley to discuss 2020 status” #111134wvParticipant<
They can’t cut him either. If they cut TG it would subtract 8.4 M from the Rams cap (and at present they have 20 M in cap space).I don’t think trying to be tough with the guy would accomplish anything. Besides I don’t think he’s done.
Backs have been productive before on arthritic knees. Heck Faulk was productive his final year with the Rams and at that point his knee was far worse than TG’s is now. TG has already showed both that he’s not his old self AND that he can still be productive, especially in the redzone, where he is instinctive and fierce. It won’t be the old Gurley but he can still produce.
Is the OL an issue in the running game? Probably–looks that way. Can it improve? Sure, if they play their cards right. Will that mean we see the old Gurley? No–but as I said he can still be productive and an improved OL could only help with that.
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Yeah, i agree with all that…but I’d just add, I’m a bit skeptical that they can run the gauntlet and win a ring with a merely ‘productive’ RB. I suspect they’d need an outstanding running/receiving threat to go all the way.
Therefore I say they should just forfeit the whole season next year.
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vwvParticipantI would have to say the GSOT tho admittedly I am biased.
Mahomes is just a beyond comparison qb, but, the GSOT didn’t just have Warner, they had Faulk and Bruce and Holt and as we all know it doesn’t stop there.
Mahomes has good weapons but he doesn’t have Faulk, Bruce, and Holt. That’s 3 hall of famers (including Warner obviously) and counting.
500 points a season, 3 in a row. When the rules were not quite as pro-offense as they are now.
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Its a fair comparison, but yeah, for me, Faulk gives the edge to the Rams.
Having said that, the Chiefs may not have a Personnel-idiot leading them into the future, so they may gain another Ring or two.
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vwvParticipantThe Vegan vs Omnivore thing is a bit like the Blue State vs Red State thing.
It can get quite Ugly. Some of the ugliest arguments on the Internet are dealing with that there food-thing.Btw, have you seen “The Game Changers” ? Its an interesting documentary. I watched it and thought it was…food for thot. 🙂
The movie caused a shit-storm on the Internetz.w
vFebruary 9, 2020 at 1:25 pm in reply to: “Rams to meet with Todd Gurley to discuss 2020 status” #111123wvParticipantInteresting words by ED
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