- In the old Soviet Union, art was considered a branch
of propaganda. If a novel or movie wasn't "politically correct,"
it wouldn't be seen. The idea that art should reveal transcendent truths
was out-of-the-question.
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- I am noticing the same trend in the West where the Communist
era term "politically correct" is now in common usage. Last week,
I saw "The Kite Runner" a story set mainly in Afghanistan about
a friendship between two boys and how, in the course of a lifetime, one
learns moral courage.
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- The film upheld human values and moved me to tears in
a couple of places. I found myself wondering, "How did this movie
get wide-release?"
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- The answer wasn't long in coming. The hero returns to
Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to rescue his friend's son from an orphanage.
The Taliban are portrayed in the worst possible light, as religious fanatics
who stone women and sodomize children. Without realizing it, the theater
audience will assume that Muslim fundamentalism is a scourge, and the "war
of civilizations" is justified.
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- No mention here of how, with US aid, the Taliban actually
liberated Afghanistan from Soviet oppression and stamped out the heroin
trade. No, yesterday's "freedom fighters" are today's "terrorists."
See "The Taliban are Terrorists" http://www.lewrockwell.com/margolis/margolis22.html>
by Eric Margolis.
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- JUNO
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 Another movie that met the PC smell-test was "Juno,"
about a 16-year-old girl who is pregnant. With the dearth of intelligent
movies, I am willing to overlook a lot, like why didn't this sharp young
woman know how babies are made?
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- To Hollywood's credit, women in movies are eschewing
abortion these days. Juno finds an adoptive couple. But when their marriage
falls apart (because of the man's immaturity of course) I hoped that Juno
and the biological father would actually keep the baby. After all, they
love each other and she has a supportive family.
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- But No. Their maternal and paternal instincts are portrayed
as non-existent. The two teens treat their child like someone's chipmunk.
Juno ends up giving the baby to the woman who is now single.
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- You see, in the New World Order, it's OK to have children,
but it's not OK to have biological families. Without realizing it, the
audience will assume that raising children without fathers is just dandy.
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- The illuminati grabbed control of the mass media because
they understood its overwhelming power to set social norms. Human apes
are cowardly conformists and mimes by nature. The mass media has enormous
power to deceive, control and pervert.
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- Some really great movies are being made. "The Illusionist"
and "The Painted Veil" are two examples from 2006, both starring
Edward Norton.
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- And I still enjoyed the two "Art" movies mentioned
here. I just resent the Illuminati's insidious, relentless, social engineering
and propaganda. I resent that more movies do not provide the insight and
inspiration that they could, if art weren't controlled by a malevolent
power. ---
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- Henry Makow Ph.D. is the author of "Cruel Hoax:
Feminism and the New World Order." (<http://www.cruelhoax.ca>www.cruelhoax.ca)
His articles can be found at his web site <http://www.henrymakow.com>www.henrymakow.com
He enjoys receiving your comments, some of which he posts on his site using
first names only. <mailto:hmakow@gmail.com>hmakow@gmail.com
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