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In reply to the discussion: Not liking an offensive movie is not an excuse to riot and kill people. [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)who makes movies in the US? The government? No.
Who is behind the movies in places like Egypt and Libya, and has been for decades? Private individuals? No.
See the difference. When all you watch and consume is controlled by the state, assuming this is the case all over the world is a logical step to take... just like you are assuming that movies are made around the world by private individuals.
Many of the states where you assume there is freedom of speech, all that is consumed media wise is controlled, tightly, by those who have the keys to media production. Yes, you may have a director directing, and actors acting and writers, writing... but all that is vetted by the state, or it's agents. And when it comes to news, tripple so.
So you think it's that illogical that a few people in Libya or Egypt assumed that this low budget production was at the very least vetted by Washington?
There is an old Navy saying that applies here, Assumptions are the beginning of any good sized clusterfuck.
You are assuming that free speech is universal, and that everywhere in the world private individuals produce good, bad, and crappy movies. They are assuming that everywhere in the world, good, bad and crappy movies are produced under the at the very least, quiet nod from government authorities.
Once you understand this, it makes a lot of sense why the Mouse is seen as a tool of American Imperialism. I mean Walk Disney worked for the state to promote the American way of life, and given that they did indeed produce some propaganda films during WW II, that reinforces that.
It is not that hard to understand, I swear.