Why aren't there any bluckbuster pro-war or anti-guncontrol Documentaries?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

Or anti-union pro-outsourcing, anti-welfare, anti-abortion or pro-foreign-tax-shelter ones, for that matter?

Oh yeah - the public doesn't support that shit!

Then how come we have a conservative White House, Senate and House thats for all those things?

[prodigal_green]

1. You can get it for free

on the tee vee.

It's called the "librul media"

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

4. True indeed - true indeed

Thanks for reminding me!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

2. According to a WWII veteran I knew in Portland

all those WWII movies and History Channel specials that came out in the past couple of years were recruiting movies.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

5. I noticed post 9/11 the History channel became the Military channel

I couldn't watch it anymore - it made me sick

[TrustingDog]

10. That's what I've noticed...

as if all there is to history is war and death and destruction. Call it the god dammned War Channel already.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

20. And that show mailbag - I can't stomach 5 seconds.

"Should be called weapons are really cool"

[TrustingDog]

21. i think it's ' mail call'... or 'male call'?

that loudmouth sombitch drill sargeant screetcher?

oiy veh.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

22. And who needs a God damned History of the Gun?

Anyway - History is written by the victors anyway so...there ya go!

[leyton]

3. Enough do...

Enough of the public does support that shit, that's why the GOP controls the government.

[Eric J in MN]

6. It wouldn't surprise me if rightwingers decided they need to

It wouldn't surprise me if rightwingers decided they need to make documentaries too now.

It's not enough for them to control tv and radio.

[Old and In the Way]

7. Interesting point.

First, they'd clearly couldn't produce a documentary, it would need to be stylized fiction.

But you'd be hardpressed in filling a 1 minute narrative focused on positive aspects of what George Bush and the Republicans have accomplished since the SCOTUS elected Dimson 5-4.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

9. And, in the end, what would the public opinion be? Same as it would if

the general public was made to watch this.

Hold on - that gives me an idea!

[Baltimoreboy]

8. Give them time

Hollywood thought nobody would see Passion either.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

11. Religion is different - it's still somewhat abstract. This is national pol

I think its a very different ball of wax.

Though with Carlyle buying up theater chains - its only a matter of time

[Baltimoreboy]

16. F911 will take the culture wars to the next step

And now all movies will be openly political or at least most will be.

Every day, the common culture gets stripped away a bit more.

They will respond because they have no choice. And the response will be the horrors unleased in various aspects of our culture by the "left." Perhaps they will make that book Brainwashed into a quasi-documentary and skewer the schools.

[He loved Big Brother]

12. Because they're the "silent majority"

*snicker*

[DBoon]

13. Because all documentaries are based on fact..

n/t

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

23. LOL - good point!

[LiberalTechie1337]

14. They do

The right wing definately has their blockbusters, its just that their attention spans require them to be filled with all sorts of action and excitement. They end up with something that is mostly entertainment, and with most of the actual thoughts being lost in the glammor of the big explosions and loud noises.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

17. Good point. n/t

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

15. Will the Carlyle group (and, I'm sure others who will follow) change this?

[Columbia]

18. www.michaelmoorehatesamerica.com

Coming to a theater near you...

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

19. Oh yeah - I forgot.

Should I get advance tickets to beat the rush?

:eyes: