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| Subject: Come to think of it, think I'll point out a "true" conservative film--at least conservatism as I understood it--made back in the 1950s, "Big Jim McCain" starring John Wayne. This is a personal favorite of mine, and I think younger people nowadays ought to see it to understand how what pundits today call "conservatism" bears little resemblence to what I feel was the more noble conservatism of the old days. The current media "side show" that television and radio passes for conservatism would make the late Barry Goldwater roll over in his grave. | |
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] Date Posted: 12:35:44 03/18/07 Sun In reply to: Conrad 's message, "Academy Awards--are popular films ignored?" on 10:00:19 03/11/07 Sun [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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Author: Ang [Edit] |
Date Posted: 17:16:31 03/18/07 Sun I probably shouldn’t have brought it up as these things are always touchy subjects. Its just that many of my experiences in with professors and students in college, all of whom were liberals, have exposed to me a very intolerant attitude toward others and a tendency toward bullying anyone who so much as questions the possibility that their way is the right way. It is not so much in ideology that I disagree with them, it is in this bullying and closed-mindedness that to me is the very antithesis of liberalism. People like that have caused me to turn my back on the ideology simply out of the desire not to be associated with them. Even though at times I agree with the views and am certainly the most liberal person in my family I just cannot agree with forcing those views upon anyone, or using that influence in the media, film, music etc. to attempt to sway people. I only cite liberalism and not any other ideology for doing this because as you just proved by bringing up a film from the 1950’s, it just isn’t that common with the right, and wouldn’t be allowed to be common since media tends to be dominated by the left. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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Author: Conrad [Edit] |
Date Posted: 22:04:44 03/19/07 Mon Actually, in my college days back in the seventies I had the exact opposite: Most of my professors were conservative right wingers and they were every bit as bullying and intolerant. But I understand how you feel; it's not easy putting up with "political correctness" whether it's from one side or another. But true liberalism is always founded on open-mindedness, and if your instructors resort to bullying they, far as I'm concerned, have no business calling themselves liberal. If you want some advice, I'd suggest you do what I did and take some classes in Anthropology. Teachers in that discipline tend to be really cool and laid back, and they're easy to talk to. Back in my college days I had a "mentor" in the anthropology department and we'd spend many wonderful hours after school just sitting and talking. Anthropology gives you a lot of insight into the human condition. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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Author: A. [Edit] |
Date Posted: 09:24:36 03/22/07 Thu [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
[> [> [> [> [> Subject:  Haha, you didn't frighten me away...if I hadn't been going through the proverbial rough patch, health-wise, I'd have jumped in more. Maybe I still will, in a bit.
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Author: Judi [Edit] |
Date Posted: 22:01:37 03/31/07 Sat [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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