tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38477122.post3075006186184165631..comments2023-04-11T08:21:41.774-05:00Comments on Echoes in Eternity: Capitalism Fights Racism Better than GovernmentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38477122.post-8216409596200345732010-06-03T13:37:47.181-05:002010-06-03T13:37:47.181-05:00Yeah, I agree. Freeman is always gonna be good. Bu...Yeah, I agree. Freeman is always gonna be good. But as I was watching it, I was thinking, "They should have re-shot that scene" in places where his accent was weak. Then I was thinking that maybe there is too much respect between Eastwood and Freeman, and maybe Eastwood would only go so far. Of course, this is all conjecture, but anyway...Chris Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38477122.post-6515105957554017222010-06-03T11:25:53.977-05:002010-06-03T11:25:53.977-05:00Yeah, Invictus was a good but not great movie. So...Yeah, Invictus was a good but not great movie. Solid performance from Freeman, accent notwithstanding.Dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02041978011604967628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38477122.post-9753526697346805832010-06-03T11:24:13.514-05:002010-06-03T11:24:13.514-05:00I appreciate the heads up, although I am very pess...I appreciate the heads up, although I am very pessimistic about most Hollywood movies, and probably wouldn't like it.<br /><br />Here's the plot according to IMDB: <br /><br />"The affair between a politician and a ballerina is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart."<br /><br />By the way, I just [reluctantly] watched Invictus a couple of weeks ago. It was a solid effort, but I would have expected a little more from Eastwood. The thing that really bothered me was Freeman's accent, which struck me as very inauthentic. There was one really awkward part where a song track was put in that really didn't belong. Damon was good as usual. It was okay overall, but not something I ever plan on watching again.Chris Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38477122.post-64837325449703291562010-06-02T12:11:51.476-05:002010-06-02T12:11:51.476-05:00Yep, it's an exciting time in American politic...Yep, it's an exciting time in American politics.<br /><br />On a side note, Chris, I saw a preview for a movie that might be right down your alley called The Adjustment Bureau. The premise APPEARED to be that there is this group of people who control the world and politics... not sure if it plays out that way or if it goes a different direction, but that was the implication of the preview. I thought of you immediately. :)Dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02041978011604967628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38477122.post-77808287998465173872010-06-02T12:07:10.587-05:002010-06-02T12:07:10.587-05:00This Rand Paul thing just proves to what lengths t...This Rand Paul thing just proves to what lengths the establishment duopoly will go to squash any real political alternative. Of course, they're going to pull out all the stops. And when you play the race card, you're pulling out the biggest weapon you have - particularly in the South. The Democrats will certainly try to keep this alive and use it to energize the black vote. <br /><br />This latest controversy was initiated on the left, but before that it was a concerted effort from both the left and the right. The establishment Republicans desperately went after him before Maddow took a swipe at him. Grayson, Paul's neocon opponent, could have stolen the election if he wasn't so obviously far behind. This is because, as Kentucky's Secretary of State, he literally oversaw the vote count in his own election.<br /><br />But what we are witnessing in U.S. politics at this moment is unprecedented as far as I know. Incumbents across the board, Republicans and Democrats, are being ousted. Arlen "magic bullet theory" Specter couldn't even save himself by switching parties. <br /><br />Conditions are ripe for a major uprising in the U.S. Just as other countries have had riots related to economic instability, we too may be on the verge of something like that. The FDIC fund is broke. We are increasingly becoming a debtor nation, and no one realistically sees a way out. Of course, we could start another war, which might temporarily improve the economy, but Obama is afraid to do that because he wants to be re-elected. He's already thrown all of the real liberals under the bus and he can't afford to go that far. <br /><br />People are just fed up. Most of them don't know how to identify their enemy (multinational banking interests and oligarchs that control the politicians, in my opinion), but we are teetering on the edge of something potentially catastrophic, especially considering worsening economic conditions in this country. We're heading toward, if we are not already in, a depression. The reason people are listening to guys like Rand Paul has to do with a basic understanding that drastic change is needed. Politicians, in particular incumbents, that talk the same old party line talk are going to have a hard time in places where people are feeling the crunch.Chris Anoreply@blogger.com