Lies and liars everywhere …
p2pnet news view Movies | Politics:- Dishonesty. Lies. Mendacity. The theme of the award-winning play, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”, is mendacity.
Lies and liars everywhere.
Mendacity is the term that Brick, the main character, immortalized by the late, great Paul Newman, uses to describe his disgust with the world.
Mendacity is also the theme of the US Presidential campaigns, as well as being the Hallmarks of both the RIAA and MPAA.
From Merriam-Webster »»»
Mendacity:
“a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
(that politician will tell any mendacity to get elected)”“the tendency to tell lies
(you need to overcome this deplorable mendacity, or no one will ever
believe anything you say)”
Read on …
“The fundamentals of the US economy are strong”, claimed US Presidential wannabe John McCain.
After hearing that ridiculous comment, the internet and talking heads everywhere (except perhaps FOX News) quickly built a bonfire and roasted McCain, forcing him to backtrack, making a feeble, unconvincing attempt at clarification, pandering to the denizens of the heartland (homeland?).
While simultaneously slapping the workers on the back and kissing their collective asses, promising he didn’t mean they were lazy, McCain assured them he and the shotgun-toting, small defenseless animal-killing Alaskan soccer Mom who left her hometown 20 million dollars in debt would fix the problem.
And secure the borders.
Palin knows where the border is because on a clear day she can see Russia from her kitchen window. But that’s only when she isn’t wet-nursing her “daughter’s” baby, or shootin’ some critters.
And what about Obama, the secret smoker?
Well, he and his cohort, the hair-plugged, infamous liar and admitted plagiarist Joe Biden, claim THEY will fix the problem.
Go ahead, President Hussein. Light up. After all, if Clinton can do funny stuff with a cigar in the Oval Office, you should at least be able to have a smoke in public.
No doubt Obama’s promised Oprah a cabinet position where her duties will include taking our minds off the economy by fist-bumping the first lady at every photo-op, organizing hand-holding sing-alongs dedicated to the American Dream with Barbra Streisand, and forcing children to read books by Dr Phil or unknown authors and poets.
Be careful at those press conferences, Babs and Oprah. The littlest Obama might grab the microphone away and start babbling nonsense again. Awww. Isn’t that just adorable? Shut up, kid.
But both camps want our money to fix the economy. Money we would have in abundance if it hadn’t all been spent on killing people a half a world away. People who didn’t attack us, nor had even been planning to attack us.
Gee, that $600 tax rebate came in handy, didn’t it? Now they want it back. Plus interest.
Hollywood wants our money, too. They need it to fund all of the crappy remakes, sequels, and television-to-movie conversions being planned for our enjoyment. Does the world really need a sequel to “Beverly Hills, 90210″? Or another “Alien Vs. Terminator” sequel?
Remember “Coupling US”? “Men Behaving Badly US”? And a ton of other failed American remakes of popular UK shows?
Amazingly, “The Office US” has stayed on air - despite its being crap - because they’ve paid Steve Carell a shitload of cash and they’ll owe him even more if the show is cancelled before his contract runs out. At least Ricky Gervais knew when to quit. The bigger question is, “Why is Steve Carell even allowed to work?”
Jon Stewart, please take him back! Or send him to Colbert.
Not content with destroying UK cultural icons, Lalaland has set its sights down under and will soon be airing a US version of the hugely popular Aussie sitcom “Kath and Kim”. Just show the original, dammit. There’s no need to remake something that works. It costs too much and isn’t needed. And if history shows you anything, it’ll be a disaster.
Is this what the writers were fighting for? A bigger piece of the crap pie?
And Hollywood also needs our money to invent new and exciting ways for us to break our fingernails trying to open the over-priced shiny metal dvd boxes containing all of the crap we wouldn’t watch on TV or in the cinema.
So what’s this rant to do with the economy?
Everything.
As I was watching the first-run season one broadcasts of “Dexter” and “Men In Trees” this week – yes, finally season one – I had an epiphany. Okay, not an epiphany. But I just had to switch on my ‘puter and start my rant.
The economy sucks. Period. And what are filesharers – and soon-to-be filesharers - going to do? Business as usual, and more of it. People are saving their money and not giving it to the Hollywood fatcats.
More people will be looking online for the shows and films they aren’t willing to wait years for. More and more people who’d never downloaded anything more than a short clip or podcast will start logging on to p2p networks to find entertainment they aren’t willing to pay exorbitant prices for.
Rotund (some say obese), sometimes clean-shaven, sometimes dyed beard and scalp, iconic filmmaker Michael Moore has released his newest film, “Slacker Uprising”, onto the internet, using BitTorrent technology, for all to download and share for free.
But the website is only available to people inside the US (or Canada) .If you live anywhere else, you’re out of luck. But are you?
Moore’s lawyers advised him he can’t allow foreigners to access his website to download the film, although Moore is on record as saying he doesn’t mind people downloading, copying, or sharing his films.
From the website:
“Unfortunately, the lawyers tell us we are only allowed to offer the film to people residing in the United States or Canada.”
Perhaps he only doesn’t mind it when it’s done by people in the US and Canada. “Everyone else, stay on your side of the electrified fence. No “ferners” allowed, y’hear?”
Moore and his lawyers are idiots. As soon as the film was released on his website, thousands of foreigners downloaded it through other p2p networks. What was the point in limiting access to Moore’s website?
Exactly.
I got several different copies the first day. I don’t live in America, but I AM American. I vote in American elections even though my vote doesn’t count. I pay American taxes even though there’s no real congressional oversight, I don’t get anything in return, and I haven’t lived there for almost two decades.
Michael Moore, if you’re so pro-p2p and for free access to information (especially the information you disseminate) open up your website to everyone so that every American and “ferner” everywhere can access it. Otherwise you make yourself look like the A-typical American Xenophobe that you probably are. Fuck the lawyers. What do they know? Nothing.
From the website:
“We’re very sorry for the inconvenience, and really want as many people to see the film as possible.”
Really, Monsieur Moore?
Oh, right. The economy…um Dexter…Men In Trees…broken fingernails…
Yes, yes. Okay. Basically this:
The economy is in the crapper because of a war that shouldn’t have been started. And ridiculously, the health of the world’s economy is based solely on the inflated prices of houses, and imaginary money - called credit. I’d laugh if it weren’t so serious. But at least the Chinese are doing well by manufacturing and selling everything to us, including poisoned milk and toys. That can’t be a NWO conspiracy, now can it?
(Don’t digress…stay on subject…so many areas to cover…getting dizzy…dizzy…)
So, to the point. Because we have no more money for gasoline, dvds, movie tickets, dining out, we – and millions of others – will upgrade to high speed internet connections, buy cheap blank dvd-r’s, invest in Chinese-made DivX/XviD standalone dvd players, popcorn makers, and frozen pizza, and download all the entertainment and information we want for free.
Yeah, I’ll watch whatever Hollywood has to offer. But I ain’t paying for it. Instead, I’ll buy food and clothing. And pay my rent. And my affordable health insurance premiums.
This winter as heating oil prices rise and the thermostat is turned off, and we’re all bundled up in sweaters and mittens while we watch the newest films and TV shows at home for free, at least we’ll be happy knowing that although the illegal war on terror continues, we can still watch the newest episodes of a serial killer hero, whenever we want.
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Los Angeles Times - , September , 2008
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