I wonder how much Showtime is getting paid by the government to produce this propaganda swill? We know that every branch of the military has Hollywood "liason" offices and that they have input on scripts, that movies they don't like don't get to use the big toys of the military.
Since the taboo of doing psy-ops domestically seems to have gone by the wayside and no one cares (DOD being caught in fake letter campaigns to home towns for "Frontline" troops- several stories about how "AQ in Iraq" is basically an overblown fraud and aimed at the America people)- I imagine the propaganda relationships between media and DOD are just becoming more blatant and formalized if not trumpeted.
All these ridiculous cop/fed worship shows on the Tee/Vee are idiotic propaganda- especially the ones that purport to be "Realistic" and "Gritty".
Young hipster beautiful people with stunning looks and stunning perfect bodies- working 120 hour weeks, often sleeping in the office (Law and Order), doing their utmost to get the bad guys- who are always guilty- using the latest technology- driving the best cars- wearing the latest fashions- and oh so moral and perfect and yet tenderly human when appropriate. Bleck- I can't watch them. The reality are fat unmotivated slobs- doing sloppy work- union protected, going after the guy who is most easy to make a case agaist- protecting each other with a mafia code of omerta- basically state workers but the ability to kill people and lock them up- in other words- the worst most dangerous part of any government.
Total unadulterated propaganda. What moron would actually take this concept seriously knowing Bush has the southern border wide open and is inviting them all in??? Unfreekingbelievable. The "next terror attack" will be committed by the same folks who brought us the last one: Israel and the US government working together for the treasonous bloodlust agenda.
In a CorporoFascist capitalist society, there is no money in peace, freedom, or a healthy population, and therefore, no incentive to achieve these - - IndieTX
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act - - George Orwell
All these ridiculous cop/fed worship shows on the Tee/Vee are idiotic propaganda- especially the ones that purport to be "Realistic" and "Gritty".
I had to take a 24 hour drive over to Denver to see a specialist doctor. I left a day early and stayed in a Hotel the night before, went to the appointment, and just got back a few hours ago.
While waiting for checkout time I turned on the TV. I haven't turned mine on in the last 5 years except to watch a DVD* or fire up the playstation 2. Anyway, the first damn program I land on is a "made for TV movie" about the beltway snipers. Seeing as there are so few real terrorist attacks in the this country I guess FEDGOV has to keep the fear alive somehow.
Not that the miltiary should take all the blame for turning TV into a propaganda tool. Go watch the movies made about Waco and Ruby Ridge. There are about as truthful as a 1930's German film about German-Polish border disputes.
"The more I see of life, the less I fear death" - Me.
Okay... For one, has any of you people actually seen the first series???
HAS ANYONE, BESIDES ME, SEEN THE FULL FIRST SERIES???
If not, then shut the fuck up.
I have seen the first series, and as much as some people would like to call it propaganda, it's not. If you watch the thing, it really does a fantasic job of portraying the characters in a way that not only make them almost sympathetic, but shows the true nature of their motivations.
Now, I'm sure it will be likened to fear mongering, and all that shit, but in all honesty 24 could be considered fear mongering, as well as just about any other action / adventure series. I suppose some of you folks thought the latest Mission Impossible movie was great, and would fail to see the agit prop in that if one were to be so inclined.
It's just a fucking TV show, nothing more. Their ads, and their promotion is supposed to make you want to watch the thing. Seen any good horror films lately??? Something that scares you, is advertized a certain way. I'd be more concerned about a hitchiker with a hockey mask and a machete than an Islamic fundamentalist any day. Why? Because one is crazy in a way that cannot be reasoned with, while the other is a faceless monster that will not stop trying to kill you.
Oh wait.. THEY'RE BOTH THE SAME FUCKING THING WHEN YOU COMPARE THEM. JESUS CHRIST, I GUESS HORROR MOVIES COULD BE A METAPHOR FOR ISLAMIC TERROR!!!
Good lord.
There are days on this site when the dialogue is good, and days when it is over the top crazy alarmist nonsense.
Watch the fucking show, and see if you like it before you go spouting off about it's nothing but propaganda. Look at 24, THAT, is propaganda.