Reply #45: I just dunno [View All]

Why do people think it's okay to ask stupid questions in Ohio?

In the US, this would have been turned into a film years ago.

Ah yes. And doesn't that just say everything.

There's something very fascist and creepy about banning movies or even boycotting them.

Sez you. Whose opinion no one really requested.

Setting aside the "banning" ... since no banning has been advocated in this thread, that I'm aware of ... you find boycotting creepy and fascist? All boycotting, or just boycotting of movies?

I'm not quite sure what's creepy and fascist about me deciding how I happen to want to spend the money I earn -- whether it be on one movie rather than another, or one brand of soft drink rather than another ... or on soft drinks rather than movies ... and I'm damned if I can figure out what business it would be of yours how I decided to spend my money.

Second, don't you think that all the attention you are giving this movie will actually INCREASE the demand to watch it?

So the fuck what?

Does the fact that you don't want anyone to vote Republican generally stop you from criticizing the Republican party?

Let people make up their own minds about watching this film.

Yes, and let's be just that simplistic when we discuss matters of public interest, and the exploitation of markets (and other things) for profit. I'd like to make up my own mind to watch films about whole lots of things ... so why can't I do it? Where are the films *I* want to watch? How do I make up my mind to watch them if they aren't made? And ... why does the fact that someone makes some particular movie make it worthy of being shown?

I would watch it only to spite people who tell me I shouldn't.

Fortunately, the general public in Canada is evidently at least slightly more mature than you and many of your fellow citizens who really do seem to live by that particular philosophy of life.

So you may be hurting your own position.

Whom are you addressing, anyway?

The only position I expressed in this instance was that I want the return of the 2 cents that your opinion wasn't worth.

But hey, as long as we're recommending philosophies to live by:

So, I live by a very simple philosophy (and I recommend Canadians do as well): censorship bad. freedom good.

I recommend that you put a little more thought into the matter, and not try to teach your grandparents to suck eggs. We've got that whole "freedom" thang -- and, of course, quite a bit of the freedom-from-want, freedom-from-fear stuff that people in your country once cared a little about, too -- going pretty smoothly up here. How's that free-speech-zone thang y'all have down there going? Got sick lately? I guess you're not likely to want an abortion or want to marry your same-sex partner ... so the notable absences of freedom in that respect where you're at won't be bothering you ...

Freedom good. But don't be criticizing the Republicans for taking so much of it away from you, because that will just get them the attention they want.