It's such a tragedy, really, that messages within such media could not be left more ambiguous. Why could each side not have a fair hearing without a particular bent being pushed? Why must any grasp at traditionalism be tarred and feathered? After a while, it's just so insufferable that nothing is worth watching anymore.
There is a great cast here and a fantastic premise, yet they use this opportunity to espouse the same moral lecture that is rife in Western media every single day. Honestly, they could have the progressive win without trashing every other viewpoint. This would accurately reflect reality, and as the old saying goes, art should imitate life.
Frankly, it's boring.
Sadly, it does not look like any of this will change much. Most of those who still create "art", "content", or "entertainment" are still of a certain disposition -- they all read the same propaganda (it's all propaganda, of course, not just on the left), and are convinced that we are at some kind of impasse where if Western values of "kindness" and "tolerance' are not upheld, then we will somehow fall into utter chaos. This is not true; in fact, it only shows a closed-mindedness that is deeply rooted in a fearful post WW2 ethic where we must reject every view that does not adhere to the "open-society' consensus in the wake of that calamity.
If you're looking for entertainment that isn't propagandized (you did say you're still looking, even if I know it was just a cheeky addition!), I'd recommend HBO's White Lotus. While I believe you get it on "Neon" in NZ, my father (who lives in Auckland), recommended it to me and I have adored every moment.
What I appreciate most about it is that it reflects the modern West in an accurate way without taking a side. I've no problem with progressivism being reflected as dominant -- that is reality, after all -- I just don't want the *narrative* to tell me that that is right or wrong. The world isn't that simple, and neither are the people who live in it.
I would not mind if they reached the similar conclusions, if if they were more subtle, and showed sympathy and the motivations as to why the antagonist held such views (and why he was so popular in terms of votes throughout the film).
As you might know, N.S Lyons has a great point on WW2, as he states (referenced from someone else I think), that ever since WW2 Western culture has not sought to reach some ideal or goodness (transcendence), but rather to negate some evil - that evil of course being Hitler and Fascism.
I have heard that recommended in fact, so that's another recommendation - I should probably give it a try now! My friend and I have recently watched the New Zealand produced first season of Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby. It is an incredibly politically incorrect early to mid-2000s satire of the progressive lefts attempt to reform education, focussing on a little known school in Upper Hut I believe. I had no idea it existed, and it is hilarious, despite the at times shaky acting and low production quality, and in my mind, goes far further in terms of edgy humour than other shows of its time, like the legendary UK Office and Gervais' follow up Extras, and also the political satire The Thick of It. I'll will definitely be writing a post about it soon! It is all free on YouTube now by the way.
I would hope with the continued flops of propaganda-films from Disney and Amazon and others, combined with Game Studios starting to struggle (I am right about Ubisoft? - I am not a gamer so ...), that the common consumer is over such messaging, and we may see a return to more ... moderate attempts to virtue signal. We'll see.
Thank you for saving me time watching this pile of tripe.
It's such a tragedy, really, that messages within such media could not be left more ambiguous. Why could each side not have a fair hearing without a particular bent being pushed? Why must any grasp at traditionalism be tarred and feathered? After a while, it's just so insufferable that nothing is worth watching anymore.
There is a great cast here and a fantastic premise, yet they use this opportunity to espouse the same moral lecture that is rife in Western media every single day. Honestly, they could have the progressive win without trashing every other viewpoint. This would accurately reflect reality, and as the old saying goes, art should imitate life.
Frankly, it's boring.
Sadly, it does not look like any of this will change much. Most of those who still create "art", "content", or "entertainment" are still of a certain disposition -- they all read the same propaganda (it's all propaganda, of course, not just on the left), and are convinced that we are at some kind of impasse where if Western values of "kindness" and "tolerance' are not upheld, then we will somehow fall into utter chaos. This is not true; in fact, it only shows a closed-mindedness that is deeply rooted in a fearful post WW2 ethic where we must reject every view that does not adhere to the "open-society' consensus in the wake of that calamity.
If you're looking for entertainment that isn't propagandized (you did say you're still looking, even if I know it was just a cheeky addition!), I'd recommend HBO's White Lotus. While I believe you get it on "Neon" in NZ, my father (who lives in Auckland), recommended it to me and I have adored every moment.
What I appreciate most about it is that it reflects the modern West in an accurate way without taking a side. I've no problem with progressivism being reflected as dominant -- that is reality, after all -- I just don't want the *narrative* to tell me that that is right or wrong. The world isn't that simple, and neither are the people who live in it.
Well said.
I would not mind if they reached the similar conclusions, if if they were more subtle, and showed sympathy and the motivations as to why the antagonist held such views (and why he was so popular in terms of votes throughout the film).
As you might know, N.S Lyons has a great point on WW2, as he states (referenced from someone else I think), that ever since WW2 Western culture has not sought to reach some ideal or goodness (transcendence), but rather to negate some evil - that evil of course being Hitler and Fascism.
I have heard that recommended in fact, so that's another recommendation - I should probably give it a try now! My friend and I have recently watched the New Zealand produced first season of Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby. It is an incredibly politically incorrect early to mid-2000s satire of the progressive lefts attempt to reform education, focussing on a little known school in Upper Hut I believe. I had no idea it existed, and it is hilarious, despite the at times shaky acting and low production quality, and in my mind, goes far further in terms of edgy humour than other shows of its time, like the legendary UK Office and Gervais' follow up Extras, and also the political satire The Thick of It. I'll will definitely be writing a post about it soon! It is all free on YouTube now by the way.
I would hope with the continued flops of propaganda-films from Disney and Amazon and others, combined with Game Studios starting to struggle (I am right about Ubisoft? - I am not a gamer so ...), that the common consumer is over such messaging, and we may see a return to more ... moderate attempts to virtue signal. We'll see.