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Offline USA4ME

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Rollerball
« on: January 23, 2010, 08:25:11 AM »
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The dawning of the age of "Rollerball"

Corporations will decide all aspects of your life.

I first saw Rollerball back in the 70s on HBO (and hence, watched it 20 times). I recently bought the DVD and except for some cheesy props the movie is very well done.

Unfortunately, it's also prophetic.

I think the tactic will be to run corporate sponsored independents to sap votes away from a progressive much like Nader in 2000. They will rule us and all the best intentions of voting for the best candidate will be moot in the confusion.

I wonder if video production companies are seeing a rise in the contracts for issue ads. It might be the only growth industry of 20-teens.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7552358

Rollerball, w/ James Caan, is still my favorite sci-fi movie.  I, for one, look forward to cheering for the great Jonathan E.



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Offline Chris_

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Re: Rollerball
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2010, 10:00:04 AM »
JHC these morons just love to worry and fret like hens in a barnyard over imagined threats to freedom. Of course, "freedom" to them only covers things they support. Anything else
is fascism.  :whatever:
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Offline BadCat

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Re: Rollerball
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2010, 10:11:55 AM »
It's actually running on Encore this week.
Too funny.
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The Democrat and Republican parties are simply the left and right wings of the same bird of prey.

The road to freedom is paved with dead liberals.

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Offline The Village Idiot

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Re: Rollerball
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2010, 12:40:57 PM »
The guy in the lead there looks like John Kerry. lol.
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