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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: USA4ME on January 23, 2010, 08:25:11 AM

Title: Rollerball
Post by: USA4ME on January 23, 2010, 08:25:11 AM

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thunder rising
 
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.

(http://l.yimg.com/eb/ymv/us/img/hv/allposters/76/1800112776p.jpg)

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Title: Re: Rollerball
Post by: Chris_ 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:

Title: Re: Rollerball
Post by: BadCat on January 23, 2010, 10:11:55 AM

It's actually running on Encore this week.
Too funny.

Title: Re: Rollerball
Post by: The Village Idiot on January 23, 2010, 12:40:57 PM

The guy in the lead there looks like John Kerry. lol.