Let's Go To The "Movies"
Let's turn OFF our T.V.'s and go to the "movies". Not the crap that Hollywood is cranking out these days -- let's look abroad, and back; at what Hollywood used to do! If you Google the news or read any source that is half-informed, you will learn that events happening all around us are more baffling, interesting, exciting, and informing.
Let's start with one of my favorite Hollywood actors, Lee J. Cobb, in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962). A rich rancher in Argentina, Cobb has two grand-sons, played by Glenn Ford and Karlheinz Bohm, who wind up on opposite sides in Hitler's war in Europe. German influences in South America pre-WW-II, and post-WW-I, are interesting. Catholic roots are the explanation, perhaps? Argentina stayed out of WW-II until near the end (when it became clear that Hitler would lose, perhaps?)
Fast-forward to today and they will bury Thatcher tomorrow. She is famous for a lot of things, but included is her Falklands War. The Mail cites the steps the funeral planners have taken to to flip the bird at Argentina. Her politics lead Britian down the road of Chile?
Last night, I got a chance to see "NO" (2012). It tells the story of how Pinochet lost the vote in a referendum he called to extend his term in power. I was somewhat shocked to see our Henery (Kissinger, that is), playing a key role in that story. Students of modern media; especially the methods used today to "minf-eff" television viewers, should not miss this flick. Warning: it's in Spanish, and us 'Amerikuns' hate reading sub-titles.
Yesterday, Chavez' successor in Venezuela won election in a "squeaker". It is reported that our State Department is not happy about that. Will "Henery" be re-employed?
All of this may help de-cipher some of the crap swirling in this post-2012 election stand-off period in our national politics; shed some light on the confrontations over gun-control and immigration; and give some hint of the road ahead. Then there's the bombing in Boston yesterday. WTF-Over??
Stay Vigilant! Use your Eyes AND Your Brain!
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