It's a dystopia. That genre of fiction are pretty much always warped to some degree. 1984 and Brave New World being other examples. I actually liked the Hunger Games.
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BTW - i highly do not recommend - Hunger Games. [last years movie]
Warped.
It's a dystopia. That genre of fiction are pretty much always warped to some degree. 1984 and Brave New World being other examples. I actually liked the Hunger Games.
What movie?
Movies - if you pick the wrong one - what a waste of money.
Gravity is getting good reviews.
1) Carried out military interventionism in Libya without Congressional approval
In June 2011, U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) said that Obama had violated the Constitution when he launched military operations in Libya without Congressional approval.
SourceIf the issue were the environment or Social Security, Congress would enact policy first and the president would faithfully implement it second. But the Constitution does not duplicate this system in war. Instead, our Framers decided that the president would play the leading role in matters of national security.
That was not Obama's decision to make. Robert Gates did.2) Gave a no-bid contract to Halliburton – just like Bush did
In May 2010, it was reported that the Obama administration had selected KBR, a former subsidiary of Halliburton, for a no-bid contract worth as much as $568 million through 2011, just hours after the Justice Department had said it would pursue a lawsuit accusing the Houston-based company of using kickbacks to get foreign contracts.
3) Has an administration full of lobbyists, after promising he wouldn’t have any
First of all, February 2010 is a little outdated.While running for President, Obama had promised that, unlike Bush, he would not have any lobbyists working in his administration. However, by February 2010, he had more than 40 lobbyists working in his administration.
Well, as Slate puts it,
4) Has close ties to Wall St., but pretends to support Occupy Wall St.
Although Obama claims to support the Occupy Wall St. movement, the truth is that he has raised more money from Wall St. than any other candidate during the last 20 years. In early 2012, Obama held a fundraiser where Wall St. investment bankers and hedge fund managers each paid $35,800 to attend. In October 2011, Obama hired Broderick Johnson, a longtime Wall Street lobbyist, to be his new senior campaign adviser. Johnson had worked as a lobbyist for JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Fannie Mae, Comcast, Microsoft, and the oil industry.
So one common reason why they hire Wall Street people is to stay in touch with people who have actual experience with running a company. That's not a bad thing, nor does it exclude him from offering tentative support to Occupy Wall Street.The Obama administration is, like most administrations, primarily filled with wonks, academics, politicians, and nerds. Of the top few dozen White House officials, about two in three have no business experience at all, at least not in the past two decades or so.
Congress blocked his latest attempt to do so.5) Broke his promise to close Guantanamo Bay
Obama broke his promise to close Guantanamo Bay.
TARP has been paid back by all the major banks. Only some small banks that are still struggling have not yet paid back their loans. The government has actually made profit out of TARP.6) Supported the $700 billion TARP corporate-welfare bailout just like Bush
While Senator, Obama voted for the $700 billion TARP bank bailout bill. The bailout rewarded irresponsible and illegal behavior. It redirected resources from more productive uses to less productive uses. It punished the hard working taxpayers who had played by the rules and obeyed the law. It created horrible incentives, and sent the wrong message. The bailout was evil because it rewarded the bad people and punished the good people. No society that does this can expect to remain free or prosperous. Instead of bailing out these corrupt corporations, we should have let them cease to exist, like we did with Enron.
Quote (It's about.com, but this one is backed up with links to proper sources. I'm using this one because it's easier to cite)In total, $204.9 billion in TARP funds were used to help 700 banks. Of those, 226 banks repaid the funds, Treasury sold its stake in 177 banks, 26 banks failed anyway, and 165 were transferred to other government programs. As a result, Treasury has recouped $207.1 billion in principal and interest, so far creating a $2.2 billion profit for taxpayers.
First of all, the links posted there only point to DEA intervention in cases where marijuana growing was illegal. The DEA does not need to ask the presidency for permission to act against people or organisations who break the law, so you cannot hold Obama personally responsible for this one.7) Waged the biggest war against medical marijuana of any president, which was the opposite of what he had promised
8) Nominated a six-time tax cheater to head the government agency that enforces the tax laws
Obama nominated Timothy Geithner, a repeat tax cheater, to head the government agency that enforces the tax laws.
This part is misrepresenting the truth. Yes, Obama signed a deal to keep banks afloat (rather than bankrupting the country; you'd think that'd be better). AIG paid back what they owed. After that, there is no legal restriction for AIG to spend its money the way it chooses. So Obama did not backtrack, as the article suggests; instead, he chose to keep the bank afloat knowing his hands would be tied afterwards.9) Gave tax dollars to AIG executives, then pretended to be outraged about it
The OFBCI has been sued and challenged many times as being unconstitutional and breaking the Establishment Clause but not a single court has agreed with this position. Therefore, faith-based initiatives are not unconstitutional.10) Expanded Bush’s unconstitutional government faith based programs
Obama expanded the federal government’s faith based programs which had been started by President George W. Bush.
It's a dystopia. That genre of fiction are pretty much always warped to some degree. 1984 and Brave New World being other examples. I actually liked the Hunger Games.
As a parent i found it rather horrifying that the writer would think a parent 'could' watch their children die.
It flies in the face of human nature.
Ppl might be able to watch many things - including death of strangers - but when it comes to their child the serious consequences to that being forever in their mind - would cause the entire village to have risen up against such barbarism the 1st time it happened.
There is no way or room for complacency in such a situation.
The whole movie defies logic - of the psyche. Moreover; no parent could watch - at all. This person knows nothing about the fears and dread a parent has - and their own protectiveness to the offspring.
Even in fantasy - its incomprehensible - because even during the Holocaust parents struggled to keep their children safe and hidden.
Sophie's Choice is more reality - how she 'lost it' when she lost her kids.
Their whole society would have been bonkers if it went on for years.
You would have seen groups at least finding ways to escape. It just seems too compliant and complacent and run of the mill. Movie / book - bad rating. 4 thumbs down.
Dad, is that you?
Yes, honey, it's me. Yes, you can use the car, as long as you remember to put gas in it, like you forgot to do last time. Make sure that you are back by 11:00 tonight, and I do not want to find out that you were with any of those Olson boys who live down at the end of the street---is that clear? Have a good time, be careful, and no drinking! Your mother and I don't want to see anything bad happen to you. Love you, bye.
Children of Men is my personal dystopian favourite, in the movies at least.
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