j'accuse

[rone]

I would like to denounce the new movie The Alamo; in a time when America and Americans are under siege by terrorists and indifferent allies, the last thing we need is a movie that celebrates an event in which Americans fought and lost.  We must not glamorize defeat, and we must not propagate a culture of losing. Please join me in boycotting The Alamo. God bless.

Comments

[pentomino.livejournal.com]

If I'm not mistaken, the "culture of losing", i.e. martyrdom, is what turned the Palestinians into a culture of suicide in the first place. "Oh, look how persecuted we are! We invaded Israel on Yom Kippur, and lost anyway! NO FAIR!"

[ratphooey.livejournal.com]

I'm just going to boycott it because it sucks, okay?

[denshi.livejournal.com]

Consider it denounced.

[anavolena.livejournal.com]

actually, i'd have thought the concern would be a movie that glorified a war we were brought into partially by a bunch of filibusterers who thought absconding with part of mexico would be a Good Thing.

[rbarclay.livejournal.com]

Who are you and what have you done to rone?

[schwa242.livejournal.com]

Whether you're being sarcastic or not, I kind of figured it was bad timing on the part of Disney to be releasing it now... especially when combined with the dumb luck of it coming out during a week when things seem to be turning to shit in Iraq.

It only got third in the box-office on its opening week-end too.

-- Schwa ---

[avocado123.livejournal.com]

I will boycott anything you tell me to. Death to fake death in movies!

Je boycotte

[(Anonymous)]

I agree. I will boycott it for lack of time and because IT SUCKS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

Thib ;-)