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"V" - The Right's New Favorite TV Show, Or Inadvertent Proof of The Ubiquity of The Right's Fables?

sarahkatheryn
Posted from the Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sirota/v---the-rights-new-favori_b_206342.ht...

I've heard that Battlestar Galactica is a favorite of neoconservatives for its supposedly metaphorical allusions to Bush foreign policy. I've never seen that show, but I am planning to watch ABC's remake of "V" - and by the looks of the preview, it's possible that show may become conservatives' new favorite TV show:

Am I crazy or does this preview make the show seem like a not-so-subtle fringe-right-wing criticism of Obama and Obama followers?

In questioning Obama's citizenship and heritage, conservatives have always portrayed Obama as an alien visitor. They've also constantly implied that behind Obama's friendly veneer are sinister motives - and they seem to believe that while most of the public are gullible fools believing in Obama as a savior, they and their tea-party protestors see the "real truth" of those motives.

Now, didn't I basically just describe that preview? I think I did - in fact, I took notes on the preview. Check this out:

1:00 "The world's in bad shape - who wouldn't welcome a savior?"

1:10 - "Thousands are flocking to see the mothership in person"

1:20 - "We're all so quick to jump on the bandwagon, but before we get on let's at least examine..."

1:40 - "Gratitude can morph into worship"..."You two are obsessed with the V's"..."You know what the V's - they call it spreading hope"

2:15 - "If you could speak to the protestors, what would you say? That embracing change is never easy, but the reward for doing so can be far greater than anything you can imagine"..."They gain trust when all they are really doing is positioning themselves as the saviors of mankind"

2:40 - "They are arming themselves with the most powerful weapon out there: devotion."
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7 comments // "V" - The Right's New Favorite TV Show, Or Inadvertent Proof of The Ubiquity of The Right's Fables? // Video

  • tomofnorthcal
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    • V sucked when it 1st came out and any remake will TOTALLY suck too. The idea that an intelligent alien group will cattle-lize humans over buffalo, chicken, and lamb is just plain stupid. You can grow a buffalo in 2 years, but a human in 18. Logistically, it makes no f'en sense other than to generate fear of which the right-wing totally get into, so yah the right-wing will love it. Thus a crazy non-terrestrial Patriot Act may be coming to a government near you. (that's my 2cents)

    • 2 years ago
  • jubal
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      jubal  
    • tomofnorthcal:

      It's funny you say that. You should check out "UFO The greatest story ever denied" it talks about what you just wrote. One woman reported seeing a group of men in the Pentagon planning the next 20 years of wars: Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea, asteroids, then aliens...only they will all be based on lies. People will be sold these wars as absolutely necessary.

    • 2 years ago
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