Inside Hollywood
Monday, August 22nd, 2005If you have not read it yet, you need to read Help! I’m A Hollywood Republican! Written by Robert J. Avrech, a Hollywood screen writer, it describes a world which most conservatives have known to exist for years:
Hollywood, once upon a time, was one of the most patriotic colonies on the planet. During World War II, Frank Capra made a series of propaganda films titled “Why We Fight.� Marlene Dietrich put herself through a most grueling schedule visiting and entertaining our troops and selling war bonds. Jimmy Stewart joined the Air Force. Numerous movie stars put their careers on hold to help the war effort. These men and women loved America and understood who the enemy was and why the enemy had to be not only defeated but obliterated from the face of the earth.
Look at Hollywood now. Sean Penn goes to Iraq and apologizes for American war crimes. Hollywood’s patron saint is Michael Moore, its liturgy his package of lies, the movie “Fahrenheit 9/11.� When this film had its Hollywood premiere, the red carpet was choked with stars just dying to make an anti-Bush statement. We’re talking about movie stars who know basically nothing about politics. To call them fools would be generous. I have spent time with too many of these people, and believe me, if you’re not talking about how beautiful or how talented they are, the conversation sort of just dies.
It is, I kid you not, a badge of honor in Hollywood to hate America. These airheads who have amassed millions through the free market economy constantly spout nonsense about the need for a Scandinavian style socialist government. They don’t even know that the Scandinavian countries are economic basket cases. I’m not making this up. They actually cruise Sunset Strip in their Bentleys and accuse Republicans of being greedy.
It gets worse from there.
Hollywood is far from the tolerant bunch they portray themselves as. Truth is, Hollywood is a clique, just like in high school, only without the intelligence. If you don’t conform, you’re out, and if you’re out, you’re to be vilified and destroyed.
Of course, Mr. Avrech reaches the same conclusion that most conservatives have reached for years now:
The sad truth is that behind the dashing and courageous Hollywood characters up on the screen sit a bunch of cowards. A group of craven men and women who have little love for this country and who have no idea that Islamic terrorists are working hard to bring down the foundations of civilization.
Do yourself a favor and read the whole thing, and then remember it the next time you see some actor on TV talking about politics or the War on Terrorism.
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