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Very nicely said by mr. Stanhope..

We live in a world of fear. America is one of the leading nations in creating fear with it's 'war' on everything. And the rest of the western world like my own country The Netherlands, are just copying this same bullshit. That's why (imaginary) safety is above privacy and freedom, the things people have fought for for generations and which we are pissing away.

It makes me sad.

Thanks for the great sift rasch187!

*nsfw f-bomb

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That was probably the most depressing talk I've ever seen...

*dark *talks

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wow...awesome.

He nailed it.

While I think it's important to do so, I can't help but take some issue with people in media badmouthing The Media. So, just so I feel I've done my due diligence, here are a few ways that Doug Stanhope is manipulating you and some of the media stereotypes being relied upon/reinforced by this video:

• Well dressed, clean cut, deep voiced, mature looking man sitting at desk with stately edifice in the background introduces Doug, lending credence to what you are about to hear.

• B-roll shots of small town Americana position Doug as an everyman. This helps us see Doug as just a perceptive member of the group of people he's attacking. This is reinforced by the set he appears in: a small, folksy looking home, potentially a trailer.

• Three camera shoot allows jump cuts to tighter or wider shots, adding a kinetic feel, keeping your attention, even when the monologue may be lagging.


Bullet-point media stereotypes:

• Unattractive people are unsatisfactory mates.

• People who aren't terribly exciting are unsatisfactory mates.

• Being average in any way is, ipso facto, undesirable.

• Identification as an alcoholic and appearance with drink (a delicious looking manhattan). This relies on the oft-reinforced concept of drug users as people who see the world differently, almost always "correctly".

so glad that doug is *nsfw

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I love you.
>> ^handmethekeysyou:
While I think it's important to do so, I can't help but take some issue with people in media badmouthing The Media. So, just so I feel I've done my due diligence, here are a few ways that Doug Stanhope is manipulating you and some of the media stereotypes being relied upon/reinforced by this video:
• Well dressed, clean cut, deep voiced, mature looking man sitting at desk with stately edifice in the background introduces Doug, lending credence to what you are about to hear.
• B-roll shots of small town Americana position Doug as an everyman. This helps us see Doug as just a perceptive member of the group of people he's attacking. This is reinforced by the set he appears in: a small, folksy looking home, potentially a trailer.
• Three camera shoot allows jump cuts to tighter or wider shots, adding a kinetic feel, keeping your attention, even when the monologue may be lagging.

Bullet-point media stereotypes:
• Unattractive people are unsatisfactory mates.
• People who aren't terribly exciting are unsatisfactory mates.
• Being average in any way is, ipso facto, undesirable.
• Identification as an alcoholic and appearance with drink (a delicious looking manhattan). This relies on the oft-reinforced concept of drug users as people who see the world differently, almost always "correctly".

Stanhope 2012.

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