Reply #4: what makes it worse -- is the cynical manipulation [View All]

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of the masses by those who really know better.

do i think for one minute that creatures like alito believe that gay marriage is morally wrong? or abortion? nope.
they are too well educated and too thoughtful and too bright for any of that.

they belive what they believe to pad their own lives with comfort -- seeking to manipulate others fears to benefit themselves.

history is full of them.

if there is a secret -- the reason why a film like brokeback is doing so well -- is that it does not moralize.
it simply tells the story of the lives of these two people the way it is.
it doesn't say ''oh if only this'' or ''if only that'' -- it just tells the story.

it's not making the case for making a better world -- it's just describing the world we all inhabit.
and that's what makes it so painfully delicious.