We love you Americans [View All]

[twenty4blackbirds]

In the last few days I have been very taken by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike vs the A-wossname^.

We love you Americans. This is a small sample why.
* YouTube of Seth McFarlane http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGqRN1t2ZQc&
* "Stars Picket Universal" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1_jd_MXdlU
* Daily Show writers http://strikenotes.blogspot.com/2007/11/brought-to-you-by-authentic-daily-show.html
* "The Office is closed" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6hqP0c0_gw)
* Late Show writers http://www.lateshowwritersonstrike.com/

I love the wit and erudition and likeability of Americans, when given a chance.

...this part of America, not so much. Corporate Overlords. The avatar of the Seven Sins http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_deadly_sins

* http://unitedhollywood.blogspot.com/2007/11/heartbreaking-voices-of-uncertainty.html
In their behavior I see Lust for power, Gluttony of profits, Greed (Avarice) for profits, Sloth (Laziness) in their short-sightedness for the future wealth of America, Wrath (Anger) in their firing of show assistants, probable Envy (Jealousy) that show viewers sympathise more with the WGA worker than with the Corporate Overlord, and Pride (Vanity) that they are more powerful than WGA.

I am heartenned that, as I miss my Daily Show, I am able to view this industrial action via the new media on the internet. I hear nothing from my tv news. I don't read much in my newspaper. But I can see the WGA on the internet thanks to YouTube. This demonstrates to me WGA are justified in their stance for residuals from new media.


I am intrigued by this dichotomy of information gap, which is fuelled by www.currenttv.com I am hearing from people on the ground about their perception on the world. I'm hearing about how they feel about the way things are. I am linked up. This is making feel like I am at the dawn of a new age. It feels akin to the dawn of the website (late last century before virus sites, etc got into the pool).

This gives me hope for the political process in America. If WGA can do it, so can concerned citizens. Maybe that is why Corporate Overlords (who donate to politicians) are so afraid. If their staff can do it, so can their consumers.

If this matter of writers' residuals is not resolved in favor of WGA, you can bet that it is one more example to the world that America is a corporate paradise, and not for the middle class.

I sincerely hope and wish that WGA get the residuals they are asking for. I know they deserve much more. The writers are one of the team who sell the consumerist world how cuddly Americans can be. American shows and the culture, which are beloved by people lucky enough to be able to watch these, are bought by foreign plebs despite the rhetoric of US politicians.

Karen Hughes did her best before she left http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7071638.stm but I'm sure anything she did pales in comparison to the amount of culture which are desired overseas, including video/dvd sales, internet videos.


p.s. It's a shame about 30 Rock but we all make sacrifices.
p.s.s. Others do more than me right now.

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^ acronym too long, can't remember the rest but there is a 'T' and 'P' and another 'A' and perhaps an 'M' - just shows why writers are worth their money