The old "Bread and circuses" technique. It works when the economy is strong, but when things aren't doing well they have to come up with something else. Bush tried the "enemies are at the gates" technique but you can't use it indefinitely like he did. When will they realize that the country will be benefited by education?
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Martin Baxter <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Conservatives also want the sheeple to stay sheeple, smug, dumb and happy. > What better way than to get rid of quality educational-for-all-ages TV? > > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > ------------------------------ > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:10:36 -0800 > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Aussie scifi for kids > > > The problem they had there is the same problems that we had here about 15 > years ago. Public tv becomes an easy target for conservatives that believe > that public tv goes against their political bent. In doing so they do more > damage in the long run because public tv is for everyone. > > > On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Martin Baxter <[email protected] > > wrote: > > > > A shame. All the worse, because it's a darn good idea, amrketing SF for > kids. Start priming the audience early with good stuff, and they'll keep > coming back for more. And the more creative of them will create more. > > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > ------------------------------ > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:03:21 -0800 > Subject: [scifinoir2] Aussie scifi for kids > > > I found this clip on youtube. There are a couple of shows in it where the > production values were as good or better than American tv shows for adults. > Unfortunately, the budgets were cut for the shows. :( > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfAl_mldc7g > > > > ------------------------------ > Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. Get it > now.<http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222984/direct/01/> > > > > > -- > Bringing diversity to perversity for over 9 years! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > ------------------------------ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. Sign up > now. <http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/> > > > -- Bringing diversity to perversity for over 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
