tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post114225184446086659..comments2023-08-10T18:06:06.024+10:00Comments on Philippines Phil: Hollywood InfluencesPhilippinesPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1143594629715479162006-03-29T12:10:00.000+11:002006-03-29T12:10:00.000+11:00Hiya Jonathan, welome aboard. Actually, TDR was a ...Hiya Jonathan, welome aboard. <BR/><BR/>Actually, TDR was a Colonel in the Spanish American War, remember San Juan Hill? President McKinley was in office during that war. By the time TDR became Commander in Chief the only ones still resisting American occupation were the Moros in Mindanao. <BR/><BR/>The United States was split back then on the question of America becoming colonizers. Even Samuel PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1143587102771392522006-03-29T10:05:00.000+11:002006-03-29T10:05:00.000+11:00The Philippines truly do look beautiful, and with ...The Philippines truly do look beautiful, and with such raving reviews.<BR/><BR/>another great addition to the American Sphere of Influence thanks to Theodore Roosevelt back when we said no to Euro influence in the western hemisphere.<BR/><BR/>I love it.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06733451528689437498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1142430866787566682006-03-16T00:54:00.000+11:002006-03-16T00:54:00.000+11:00Ed, I don’t have a doubt that living in Iowa has i...Ed, I don’t have a doubt that living in Iowa has insulated you from the worst of America’s latest negative societal aspects. The Northeast especially is the very worst. When golf’s Ryder Cup competition came to Boston about a half dozen years or so ago, it was an unmitigated disaster. The people who came out to support their American golfers were an embarrassment. They drunkenly used their PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1142429552378116642006-03-16T00:32:00.000+11:002006-03-16T00:32:00.000+11:00Roger that Amadeo, we the public do exert some inf...Roger that Amadeo, we the public do exert some influence through what films we PAY to watch, BUT that will not stop Hollydud from continuing to put forth THEIR vision of what America should be. Brokeback Mountain and Syriana are just the beginning. The fact that these type movies don’t make a whole lot of money compared to what we would rather see is PROOF that they are determined to manipulatePhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1142362053650119512006-03-15T05:47:00.000+11:002006-03-15T05:47:00.000+11:00Ignore the last sentence of the first paragraph. ...Ignore the last sentence of the first paragraph. I didn't get that thought fully deleted.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1142361982353068882006-03-15T05:46:00.000+11:002006-03-15T05:46:00.000+11:00Maybe it is my upbringing in rural Iowa that has s...Maybe it is my upbringing in rural Iowa that has skewed my beliefs. Growing up, we swore as kids but we never did it around our parents. Even now, I don't see to many parents who would stand by and not do anything if their child cursed. Those that do are typically poorer families, many on welfare and probably not someone I would classify as good parents. (That's not to say that all people on Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1142359389177720442006-03-15T05:03:00.000+11:002006-03-15T05:03:00.000+11:00True, that parents should still be the primary sou...True, that parents should still be the primary sources for how the kids develop their morals and values and that no extraneous forces should be able to usurp that role. Unless, parents become negligent, or a spouse is missing in the family, or parents are just too economically strapped to be able to assume that role effectively. Thus, today we have countless numbers of latchkey kids, of kids Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1142349763157112712006-03-15T02:22:00.000+11:002006-03-15T02:22:00.000+11:00Yeah Ed, I do enjoy it so. Wish I could say what I...Yeah Ed, I do enjoy it so. Wish I could say what I want in fewer words though! For instance in answer to your last Ed:<BR/><BR/>Actually, eventually, most of us turn out decent. This is especially true IF your standards of decency are LOW, such as the minimum measurement of merely abiding the law, but that's NOT what I've been moaning about Ed. My point is that our standards of civility have PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1142344038534921792006-03-15T00:47:00.000+11:002006-03-15T00:47:00.000+11:00I think we can agree that America is changing and ...I think we can agree that America is changing and not always for the better. But I think we will have to agree to disagree about whether it is the fault of "Hollyleft" or a general decline in parenting. For me, the Hollywood theory just can't explain how some kids can be exposed to all the trash and filth and still turn out to be decent kids.<BR/><BR/>A great discussion as always Phil.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1142317547971818952006-03-14T17:25:00.000+11:002006-03-14T17:25:00.000+11:00Wat,Foul language in the US military is definitely...Wat,<BR/><BR/>Foul language in the US military is definitely the norm. When I became a marine in the mid 70's I was stunned by the level of profanity, but soon, I was right there along with them. It's hard to fight and it becomes natural. It took me years to rid myself of that bad habit.<BR/><BR/>When folks realize that I don't like hearing it they usually watch themselves. I don't go spasticPhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1142314161851252732006-03-14T16:29:00.000+11:002006-03-14T16:29:00.000+11:00Coming from a military background where I am led t...Coming from a military background where I am led to believe that cursing is the norm, you sure did change my perspective. <BR/><BR/>Just because everybody does it does not mean it's the right thing to do. When you tell them to watch what they say, you even get a couple of raised eyebrows. How things have reversed these days.<BR/><BR/>But yes, I don't want my kid ending up cursing in the futureNick Ballesteroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1142310969159090742006-03-14T15:36:00.000+11:002006-03-14T15:36:00.000+11:00When I was 5 years old my mom heard me repeat a sw...When I was 5 years old my mom heard me repeat a swear word that I had picked up from my friends. I can still remember the taste of that bar of soap! It worked for me because I never spoke like that again until I joined the marines. I had to work like crazy to clean up my language after years of indulging in salty marine "speak." I think back on the bad language I was punished for and its so PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1142302780565870942006-03-14T13:19:00.000+11:002006-03-14T13:19:00.000+11:00Your a grown man Ed, and you probably came from a ...Your a grown man Ed, and you probably came from a good home with involved parents, but there are a lot of latchkey kids and worse out there. These kids are at risk and are easily influenced by the deviancy pawned off on us as normalcy; and even the best parents can't be with their children all the time. <BR/><BR/>Not to mention, once the culture itself changes, it doesn't matter how strong a PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1142268898196672522006-03-14T03:54:00.000+11:002006-03-14T03:54:00.000+11:00I, too, grew up in an environment where profanity ...I, too, grew up in an environment where profanity goes unpunished. I have even heard of kids having soap stuffed in their mouths when they swear to "clean" them up. Or a good scolding keeps them at check (I did not experience these things though, I was quite an obedient kid :-)).<BR/><BR/>But when I walk the streets today, kids couldnt finish a sentence without a swear word or two! And the Nick Ballesteroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1142267196081070762006-03-14T03:26:00.000+11:002006-03-14T03:26:00.000+11:00Let's do this discussion again but from a differen...Let's do this discussion again but from a different angle.<BR/><BR/>I have seen lots of killing in movie and have yet killed a man. I see lots of sexual promiscuity and yet keep my clothes on most of the day. I hear lots of cursing and yet I rarely cuss. So why does Hollywoods perversion not affect me and does others as you suggest? I think it all goes back to your parents and how they raisedEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com