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Barrett · 26 August 1999, 07:12 PM

Mike's thread prompted me to recall a conversation with a lady I used to know several years ago. She felt that violence in books, either historical or fictional, was a bad influence and should be, well, you know...regulated.
She was a LIBRARIAN.
You can only imagine how she felt about motion picture 1st Amendment rights.
I read a couple reviews of "Gettysburg" and "Saving Pvt Ryan" in which the reviewers criticized the films for "too much violence." Ho-lee smokes...we don't like the world depicted realistically so let's change its representation and ergo we'll change reality.
Much as the 1st is abused, I'm willing to accept the abuse if for no other reason than helping provide a reality check against comfortable complacency.
It looks as if in our lifetime that the American people will decide whether they'll be comfortable...or free.

26 August 1999, 07:12 PM	#31 (permalink)
Barrett Forum Ace of Aces Join Date: Aug 1998 Location: The American West Posts: 4,613	Mike's thread prompted me to recall a conversation with a lady I used to know several years ago. She felt that violence in books, either historical or fictional, was a bad influence and should be, well, you know...regulated. She was a LIBRARIAN. You can only imagine how she felt about motion picture 1st Amendment rights. I read a couple reviews of "Gettysburg" and "Saving Pvt Ryan" in which the reviewers criticized the films for "too much violence." Ho-lee smokes...we don't like the world depicted realistically so let's change its representation and ergo we'll change reality. Much as the 1st is abused, I'm willing to accept the abuse if for no other reason than helping provide a reality check against comfortable complacency. It looks as if in our lifetime that the American people will decide whether they'll be comfortable...or free. __________________ You will not rise to the occasion: You will default to your level of training.