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Mike Gaskey wrote:
marshall law
It's martial (I think) :cool:
Mike Gaskey wrote:
Even more interesting, the movie was made in 1998.
Makes me wonder what would be the commentary if it was made now.
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espeir wrote:
Ummmm...No it's not
Yes it is. You can go on and deny that it's not, that evolution is not science, that the Wall Street Journal is a leftist rag. Doesn't make any of it true.
No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn. - Jim Morrison
Whatever floats your boat buddy. Profiling = concentrantion camps. Gotcha. :laugh:
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This flick[^] was on HBO a couple of nights ago. I started watching it about halfway through, so I obviously missed some scenes that set the stage for what I did see. The story line is essentially Islamic terrorism in New York City. Bruce Willis played an arrogant army general who was given command of the situation. That command included the ability to declare marshall law and suspend constituitional protections. Willis played the part well. Denzell Washington was an FBI agent who was shocked at the actions of the general and tried to fight back within the confines of his power but was unable to stop the general until the end. The end came when the FBI agent actually captured the lone member (complete with a homicide bomb vest) of the remaining terrorist cell. The frightening part was obviously the actions of the general. He had his men round up every young Arab Muslim male in Brooklyn and herd them all into holding pens constructed in Shea Stadium. One such young Muslim was the son of yet another FBI agent, a Muslim of Arabic descent with 10 years of experience at the FBI. The terrorist captured by the FBI agent was a supposed friend of the agent (Denzell) whom he was protecting from the general. It was obviously the actions of the general who flushed the terrorist into the open so that the FBI agent who was protecting him could then capture him. So on the one hand, the movie had a US Army General trampling on constituitional freedoms to track down terrorist cells while an FBI agent protested and tried to fight back. The actions of both resulted in the capture. It sure made me pause and think. Even more interesting, the movie was made in 1998.
Mike Dear NYT - the fact is, the founding fathers hung traitors. Vincent Reynolds: My opposition is as enlightened as your support, jackass. dennisd45: My view of the world is slightly more nuanced dennisd45 (the NAMBLA supporter) wrote: I know exactly what it means. So shut up you mother killing baby raper.
Yes, it's a good movie, not as a caricature as usual Hollywood productions. I hope more of the hysterical anti-muslim-burn-'em-all crowd will look at it and also be able to think about it. Individuals are the problem, not collectivity.
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