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Tomorrowland

Posted by jneilschulman 10 years ago to Movies
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I give Tomorrowland my highest recommendation. It has a romantic sense of life.

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  • Posted by gaiagal 10 years ago in reply to this comment.
    In no way am I trying to hijack anything, but I do want to respond since I am being addressed.

    Funny you should present this scenario.

    There is no need to give a doctor a political questionnaire to determine their political leanings. All you need to do is see if they are carrying an iPad, or looking at a PC, rather than you. If they are, they are more interested in EHR (Electronic Health Record) meaningful use and Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement then you. Also, they are not necessarily going to save your life unless your problem can be solved with the procedure determined by the most recently approved medical algorithm and with the approval of your managed care provider. Actually, they no longer have to save your life, as long as they make every attempt to stabilize you according to policy and procedure - policy may include not offering you a treatment, that can save your life, but is not approved by your managed care health insurance policy.

    Unfortunately, unless people are familiar with what symptoms trigger the need for what tests and procedures, they have no idea when medical care is being withheld.

    I'm not stating this as an argument. I'm stating this as a nurse who has worked as a floor nurse AND in administration (finance) and as the mother of a daughter with a rare, life-threatening medical disorder. The scenario you set is something we have been dealing with on a regular, progressive basis for over twenty years.

    We don't need good doctors, we need excellent doctors and, yes, we have stopped going to doctors whose political views or their sense of helplessness when faced with changing political policies, have a negative effect on their ability to practice medicine.

    It's one of the reasons my daughter is still alive. This statement may appear dramatic to you but it reflects the norm for us.
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  • Posted by jetgraphics 10 years ago
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    I want to gouge my eyes out. Can I ever get back my lost time? What a waste - - -
    "Politically Correct" whining about "dreamers" saving the world of tomorrow.
    No mention of hard work, sacrifice, or (shudder) intellectual prowess.
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  • Posted by jneilschulman 10 years ago in reply to this comment.
    I can do better on Facebook, Twitter, and my own blogs where the editorial policy isn't so politically correct Ayn Rand herself could not publish.

    And I will. Buh-bye.

    I posted on my Facebook wall:

    For anyone who has been following my comments on Galt's Gulch Online, I'm out of there. Ayn Rand, herself, could not post on that board without violating its politically-correct guidelines, by which the admin -- Scott Desapio -- hides any comment as abusive or classifies as ad hominem that does not cover itself in kittens and puppies. It's a kindergarden now rampant with people Ayn Rand would have blasted. If you can't call stupid ideas stupid without it being called ad hominem, it's a board suitable only for wailing infants ,,, and, apparently, a Christian romance writer who flagged my comments as insufficiently bland.
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  • Posted by khalling 10 years ago in reply to this comment.
    you are asking me if I have read Rand? do I have that correctly? or is this comment directed to someone else?
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  • Posted by jneilschulman 10 years ago in reply to this comment.
    Have you read Ayn Rand? Her introduction to For the New Intellectual, for example? Her appearance on Phil Donahue?

    Ayn Rand did not mince words. By this board's standards she would not be allowed to post.
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  • Posted by jneilschulman 10 years ago in reply to this comment.
    Ad hominem is making a personal attack. If I can't attack a person's comments this discussion board is so dominated by political correctness it isn't worthy of its name and Ayn Rand should rise from the grave to sue.
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  • Posted by khalling 10 years ago in reply to this comment.
    I understand that you are a filmmaker. You live in PC land. most of us do not. I have an O daughter out there trying to make it. I have an idea, jneil. Capitalism is an intricate system. You want to browbeat us for our decisions. Luring and beguiling us would work better. jus sayin
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  • Posted by jneilschulman 10 years ago in reply to this comment.
    I'm a filmmaker. I know what's necessary to get a movie made. If the off-screen attitudes of an actor are to be used as criteria for whether or not to see a movie, this is political correctness raised to the level 1984 warned against.

    I will revise nothing. Caring about brownie points for being less than honest are another good example of this madness.

    Taylor Schilling, who played Dagny Taggert in Atlas Shrugged 1, has run away from being identified with the role because it could hurt her career and cause Hollywood liberals to blacklist her.

    Better burn your copy of Atlas Shrugged 1.
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  • Posted by khalling 10 years ago in reply to this comment.
    consider joining romanticism watch on FB. also check out Savvy Street. I am a contributor there. I am confused at your "type-casting" of gulch members. We have enjoyed your work and promoted it. apparently I fed the wrong wolf
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  • Posted by khalling 10 years ago in reply to this comment.
    I am not perverse and you are flaming the conversation. I have been very patient, polite, and I also did a little research before responding to you. You will lose points now which will hide your comments. Please consider rephrasing your comments
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    Posted by jneilschulman 10 years ago in reply to this comment.
    OK. Watch movies with anti-human themes and cliched superhero males and perfect CGI then don't you dare protest when filmmakers make mindless trash because they can't make the movies that could turn around the culture.

    There's a need for non-stupid fans as much as non-stupid filmmakers and your attitude is part of the problem.
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    Posted by jneilschulman 10 years ago in reply to this comment.
    No, Ayn Rand did not battle with King Vidor over changes to her screenplay because Jack Warner guaranteed to her that her script would be filmed as written.

    Boycotting a movie because one actor in a cast of over 100 expressed opinions you disagree with, when the director/co-writer of the movie is expressing your highest values, is just perverse.
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  • Posted by jneilschulman 10 years ago in reply to this comment.
    From the Wikipedia article "Dolph Lundgren":
    "He received a degree in chemistry from Washington State University, a degree in chemical engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm in the early 1980s, then a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia in 1982. Lundgren holds a rank of 3rd dan black belt in Kyokushin Karate and was European champion in 1980 and 1981."

    Articulate? In several languages. See this interview:
    https://youtu.be/7MKz9cdl9QI
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  • Posted by freedomforall 10 years ago
    It has a hope-full theme, but relies too much on 2nd rate CGI, and, of course, it's emasulating as almost everything from Hollywood is.

    I'd much rather watch B5 reruns.
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  • Posted by $ Abaco 10 years ago
    I heard a funny inside story about Clooney a few years ago (while he was supposed to be dating that long-legged blonde bombshell who competed on dancing with the stars). Based on what I learned, at least I'm sure he's not in the closet (unlike several other top actors). He likes what I like. LOL...
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  • Posted by khalling 10 years ago in reply to this comment.
    and battled with him over changes to the screenplay and was embittered enough by the experience to not allow any studios to pick up AS.
    I do not object to actors appearing in whatever movie they'd like. What I object to, strongly, is using their fame for political activism which is evil. and I do my part to let them know with my pocketbook. For a capitalist, that is a moral tool which individuals have in participating in a free market.
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