The Sadness of America

[Joe Allonby]

This is as true today as it was when Easy Rider came out. It is also an
example of American film as part of a culture that comments on itself as
well as society at large. So much for "no culture to speak of".

Thanks Otto.

Peace,
Joe


On 10/11/05, Otto <ottosell at yahoo.de> wrote:
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> George: You know, this used to be a hell of a good country. I can't
> understand what's gone wrong with it.
> Billy: Huh. Man, everybody got chicken, that's what happened, man. Hey,
> we can't even get into like, uh, second-rate hotel, I mean, a
> second-rate motel. You dig? They think we're gonna cut their throat or
> something, man. They're scared, man.
> George: Oh, they're not scared of you. They're scared of what you
> represent to 'em.
> Billy: Hey man. All we represent to them, man, is somebody needs a
> haircut.
> George: Oh no. What you represent to them is freedom.
> Billy: What the hell's wrong with freedom, man? That's what it's all
> about.
> George: Oh yeah, that's right, that's what it's all about, all right.
> But talkin' about it and bein' it - that's two different things. I mean,
> it's real hard to be free when you are bought and sold in the
> marketplace. 'Course, don't ever tell anybody that they're not free
> 'cause then they're gonna get real busy killin' and maimin' to prove to
> you that they are. Oh yeah, they're gonna talk to you, and talk to you,
> and talk to you about individual freedom, but they see a free
> individual, it's gonna scare 'em.
> Billy: Mmmm, well, that don't make 'em runnin' scared.
> George: No, it makes 'em dangerous.
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