Irony

[Mark Kohut]

We agree. People must have complained so "we" withdraw the ads. With an authoritarian move. 

Can we, as a society, have two thoughts that follow on one observation? That is, we see fascist ads for a movie? Why do so many not think that makes the movie potentially interesting as insight into us. 

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> On Nov 27, 2015, at 1:20 AM, Joseph Tracy <brook7 at sover.net> wrote:
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> These are ads for video entertainment. Should all ads which feature villains be banned? Or are only imaginary Nazi villains with what looks like a US flag behind them “offensive”? To my mind it is just a weird reaction that seems to reveal insecurity about  what the flag means. 
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> Maybe that s the problem, I have little idea what others feel when they see the Flag. To be honest, when I see the US flag I think of death and lies. 
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> The PKD story deserves to advertise itself competitively and the image is powerful, provocative and intriguing. To make a drama about fascism is very different from making a drama to promote fascism. And it is hard to think of anyone more anti-fascist than PKD. 
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