▲ 0 ▼ What is your favorite older movie that could NEVER get made in this day and age? (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by beefbaby182@lemmy.world [M] to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 6 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] OrkneyKomodo@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) The Monty Python films. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nivenkos@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) They recently tried to censor the Loretta scene. This was actually a big factor for me in "leaving the 'Left'" - i.e. remembering back when it was the religious establishment trying to censor the films (and succeeding in many countries). And now it's happening all over again but by the new "woke" establishment and LGBTQIA2S+ movement. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Laticauda@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Hate to break it to you, but if complaints about one movie scene was all it took to get you to "leave" the left, then you were never really on the left to begin with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nivenkos@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's not just that though, but the general shift to identity politics - even in Britain you'll see "leftist" groups doing things like silencing "white males" etc. And also in many cases their proposals focus too much on the symptoms and/or end up with worse consequences, which is exactly what Marx was against. Like decriminalising theft below 300 euros which is common in many places now, but just leads to organised gangs exploiting it (just like lesser / no sentencing for teenagers, etc.). Likewise for pushing for rent control which usually just results in great unfairness in who is lucky enough to get the rent controlled properties - and then pass them down in their family, so you end up with unlucky working people paying far more in rent than much wealthier lucky families and pensioners. I still usually vote for the centre-Left just due to being anti-religion and republican (anti-monarchy). But I wish there were more sensible economic and justice options too - like supporting the working class by shifting the tax burden to property owners and the wealthy (and taxing unproductive economic activity) over income and VAT, supporting the free market except for natural monopolies, etc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] oryx@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago You know the focus on identy and LGBTQ+ and all that comes from the right, correct? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nivenkos@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) They recently tried to censor the Loretta scene. This was actually a big factor for me in "leaving the 'Left'" - i.e. remembering back when it was the religious establishment trying to censor the films (and succeeding in many countries). And now it's happening all over again but by the new "woke" establishment and LGBTQIA2S+ movement. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Laticauda@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Hate to break it to you, but if complaints about one movie scene was all it took to get you to "leave" the left, then you were never really on the left to begin with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nivenkos@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's not just that though, but the general shift to identity politics - even in Britain you'll see "leftist" groups doing things like silencing "white males" etc. And also in many cases their proposals focus too much on the symptoms and/or end up with worse consequences, which is exactly what Marx was against. Like decriminalising theft below 300 euros which is common in many places now, but just leads to organised gangs exploiting it (just like lesser / no sentencing for teenagers, etc.). Likewise for pushing for rent control which usually just results in great unfairness in who is lucky enough to get the rent controlled properties - and then pass them down in their family, so you end up with unlucky working people paying far more in rent than much wealthier lucky families and pensioners. I still usually vote for the centre-Left just due to being anti-religion and republican (anti-monarchy). But I wish there were more sensible economic and justice options too - like supporting the working class by shifting the tax burden to property owners and the wealthy (and taxing unproductive economic activity) over income and VAT, supporting the free market except for natural monopolies, etc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] oryx@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago You know the focus on identy and LGBTQ+ and all that comes from the right, correct? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Laticauda@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Hate to break it to you, but if complaints about one movie scene was all it took to get you to "leave" the left, then you were never really on the left to begin with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nivenkos@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's not just that though, but the general shift to identity politics - even in Britain you'll see "leftist" groups doing things like silencing "white males" etc. And also in many cases their proposals focus too much on the symptoms and/or end up with worse consequences, which is exactly what Marx was against. Like decriminalising theft below 300 euros which is common in many places now, but just leads to organised gangs exploiting it (just like lesser / no sentencing for teenagers, etc.). Likewise for pushing for rent control which usually just results in great unfairness in who is lucky enough to get the rent controlled properties - and then pass them down in their family, so you end up with unlucky working people paying far more in rent than much wealthier lucky families and pensioners. I still usually vote for the centre-Left just due to being anti-religion and republican (anti-monarchy). But I wish there were more sensible economic and justice options too - like supporting the working class by shifting the tax burden to property owners and the wealthy (and taxing unproductive economic activity) over income and VAT, supporting the free market except for natural monopolies, etc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] oryx@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago You know the focus on identy and LGBTQ+ and all that comes from the right, correct? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nivenkos@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's not just that though, but the general shift to identity politics - even in Britain you'll see "leftist" groups doing things like silencing "white males" etc. And also in many cases their proposals focus too much on the symptoms and/or end up with worse consequences, which is exactly what Marx was against. Like decriminalising theft below 300 euros which is common in many places now, but just leads to organised gangs exploiting it (just like lesser / no sentencing for teenagers, etc.). Likewise for pushing for rent control which usually just results in great unfairness in who is lucky enough to get the rent controlled properties - and then pass them down in their family, so you end up with unlucky working people paying far more in rent than much wealthier lucky families and pensioners. I still usually vote for the centre-Left just due to being anti-religion and republican (anti-monarchy). But I wish there were more sensible economic and justice options too - like supporting the working class by shifting the tax burden to property owners and the wealthy (and taxing unproductive economic activity) over income and VAT, supporting the free market except for natural monopolies, etc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] oryx@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago You know the focus on identy and LGBTQ+ and all that comes from the right, correct? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oryx@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago You know the focus on identy and LGBTQ+ and all that comes from the right, correct? permalink fedilink source parent