Back to Our Future, David Sirota on The David Pakman Show

--David Sirota, progressive talk radio host on Colorado's AM760 and author of the book "Back to Our Future" joins us live to talk about the effect of the 1980′s on today's understanding of war, the military, race, and more.

--On the Bonus Show New demand for exorcists, Colombian cocaine submarine, dinosaur petroglyphs made by humans.

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Broadcast on March 31, 2011

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[mrzipdisk]

So the military has influence, but also antimilitary/government propaganda? ok lol.

[mike61524334251]

I certainly need more information on Dan Ackroyd on this, because I have a funny feeling on him.

[Ebareebaveebeedee]

actually even movies about people becoming rich shun the majority of the rich as out of touch elites.

[arcee0712]

Also, if you look at movies such as the Legend of Billy Jean, Footloose and Revenge of the Nerds the message there is that the rich isn't always better. Many times its the brains or the poor that have just as much to offer this society and should be given as much respect. I do agree that the war movies were really skewed, but there are still many social movies with an anti-rich and spoiled consciousness.

[arcee0712]

I agree that there was some doctrinization that was going on with these movies but I can't agree with the Ghost Busters analogy. If you pay attention, the Ghost Busters were started by PhD fellows who I believe had been defunded by the University. They go off on their own, and run into opposition not by the Government, but a greedy politician (The Mayor) only concerned with his own career and not the safety of the city. As a child, thats what I took from it.

[mellowdrone7]

All this from ghost busters? I don't think dan akroyd was trying to make a statement about society when he wrote that movie. . .

[LeeMarcelle]

@D0nutHutSlut CoolBeans

[D0nutHutSlut]

@LeeMarcelle The keyword in my original post was 'about', didn't have room to be specific. The town is mostly 1/3 each of those skin tones.  Specifically, there are very few Asians, Middle-Easterners, Indians, etc.. I think the Asian demographic is something like about 4% at the moment, if that. The towns and cities north-east of my home town have a very different demographic range. ;-D Must be those art classes that have made me think about colors differently. Sorry for any confusion.

[LeeMarcelle]

@D0nutHutSlut So where do Asians fall in your black, white, brown town? (Not starting an argument btw)

[D0nutHutSlut]

@LeeMarcelle Well, most are from Mexico, but others are from elsewhere. I can't call them all Mexican, some would be offended. I can't call them all Latino, some would be offended. I can't call them all Hispanic, some would be offended. But, their beautiful skin tones are a wide variety between 'black' and 'white'. It's a lovely mix here. Saying 1/3 brown doesn't make any real logical sense, but neither does 1/3 black and 1/3 white. I am considered white, but I own paper whiter than myself.