[Psudo]

Has anyone else seen the documentary "Split: A Divided America"? It talks about the partisanship in the USA and the nature and deterioration of political discourse that results. I'm only about 1/4th the way through it at this moment, but I don't see them finding any solutions by the end. In any case, it's MUCH better edited and compiled than any other political documentary I've ever seen. It's clearly far better than The Corporation, Fahrenheit 9/11, and Loose Change. It's also available for free on Hulu, which is always a plus.

Anyway, I'm finding it thought-provoking and beautifully non-partisan. Some good points:
- One guy recommended someone watch the televised Nixon/Kennedy debates. He calls Nixon "The last person to think live on TV."
- They argue that relevant political discourse was removed from the public and held mostly between talking heads on TV. People see the shows, take a side from what they watch, and then disrespect rather than debate with everyone else.

[commanderkai]

Sadly, Hulu doesn't work in Canada, but, I'm in Michigan right now, so I'm going to give it a go and see how it is.

[Psudo]

Hulu doesn't work in Canada? That's a deal-breaker. I'm not moving there now no matter who gets elected. =]

[ManifestDestiny]

You know how I vote?
Who ever the media elite loves or endorses. Thats who I vote against!

[commanderkai]

Psudo wrote:

Hulu doesn't work in Canada? That's a deal-breaker. I'm not moving there now no matter who gets elected. =]

Yeah, it sucks, but so far I'm enjoying the documentary.

Edit: Hmm...this documentary provides a lot of questions and background into the issues, but no real solutions. Not saying this is bad, because, well, these are problems that are much bigger than just one person.

[Psudo]

Yeah, I didn't really expect some kid with a camera to answer the country's problems. It's a good presentation of the background and context of the problem, though. That alone is pretty impressive.

It's better to admit you don't know than to offer false solutions.

[Mr_Canada]

I'm just waiting for the culture war.

[Mr_Canada]

ManifestDestiny wrote:

You know how I vote?
Who ever the media elite loves or endorses. Thats who I vote against!

...!

So you vote Communist?

[Psudo]

Mr_Canada wrote:

ManifestDestiny wrote:

You know how I vote?
Who ever the media elite loves or endorses. Thats who I vote against!

So you vote Communist?

Why throw away your vote? Vote Libertarian National Socialist Green: the party so obscure and bizarre I'm convinced it's a put-on!

Mr_Canada wrote:

Reseach Article: Cannabinoid action induces autophagy-mediated cell death through stimulation of ER stress in human glioma cells.

Is that an elaborate way to say "Cannibalism will kill you"?

[bootlegga]

Psudo wrote:

Hulu doesn't work in Canada? That's a deal-breaker. I'm not moving there now no matter who gets elected. =]

An awful lot of content that the US networks provide (either on their sites or others) don't allow access if your IP is from outside the States.

[Quantum_Wizard]

bootlegga wrote:

Psudo wrote:

Hulu doesn't work in Canada? That's a deal-breaker. I'm not moving there now no matter who gets elected. =]

An awful lot of content that the US networks provide (either on their sites or others) don't allow access if your IP is from outside the States.

You can sometimes circumvent that by using an anonymous proxy. I tried that with Hulu. I didn't get message complaining I'm outside US anymore, but I still got a different error message.

[Mr_Canada]

Psudo wrote:

Mr_Canada wrote:

ManifestDestiny wrote:

You know how I vote?
Who ever the media elite loves or endorses. Thats who I vote against!

So you vote Communist?

Why throw away your vote? Vote Libertarian National Socialist Green: the party so obscure and bizarre I'm convinced it's a put-on!

Mr_Canada wrote:

Reseach Article: Cannabinoid action induces autophagy-mediated cell death through stimulation of ER stress in human glioma cells.

Is that an elaborate way to say "Cannibalism will kill you"?

It's a link to a research article about Marijuana showing signs of fighting cancer. (by basically forcing cancerous cells to kill themselves)

[ManifestDestiny]

Mr_Canada wrote:

ManifestDestiny wrote:

You know how I vote?
Who ever the media elite loves or endorses. Thats who I vote against!

...!

So you vote Communist?

Nope I did not vote for Obama.

[Mr_Canada]

Then you certainly didn't vote for McCain and Palin, right? Unless Fox News isn't "Media" to you.

[ManifestDestiny]

Mr_Canada wrote:

Then you certainly didn't vote for McCain and Palin, right? Unless Fox News isn't "Media" to you.

I voted for Ron Paul in the Republican primary. I only voted local in the national election in 08. Wen you enter the booth you dont have to vote at all. Kinda of like voting present. I only voted for the seats up around me.