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SleeplessinSoCal

(9,123 posts)
Sun Jan 1, 2023, 08:21 PM Jan 2023

Ideas for important movies that might help us deal with "fear of the other"

I watched an old Dateline 2 nights ago where a "Christian" guy shot up a car of young white guys. He had countless high tech weapons and lived with his wife and three beautiful children, who are now scared of "others" for life.

His warped version of Christianity and military background belie his trustworthiness. It's a horrible but thought provoking news story from 2011. And the hero is a transplanted police detective from San Francisco hoping to escape rampant crime by moving to a small town in the High Sierras.

A car full of young white guys looking for a party in the dark backroads come across a bizarre no trespassing sign, so they stole a solar light. Next night they took 2 more. That act of stupidity cost lives and caused countless irreparable damage to psyches of many people.

This case should be turned into a movie by someone like Ron Howard. One young man shot in the head died. They desperately tried to escape him. But he was enraged and gunned them down and then lied about the whole thing. He's serving 80 years in prison.

I keep thinking about the kids and his lies about keeping them safe. He lied about everything. THIS NEEDS TO BE A MOVIE. SO MUCH TO EXPOSE ABOUT GUN/CHRISTIAN/MILITARY/SURVIVALIST/PHONEY CULTURE.

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Ideas for important movies that might help us deal with "fear of the other" (Original Post) SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2023 OP
I would watch it! Bluesaph Jan 2023 #1
I think we've learned that Fox News specializes in stoking fear of others SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2023 #2
I saw that Dateline a while back. Brutal. GoodRaisin Jan 2023 #3

Bluesaph

(703 posts)
1. I would watch it!
Mon Jan 2, 2023, 12:59 PM
Jan 2023

You reminded me of this video and this band. I talked to the writer of the lyrics several times in social media. We had a back and forth and he just doesn’t see it. But I wanted to pick his brain about his music and style and why his songs all reflect this fear of other.

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SleeplessinSoCal

(9,123 posts)
2. I think we've learned that Fox News specializes in stoking fear of others
Tue Jan 3, 2023, 03:06 AM
Jan 2023

They teach through disdain and sound idiotic. The combination seems to have brought out the worst in way too many.

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