The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
"F.T.A. is a 1972 American documentary film starring Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland and directed by Francine Parker, which follows a 1971 anti-Vietnam War road show for G.I.s, the FTA Show, as it stops in Hawaii, The Philippines, Okinawa, and Japan.[1][2]: p.143
Actors, musicians, artists, etc. Are here to entertain us, they are not educators, historians and researchers. If you stop giving them airtime for thier personal beliefs, better yet, we stop paying attention to what they are saying, perhaps Hollywood can get back to the business of actually entertaining us again.
Now that we know of all the machinations of the military-industrial-congress complex (which may include the assassination of JFK), the tens of thousands of American deaths, the destruction wrought upon a foreign country, the destruction of American society that made America a great nation--wouldn't being anti-Vietnam War be more in line with being a patriotic American like the Founders wanted society to be (wary of the government that doesn't follow the Constitution)?
Kelly's Heroes, Animal House, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, etc, etc, etc.
ReplyDeleteGreat actor. 😥
ReplyDeleteOddball was my favorite character portrayed by him.
ReplyDeleteCanadian who made hay as an anti war activist.
ReplyDelete"F.T.A. is a 1972 American documentary film starring Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland and directed by Francine Parker, which follows a 1971 anti-Vietnam War road show for G.I.s, the FTA Show, as it stops in Hawaii, The Philippines, Okinawa, and Japan.[1][2]: p.143
IMHO He should have been deported.
Well done! I agree with Jim.
ReplyDeleteActors, musicians, artists, etc. Are here to entertain us, they are not educators, historians and researchers. If you stop giving them airtime for thier personal beliefs, better yet, we stop paying attention to what they are saying, perhaps Hollywood can get back to the business of actually entertaining us again.
ReplyDeleteNow that we know of all the machinations of the military-industrial-congress complex (which may include the assassination of JFK), the tens of thousands of American deaths, the destruction wrought upon a foreign country, the destruction of American society that made America a great nation--wouldn't being anti-Vietnam War be more in line with being a patriotic American like the Founders wanted society to be (wary of the government that doesn't follow the Constitution)?
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