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Tag Archives: John Carpenter
Saturday Matinee: In the Mouth of Madness
That Time John Carpenter Went Meta With ‘In the Mouth of Madness’ As always, Carpenter was light years ahead of his time. By Nick L. Source: Collider One of John Carpenter’s more endearing traits is his aversion to self-effacing clowning. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged Cult Film, Horror, In the Mouth of Madness, John Carpenter, Sam Niel
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Dictatorship in Disguise: Authoritarian Monsters Wreak Havoc on Our Freedoms
By John & Nisha Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they’re people just like you. You’re wrong. Dead wrong.” — They Live We’re … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, civil liberties, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Empire, Film, media, news, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged civil liberties, culture, Dystopia, Escape from New York, fascism, film, Government, John Carpenter, police state, Science fiction, Slavoj Žižek, society, surveillance state, Technocracy, They Live
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Saturday Matinee: Dark Star
“Dark Star” (1974) is a science fiction comedy directed and produced by John Carpenter and co-written with Dan O’Bannon. The film originated as a USC film project from 1970 to 1972 and expanded to a feature length project in 1974. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, Humor, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged comedy, Cult Film, Dan O'Bannon, Dark Star, John Carpenter, Science fiction
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They Live, We Sleep: Beware the Growing Evil in Our Midst
By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they’re people just like you. You’re wrong. Dead wrong.” — They Live We’re living … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Art, Authoritarianism, conditioning, consciousness, corporate news, Corruption, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, elites, media, Media Literacy, news, Oligarchy, police state, propaganda, Psy-ops, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged Consumerism, Corporatism, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, elites, fascism, fear, Government, John Carpenter, Mainstream Media, media, Media Literacy, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, police state, psychology, society, Sociology, They Live, tyranny
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Has America Become a Dictatorship Disguised as a Democracy?
By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “The poor and the underclass are growing. Racial justice and human rights are nonexistent. They have created a repressive society and we are their unwitting accomplices. Their intention to rule rests with … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, censorship, civil liberties, conditioning, consciousness, Conspiracy, Consumerism, Corporate Crime, corporate news, Corruption, culture, divide and conquer, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Inequality, Law, media, Media Literacy, Oligarchy, police state, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, surveillance state
Tagged America, Corporatism, Dictatorship, Dystopia, economic inequality, elites, fascism, Fear Propaganda, John Carpenter, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, police state, They Live, Totalitarianism, US government
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They Live, We Sleep: A Dictatorship Disguised as a Democracy
By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they’re people just like you. You’re wrong. Dead wrong.”—They Live We’re … Continue reading
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Tagged America, conspiracy, Corporatism, Dictatorship, fascism, John Carpenter, John W. Whitehead, Militarization, Obama, Oligarchy, police state, Presidential Elections, propaganda, Roddy Piper, Rutherford Institute, Slavoj Žižek, They Live, war on terror
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