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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dayuhan who wrote (20938)	8/8/2001 12:46:10 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

You may be wrong in your assumption that money is the only agenda. They already have loads of money. Isn't it more fun to tear down tradition, create new mores, and manipulate and desensitize the masses? It must be intoxicating to perceive yourself as a creator of icons and mover of mass sentiment. They're probably laughing up their sleeve at how easily they can push our buttons.

To: Dayuhan who wrote (20938)	8/8/2001 1:11:22 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

If it were a top-down thing, what reason would there possibly be for pushing sex and violence? I happen to agree that much of it is demand driven, but there are lots of reasons for pushing sex and violence. First, probably some directors or producers find them more fun to film than drawing room scenes. Second, some people in the entertainment industry, I think, like to push the envelope for the sake of showing how different, or creative, or something they are. There are other reasons, but these will do for a start.