Motes Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 Just wanted to share this with you guys, some blatant daddy state propaganda:Transformer ClipOle Marky Mark hugs his daughter stares at the Federal Reserve and says "Trust your dad".Anyone think I'm too far out there on this one? Seems blatant to me. Also, the burly green autobot with the beard, da ,da ,daaa, is played as stupid, incompentent, obsolete, and beligerent the whole time, another attack on masculinity, labeling it, as this film calls it, machismo.
DaVinci Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 I'm not sure that most of the people who went to see this would pick up on what you are pointing out.
Motes Posted July 16, 2014 Author Posted July 16, 2014 I watch a few shows like this because I figure it is propaganda aimed at my sect, or the sect society believes I should belong to, and I best know what the enemy thinks of me.I bet the subconscious Fed programming was intentional. Surely, most people that saw it will then have a sort of subconscious imprinting, making them uncomfortable when they see the Fed on the news in a negative light. Anyway, I love how Stef started pointing out propaganda in blockbuster films like this. I feel like my vision went from 20/20 to 20/10 when watching them.
Bedouin Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 That's a very intriguing clip. The message you suggest might seem far fetched but it kinda fits. From what I'm hearing, Godzilla showed quite overt support for FEMA, which has been an area of contention with other liberty advocates as you may know, so it would not surprise me if they are revving up their propaganda machine further. Mind, I didn't know that building is the fed, I thought it was white and in an open space. However the flag is an adequate replacement, and certainly a much more obvious and accessible means of seeding that emotionally manipulative image. Very funny anyway, the lack of subtlety is astounding. The gross anti-scientific blunder of not having that speeding starship create a massive vacuum/shockwave is also a bit pathetic as an aside; I would imagine the towers would be wrenched inward by the force or at least have all of their windows broken. The thing sped away at like 1000 Gs ffs. Oh and edit btw I haven't watched the film yet so I don't know what the premise behind those 'evil alien robots' (the decepticons or w/e) is, but the way they're depicted as behind the flag, sure it's common imagery but it's definitely designed to evoke a sort of fear of outsiders and allegiance to the flag. It makes me wonder what 'enemy' archetype those aliens inhabit - is it ISIS? Libertarians? 2nd Amendment activists? (HI NSA!). Back in the 50s and onwards throughout the Cold War ofc, aliens respresented the old Commie threat. Indeed, aliens must be the propaganda engineers' wet dream in terms of their capabilities as metaphorical vessels for the 'alienation' of particular real world causes by association.
shirgall Posted July 17, 2014 Posted July 17, 2014 I'm not sure that most of the people who went to see this would pick up on what you are pointing out. As they say on RedLetterMedia, you may not have noticed, but your brain did.
DaVinci Posted July 18, 2014 Posted July 18, 2014 As they say on RedLetterMedia, you may not have noticed, but your brain did.Heh, yeah. Love those videos. Of course people are so steeped in this stuff I doubt even their brain saw it. A cup of water poured into the ocean you are drowning in will probably go unnoticed.
Recommended Posts