As socons have long lamented, Hollywood entertainment eventually drives public opinion.https://twitter.com/emilynussbaum/status/542499099191177217 …
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Replying to @mattklewis
@mattklewis I've seen every episode of 24, and I oppose torture in all respects and find what GWB allowed to happen to be repugnant1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @dmataconis
@dmataconis politics is downstream from culture. (And most Americans haven't thought thru these issues to the degree you have.)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @mattklewis
@mattklewis Maybe. Personally I have never found the "culture war" arguments either convincing, or very insightful1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @dmataconis
@dmataconis Do you doubt Modern Family and/or Will & Grace shifted opinions about gay marriage?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @mattklewis
@mattklewis Perhaps, but those shows succeeded because people found them entertaining not because they were pushing an "agenda"1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @dmataconis
@dmataconis I'm not suggesting Hollywood overtly pushes its values. That doesn't work. I'm suggesting it does so organically, & it matters.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @mattklewis
@mattklewis find them because they want to find them whether they are really there or not1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@dmataconis I'm merely suggesting that, over the course of years, the things we see and hear gradually impact our values and attitudes.
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