Well, we had a good run. That whole notion of a free society with free access to ideas, by the people, for the people and all that -- it was a nice idea and it was sure fun for a while there, wasn't it?
Roadside Attractions and Samuel Goldwyn Films said in a statement the cable TV channel targeted to young audiences has told them the ads are "disparaging to fast food restaurants."
So "disparaging to fast food restaurants" is now considered off-limits? This really cements my long-held opinion that MTV has turned into one of the biggest pieces of garbage ever.
Last week a friend who lives in England wrote that she had heard that Americans had been "restricted" from seeing Michael Moore's new movie until after the election. I wrote back that the thought made me laugh. No, I said, we don't have that kind of blatant censorship here, it's just that Disney won't distribute it, which, you know, they certainly don't have to. The film will be shown, and will make a bazillion dollars.
This is all true. It's unlikely that we will have overt censorship of this kind coming directly from our government anytime soon. But the Disney thing and this latest bullshit from MTV (Viacom), is a different kind of censorship, and one that's possibly more dangerous because it's much harder to stop.
"Fascism should rightly be called Corporatism, as it is a merge of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini
