BubberMiley Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 I'm sorry if you people see a distinction between the Welland Flash Mob and the Cabaret scene but underneath all, I don't. You don't understand why the nazis were bad? You really need to explain yourself better, or people are going to continue to think you're an idiot. Quote "I think it's fun watching the waldick get all excited/knickers in a knot over something." -scribblet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 As I said...His theory has'nt reached the Mendoza Line... Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 But that's not the distinction. In hindsight jbg, you note that "there is not a hint that the charollers in the food court were going to attack, hurt or kill anyone." In hindsight. ---- I fear the song and emotional appeal to something that is "good". If it is truly good, then you should rejoice - if you freely choose so. More broadly, it seems to me that it's a question of "fanboys" or shibboleths or gang membership. "Sony is good, Panasonic is bad." "Anne Hathaway? What a lame actress." ---- Bob Fosse knew exactly what he was doing in 1972 when he included this scene in Cabaret. And he was speaking directly to the people in Welland who made this 2010 youtube video. Flashmobs are great. I joined in in a mob of 200 Santas last night in downtown Toronto. Superficially, those videos are the same but the backstory is completely different. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 You don't understand why the nazis were bad?BM, I have tried to understand the seduction of Nazis.IMV, Bob Fosse - with his old man in the cap - had it right. IMV, if the Welland flash mob had shown a similar old person, I would have applauded. But everyone here seems to think that the Welland flash mob is God on Earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted May 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 (edited) Another example of the OP. I fear such examples of spontaneous opinion. --- It is argued that Lincoln, a good man, broke the US Constitution to protect it. Then what is a constitution? Hitler, a bad man, twisted a constitution to gain power. Surely a Constitution should protect us against tyranny, against bad men - yet it should let good men hold sway. --- I know how Bob Fosse would have responded. Edited May 15, 2011 by August1991 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 I fear such examples of spontaneous opinion. Why? Why be afraid? It's just people, you know, liking things. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 (edited) Why? Why be afraid? It's just people, you know, liking things. I think...I think what August is getting at is that people get swayed over constitutional matters with simpleminded emotional euphoria.The Tea Party Minstrel would be an example of that..Oversimplfying things like patriotism,and the responsibilites therein, to a verse in a song.. That's a little scary...And I suppose there is a specious historical link to the rise of the NAZI party in Germany to it.... How would Fosse do this?? Probably with a latently gay dance routine??? and a 5,6,7,8!! Edited May 15, 2011 by Jack Weber Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 The Nazis didn't have YouTube. We have it, so every kook with a bad opinion is out there waiting to make us afraid. My filters have been developing for a long time so they don't bother me. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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