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Walker
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Re: Favourite movie scenes

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Gary Childress wrote: Sat May 23, 2026 7:49 pm
The purity of Hollywood movie fiction is rooted in boy meets girl because in the Golden Age of Hollywood, men undeniably ruled the world, and lust with its variations ruled men.

In The Hollywood movie about WWI, which was about pacifist York meeting reality, they just had to toss in the boy meets girl theme. It was his life dream, his motivating source of energy. His life dream was not to be a killer. Events overwhelmed his plans.

You know, in reality, they gave the guy a ticker tape parade in NYC.
Why did they do that in reality, and why were all the people cheering for York, in reality?
And, what do you think of his simple, Appalachian logic that justified his societal role, and destiny, which was to be A Guardian, along with all its nasty particulars?

Goodness needs guardians, don't you know, because unlike truth goodness is not self-protected.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bQnxlHZsjY

Why do you think truth is self-protected?
The answer does not rely on belief.
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Re: Favourite movie scenes

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Gary Childress wrote: Sat May 23, 2026 7:49 pm Will America ever return to pre-World War II innocence?
Question: When the operations manager read the philosopher's resume, what did he notice?
Answer: No answers, only questions.

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Old school happiness is a reaction to crawling out of the horrors of WWII. The sophisticated disillusionment of the 1920’s, which was pre-cursed by WWI and dada artists of the youth, were left stranded on No Hope Avenue when faced with the Great Depression, which government meddling has been blamed for prolonging in the USofA.

As a principle that transcends generations of hard times, old school happiness lingers on simple things, which is why little children often wonder why grandpa laughs and makes faces.
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