it's not so much the violence - it's the narrative.
if you're a student of history you can look back at domestic tv/films from any period they were produced in, and there's a very noticeable amount of foreign policy and civil policy narratives not just reflecting what is going on at the time, but attempting to influence society with narratives that support those policies.
"there's a very noticeable amount of foreign policy and civil policy narratives not just reflecting what is going on at the time, but attempting to influence society with narratives that support those policies."
That's why they call it propaganda.
Violent movies make people cuddly.. (Score:5, Interesting)
it's not so much the violence - it's the narrative.
if you're a student of history you can look back at domestic tv/films from any period they were produced in, and there's a very noticeable amount of foreign policy and civil policy narratives not just reflecting what is going on at the time, but attempting to influence society with narratives that support those policies.
Re:Violent movies make people cuddly.. (Score:2)