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From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen)
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Subject: Re: Hurting the other by a "yes"
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Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 10:37:10 EDT
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>>If you recognize media manipulation as such, such recognition will
>>inhibit supposedly reflexive reactions to such base techniques.

> Dear Rich; I like to make multimedia slide shows, "just for fun".  I know
> that you think that knowing the techniques will protect you from the "tricks",
> but you are mistaken.  One of the major uses of these "slide shows" is to
> overload your "conscious controls" to such an extent that you cannot
> assimilate everything being presented.  Then; I have control.  These
> same techniques can be used in the movies. [DAVE WADE]

One first step is recognition that it is happening, allowing you to
turn off to the overload.  It's worked for me.

>>By the way, I laughed when I saw the kids in "Red Dawn" fighting
>>back.  Precisely because I knew what a crock of shit Milius was
>>dealing us in that movie.

> My 17-year-old sons disagree with you, perhaps because they were raised
> in the mountains here in New Mexico.  They know very well where the
> Mini-14 is and the 1000 rounds of ammunition, and all our gun locks
> use the same key...

Oh...  I still find it funny.  Especially when the real threat in this
country comes from those WITHIN it who would use their guns against the
rest of us.  I digress.

>>Providing the mininum daily adult requirement of sacrilege...

> Thank Man someone is...  Glad I don't have to do it.  Perhaps we could
> use our neighbor's lamb?

SacriLEGE!!!!!  Not sacriFICE!!! (Jeez!)  (If that's what you're talking
about, otherwise I'm at a loss to understand.)
Dave Wade
-- 
Anything's possible, but only a few things actually happen.
					Rich Rosen    pyuxd!rlr