A discussion of David Simon’s “Show Me A Hero” episodes 3 and 4
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Bigotry And RacismTelevisionThe Radical Secular Podcast
Simon Says: “Show Me A Hero”
by Sean Prophetby Sean ProphetDrew Scott, Joe Occhipinti, and Sean Prophet break down the first two episodes of HBO’s David Simon political drama “Show Me A Hero.”
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FascismFilmPsychologyScienceTelevision
Deepfake Technology: The War On Reality
by Sean Prophetby Sean ProphetDeepfakes are near-perfect videos of things that never happened — of people saying things they never said, and doing things they never did.
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Elizabeth Clare ProphetReligionTelevision
Full Video Sean Prophet KULR-TV Interview
by Sean Prophetby Sean ProphetIt was a wide ranging discussion about the Church, my upbringing, my exit from the church, the philosophical problems posed by my parents’ claim to speak for God.
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AtheismElizabeth Clare ProphetReligionTelevision
Synopsis of KULR Interview of Sean Prophet on CUT 50th Anniversary
by Sean Prophetby Sean Prophet“We all braced for a nuclear war and it didn’t happen. And the justification was that it was all averted through prayer, but to me it just didn’t wash. At some point I began to realize whoever my mom was talking to wasn’t right. And I wasn’t about to live my life based on it anymore.”
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FascismSocietyStupid ThingsTelevision
The Fascist Parents Television Council
by Sean Prophetby Sean ProphetThe false dichotomy: either impose government censorship on every second of every program, or suffer an orgiastic free-for-all that will permanently scar children’s minds.
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Critical ThoughtPsychologyTelevision
The Sadomasochism of “Hard As Nails”
by Sean Prophetby Sean ProphetThe conceit of Fatica and other religious hucksters is that life is often brutal and hurtful, so he can rationalize being just as brutal in defense of the downtrodden.
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Bigotry And RacismReligionTelevision
“Fall from Grace” Documents The Perils Of Religious Bigotry
by Sean Prophetby Sean ProphetThe documentary quoted Falwell, Robertson, and other evangelicals using virtually the same rhetoric as Phelps, albeit less colorfully.
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Greetings, readers! I’m back after a long posting hiatus, 2,800 miles of driving, and the Thanksgiving holiday, making for a highly productive…
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Elizabeth Clare ProphetTelevision
Documentary on CUT Bomb Shelters: Call for Participants
by Sean Prophetby Sean ProphetEighteen years ago today was a D-day of sorts: October 2, 1989 was the day Elizabeth Clare Prophet (as “Saint Germain”) had…