“Pirate Radio” New Movie with Anti-Government, Libertarian Theme Hits Theatres
Submitted by cyndezu on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 01:38
Arr be darr matey's a little inspiration for ya! ;D
“If you’re the government, and you don’t like something, you simply make a law against it.” Most of us have heard this saying before, but the movie Pirate Radio does a fantastic job of highlighting this onerous principle of governments, and how their efforts to regulate social behavior do nothing more than drive voluntary human conduct to thrive in the underground.
Set in 1966, the film tells a story of how the British government drove Rock n’ Roll off of the regular airwaves because the music was perceived as a recruiting tool for criminals, drug addicts, and sexual degenerates. One scene features a cabinet meeting of the British Government where one minister, played by Kenneth Branagh, explains that pirate radio “survives off of “shameless commercialism, and low morals” (sounds like Dondero’s type of music).
While the government is generally in favor of banning pirate radio, one minister concedes that there was no law in existence that gave the government the authority to do so. But this will not stop Branagh’s efforts to crush it. As the captain of the Radio Rock ship (played by Bill Nighy) so aptly put it, “governments loathe free people doing what they want.” This statement was said in the context of one of his DJ’s (played by Phillip Seymour Hoffman) creative use of the “F word” for supposedly the first time on live air.
After failed efforts to fine British companies who purchase advertising on pirate radio, one of Branagh’s subordinates (played by Jack Davenport) discovers that the strong signal emanating from Radio Rock actually blocked out a distress call made by a British fishing boat lost at sea. So, despite public opposition, the government enacts Marine Offenses Act as a pretext to shut down Radio Rock once and for all.
Interesting parallels can be drawn between this fictitious movie and more recent failed attempts by the British government to ban speech by conservative commentator Michael Savage, which it supposedly found offensive and hateful.
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I found this movie
I found this movie unwatchable. Turned it off after 20 or so minutes.
I find it unwatchable from
the preview. Hate that the theme of the movie is freedom to be irresponsible. Its like a guy once told me, you can play now and pay later or you can pay now and play later. It makes those of us looking to be free ,so we can be responsible for ourselves, look bad. I personally dont want to be associated with this movie. oh well.
Thanks! I ditto your comment.
This was obviously scripted by the opposition. Hope it flops.
Re: "Libertarian" Please comment
Some may have seen me comment on labels in general and libertarian in particular. Don't want to sound like a broken record but part of why I recommend avoiding tying Libertarian to our movement:
1. Did you notice how the MSM constantly tried to attach this label to RP and did you notice RP always rejected that label and called himself a Republican. There are many reasons why both parties did what they did w/ the MSM goal being to hurt RP and one of RPs' goals was to fight that current conditioning of the electorate "slur".
2. Any label is collectivist.
3. While many labels may say they stand for some very good things many of us identify with and maybe they in fact really stand for those things, it is not necessary to collectivize oneself to support the ideals that our movement of Free Individuals seeking a return of Individual Freedom supports.
4. The current system is greatly stacked against third parties and the MSM chattering class treats them as comical losers at best.
5. Third parties have a great track record-of losing, including the LP.
6. Labels in general including libertarian encourage individuals to not think as individuals-to not arrive at their own conclusions individually. This plays on the common human trait of seeking the easy way always. That trait is not always without benefits but it does make people more susceptible to TDW manipulation. Brand'em, Tell'em what WE(they) think and Lead'em.
Would we benefit from encouraging a break from groupthink that has ample PR. How much good PR does thinking individually receive.
PS-The MSM overtime has created a "conditioned response" with many people to certain terms, some of those CRs are positive, some are negative. Some terms w/ negative CRs are third party, Libertarian and Conspiracy Theory(Theorist). While having negativism attach to any of these terms may be flawed, the fact is that currently negativism does attach.
Partly Correct
Ron Paul never rejected "libertarian" (lower case), and never spoke badly of Libertarians (always saying how hard it is for us to get on the ballot), he only defended himself from attempts to smear him using the word, often by defining it, or to correct a misconception that he was running on the Libertarian ticket.
I've been impressed at how well he does to both defend and uphold libertarian values while running in the GOP.
Since we Libertarians (party members) and libertarians (freedom defenders) were the bulk of his national support group before the campaign (he was famous to us since he was first elected to Congress), he could hardly do less.
Labels are a problem, always. That's why I'm a libertarian. Labels are used to divide us. I'm a Libertarian because that label fits me much better than those of the dominant parties.
Read this from the LP's Statement of Principles and see if you agree:
"As Libertarians, we seek a world of liberty; a world in which all individuals are sovereign over their own lives and no one is forced to sacrifice his or her values for the benefit of others.
We believe that respect for individual rights is the essential precondition for a free and prosperous world, that force and fraud must be banished from human relationships, and that only through freedom can peace and prosperity be realized.
Consequently, we defend each person's right to engage in any activity that is peaceful and honest, and welcome the diversity that freedom brings. The world we seek to build is one where individuals are free to follow their own dreams in their own ways, without interference from government or any authoritarian power.
In the following pages we have set forth our basic principles and enumerated various policy stands derived from those principles.
These specific policies are not our goal, however. Our goal is nothing more nor less than a world set free in our lifetime, and it is to this end that we take these stands."
I'm proud to wear the Libertarian label. Used correctly, it's not a criticism at all. But that doesn't mean LP members are interchangible. As I like to point out, there are more nuts in the GOP than there are members of the LP (it's a small party); every party has them.
I can't be a member of any party with goals contrary to the above, although I do respect those of you who are working to change your parties from within and look forward to working together. For example, the LP never runs anyone against a certain M.D. from Texas, and the LP always welcomes endorsements when your party may not have a candidate in the race, or when you, as an individual, don't like your other options.
IMissLiberty
IMissLiberty
Thanks for the long thoughtful reply IML
I am not anti-LP but more anti-branding, anti-"faction", anti-collectivism, pro-Individual, pro-individual thought, pro-BUW(kind of risque when spelled out).
Why not be supportive of those things without being a party member? Are you wishing to make a statement re: the dominant/Uni-Party?
One of my problems with parties/factions is something I think the founders understood when they warned us about them. Even if a party was founded initially w/ the best intentions they are always at risk of being co-opted or having people rising to top positions that only care about a vehicle for personal power. This frequently happens in all manner of organizations-the goals of the organization are at odds w/ the motivations/goals of those wielding power within the organization. Our GOV is replete w/ such examples-a term for one type of disconnect that commonly occurs is known as "Empire Building". An example of the problem is apparent to those long familiar w/ the NRA. Perhaps the NRA
officers (this does not apply to the rank and file members) were once near uniformly motivated to defend and remove threats to the 2nd amendment, difficult to know for certain. What is clear now and has been for some time is the NRA officers are more concerned w/ maintaining, growing and enhancing the perks of their specific and general NRA empires. If each came to their desk one morning and found a red button labeled "push here to remove all threats to the second amendment forever" it is quite clear none of them would push that button, more likely they each would have the button destroyed. Pushing the button would also remove their very well paying, great perks positions forever. The reaction to the Red Button would be the opposite, likely to a person, for each of the dues paying rank and file members(taxpayers).
I do agree however,
please keep in mind this was published on a Libertarian blog.
Labels can also be purposeful, fellow DP'er ;)
The DP is proof that the grassroots support for Ron Paul and his peaceful message of individual liberty is large, real, and not going away!
With you there cyndezu(hmm, very collective)
My comment was not about your post, understood about the source in this instance.
Just taking the opportunity, from time to time(like now), to ask for reconsideration of L word usage.
I look forward to checking this out, sounds good, thanks for posting this.
;-D
I was not offended
but, do appreciate the clarification and positive response.
I have acquired rather thick skin and quite a bit of rope from being here =P
The DP is proof that the grassroots support for Ron Paul and his peaceful message of individual liberty is large, real, and not going away!
Bump
Looks Cool :)
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I saw it last weekend
It just came out last Friday. I think that I was the youngest person in the theater (and I'm 40). Great fun and good music.
Saw it last weekend
Great.
Just an all around fun movie & with the subversive libertarian & free market themes.
It's been out for a while
It's been out for a while now in Europe.
I thought it was out in the USA too.
It's a good movie :)
The original title in Europe is: The Boat that Rocked
So I gathered from the comments
I wonder what parts they edited just for us here in the US ;)
The DP is proof that the grassroots support for Ron Paul and his peaceful message of individual liberty is large, real, and not going away!
The DP is proof that the grassroots support for Ron Paul and his peaceful message of individual liberty is large, real, and not going away!
looks good
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Ron Paul Supporter Since 1997
"If people let government decide which foods they eat and medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny."
Thomas Jefferson
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Ron Paul Supporter Since 1997
"If people let government decide which foods they eat and medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny."
Thomas Jefferson