10: Consequence Culture

The Modernist Perspective Podcast

After a crazy February full of snow storms we’re back with another episode. Here we have a discussion on everything from the GOP’s unnatural worship of Trump, the disaster with the Texas power grid, cancel culture is it really a thing or are people using it to escape consequences for actions and yell grievances at a changing society, and streaming and what role it will play in the future of the media industry.

0:41 - Trump’s impeachment and acquittal. Will the GOP ever stop bending the knee to Trump. How will they react going forward as criminal charges and prosecutions start coming into play?

1:47 - GOP gaslighting on events surrounding the insurrection on Jan 6th and the unnatural First Commandment breaking worship of the golden idol of Trump at CPAC.

3:40 - The GOP’s use of grievance politics and cancel culture to distract from their inability to govern.

6:45 - How a focus on reactionary and grievance politics led to a long term neglect of essential issues to governance such as updating infrastructure.

12:30 - Irresponsible Texas politicians like Dan Crenshaw who spread disinformation about the energy crisis during the Texas power grid failure and Ted Cruz who fled the state for Cancun only to come back for a short photo opp before flying to Orlando to make fun of the whole incident at CPAC.

15:00 - The hypocrisy of Ted Cruz snubbing New Jersey during Hurricane Sandy while begging the government for money after Hurricane Harvey. The GOP has a habit of flip flopping on principle particularly when it comes to using government money to help someone else vs something that helps them personally or politically.

17:00 - Gina Carano getting fired by Lucasfilm/Disney. Even some liberals defended her when this was clearly a case where she was given plenty of warning that her behavior was damaging the brand she represented and that she had to stop committing Public Relations arson or she would be shown the door. A discussion on cancel culture and how it is often used as a scapegoat by people (particularly those who claim to be part of the party of personal responsibility) who refuse to take responsibility for bad behavior.

21:30 - More recent examples of outcry over cancel culture such as the decision by the Dr. Seuss estate to remove certain work from circulation. In this case cancel culture is being used as a diversion by conservatives to rile up their base and distract them from the fact that they have no principle or platform other than grievance to adhere to.

23:39 - Was the trouble Gina Carano caused worth what she brought to the table? Also so many science fiction movies and shows contain liberal ideas. Why would conservatives care so much for entertainment that is aiming for an open minded audience with ideas they clearly don’t condone anyway?

31:30 - The future of streaming and the movie industry. How long will the streaming access option for movies that would normally be shown in theaters last?

34:30 - Which is better? The Netflix model of streaming shows which is to release an entire season at once or the Disney+ model where new episodes are released for streaming weekly.

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