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rhett o rick

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42. You need to differentiate between financial elites and intellectual elites.

Mon Apr 9, 2012, 09:09 AM

Apr 2012

Everyone hates the elites. The Left hates financial elites while the Right hates intellectual elites.

Are you saying that intellectual elites are looking down on the poor? If so, what legislation do they favor? Who are their representatives? Liberal authoritarians doesnt compute for me.

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Hunger Games - didn't realize it was a right wing [View all] Aerows Apr 2012 OP

I saw a prelude to a revolution against colonial dictators. McCamy Taylor Apr 2012 #1

I'm confused by your comments Aerows Apr 2012 #2

Or the 1% controlling the 99%. mmonk Apr 2012 #3

That IS what it is about obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #22

It's a trilogy GeorgeGist Apr 2012 #4

It's a dystopia.. Fumesucker Apr 2012 #5

It is a tale of the 1% in total control, and the grass roots uprising that causes Bluenorthwest Apr 2012 #6

I havent seen it. Can you list some of the themes? nm rhett o rick Apr 2012 #7

I read the book XemaSab Apr 2012 #8

Yes accurate. mmonk Apr 2012 #9

Lois Lowry's a rightwinger? XemaSab Apr 2012 #11

It may be a different writer I was thinking about. mmonk Apr 2012 #15

Looks to me like we are having trouble with the phrase "right wing fantasy." rhett o rick Apr 2012 #28

I think what they meant was it was a right wing marlakay Apr 2012 #38

It is a right wing wet dream, but Curmudgeoness Apr 2012 #10

Haven't seen the movie abelenkpe Apr 2012 #12

There's nothing inherently right-wing about Christianity tho. n/t Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #20

Not sure I agree. Are you referring to Jesus's teachings rhett o rick Apr 2012 #26

True Christianity is left wing... YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #36

That's how I see it. nm rhett o rick Apr 2012 #37

Duckie basically said it Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #57

Yes I agree. Although we struggle with definitions. rhett o rick Apr 2012 #60

It doesn't glorify the 1% being completely in control of the 99% but Lex Apr 2012 #13

I assume you mean that the bad guys were right wing. joshcryer Apr 2012 #14

No, the story itself is not right-wing although the villains appear to be Bjorn Against Apr 2012 #16

I was told the govt in control were the bad 1% but were socialists Zax2me Apr 2012 #17

The government in the book was most certainly not socialist Bjorn Against Apr 2012 #18

So it's basically like the society depicted in MLP Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #24

While I can't say I am super familiar with the world My Little Pony takes place in... Bjorn Against Apr 2012 #27

So why is it considered young-adult? Is it like Logan's Run? Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #48

Canterlot and Ponyville are nothing like the world in the Hunger Games sakabatou Apr 2012 #40

Depends on which interpretation you're using. Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #46

So much overanalyzation sakabatou Apr 2012 #47

Source: OverthinkingIt.com :-) But... Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #51

Whatever happened to love and tolerate? sakabatou Apr 2012 #63

Us so-called extremists are the MOST loving and tolerant! Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #64

I'm more into pegasus' anyway. sakabatou Apr 2012 #66

The comments section here v Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #67

Even for me, I think that taking MLP a bit far sakabatou Apr 2012 #68

I'm sure it's all in good fun. Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #69

Conspicuous consumption is a hallmark of Capitol dwellers lapislzi Apr 2012 #43

I think you saw what you wanted to see. dems_rightnow Apr 2012 #19

No it isn't, the author is a progressive obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #21

Right wing blogs I've read on HG utterly dislike it. Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #23

I read the book a few years ago etherealtruth Apr 2012 #25

Right wingers dream of social uprisings among the poor? rucky Apr 2012 #29

Can you elaborate on what you mean by that? JHB Apr 2012 #30

I couldn't disagree more. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2012 #31

Both left and right have tried to claim it. Neither has a particularly strong case. RZM Apr 2012 #32

I dont understand how this can be considered leftist authoritarian. rhett o rick Apr 2012 #33

+1 obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #35

I don't think I agree XemaSab Apr 2012 #39

I'm talking about elites RZM Apr 2012 #41

You need to differentiate between financial elites and intellectual elites. rhett o rick Apr 2012 #42

You are correct. Lex Apr 2012 #44

I think you might have misunderstood what I was saying RZM Apr 2012 #45

The online rightwingers love it. Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #50

The back and forth over this RZM Apr 2012 #52

So basically... it's anti-authoritarian. Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #54

Liberal or Conservative: Both Sides Trying To Claim 'Hunger Games' Are_grits_groceries Apr 2012 #34

Provoking political questions are censored from American fiction to avoid alienating half the market Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #53

Neither Olbermann nor Rather were censored for their beliefs RZM Apr 2012 #55

The national guard docs were broken by Democratic Underground's Walt Starr. Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #56

LOL RZM Apr 2012 #58

Wait, you think the documents were forgeries? Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #61

It's been a while since I've read about it RZM Apr 2012 #62

I don't know for sure, but I don't think Dan Rather should have been fired for something that Leopolds Ghost Apr 2012 #65

Not sure what you mean? TNLib Apr 2012 #49

It's the exact opposite of that. I loved the books and enjoyed the first movie. NYC Liberal Apr 2012 #59