halfmanhalfbronco Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 God bless South Park. Discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smltwnrckr Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 My favorite show ever. The singularly most important show of the last 2 decades. The recent pushback on the show by the woke left is that movement's greatest shame. The initial pushback on the show by the religious right is that movement's greatest shame. Not sure how I feel about the show's take on mormons. Planning is an exercise of power, and in a modern state much real power is suffused with boredom. The agents of planning are usually boring; the planning process is boring; the implementation of plans is always boring. In a democracy boredom works for bureaucracies and corporations as smell works for skunk. It keeps danger away. Power does not have to be exercised behind the scenes. It can be open. The audience is asleep. The modern world is forged amidst our inattention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naggsty Butler Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 hour ago, smltwnrckr said: My favorite show ever. The singularly most important show of the last 2 decades. The recent pushback on the show by the woke left is that movement's greatest shame. The initial pushback on the show by the religious right is that movement's greatest shame. Not sure how I feel about the show's take on mormons. As a Mormon, I find myself singing the song from that episode all the time and it drives me nuts. I'm not bothered by it, in fact I thought it was a funny episode. And the episode on China was one of my absolute favorites. They aren't afraid to pull any punches. We need the social commentary that they provide and no one else seems willing to make. "BYU is like a 4-year-long church dance with 20,000 chaperones all waiting for you to forget to shave one morning so they can throw you out." -GeoAg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfmanhalfbronco Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 hour ago, smltwnrckr said: My favorite show ever. The singularly most important show of the last 2 decades. The recent pushback on the show by the woke left is that movement's greatest shame. The initial pushback on the show by the religious right is that movement's greatest shame. Not sure how I feel about the show's take on mormons. Another great episode tonight. The most biting and relevant social commentary in my lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfmanhalfbronco Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, Naggsty Butler said: As a Mormon, I find myself singing the song from that episode all the time and it drives me nuts. I'm not bothered by it, in fact I thought it was a funny episode. The show has eviscerated my religion, Catholicism even more than yours. I freaking died in their last episode in which they did this, and torched the things that make me angry about my Church while still highlighting the amazing parts about it. They did the same with the Mormons. At the end of that episode, the moral was "Say what you want but the Mormons are better than you". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smltwnrckr Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 29 minutes ago, Naggsty Butler said: As a Mormon, I find myself singing the song from that episode all the time and it drives me nuts. I'm not bothered by it, in fact I thought it was a funny episode. And the episode on China was one of my absolute favorites. They aren't afraid to pull any punches. We need the social commentary that they provide and no one else seems willing to make. Also, that episode was quite ambivalent about faith. It basically said that even if the mythology seems silly, if the point of the religion is to do good, be nice to people and love your family, then people who hate on the religion are ultimately the ones in the wrong. I really feel that episode is the thesis statement of the show. It's basically a +++++ you to institutions and individuals that assume they're in a morally superior position and a thumbs up to decency. Planning is an exercise of power, and in a modern state much real power is suffused with boredom. The agents of planning are usually boring; the planning process is boring; the implementation of plans is always boring. In a democracy boredom works for bureaucracies and corporations as smell works for skunk. It keeps danger away. Power does not have to be exercised behind the scenes. It can be open. The audience is asleep. The modern world is forged amidst our inattention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smltwnrckr Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 24 minutes ago, halfmanhalfbronco said: The show has eviscerated my religion, Catholicism even more than yours. I freaking died in their last episode in which they did this, and torched the things that make me angry about my Church while still highlighting the amazing parts about it. They did the same with the Mormons. At the end of that episode, the moral was "Say what you want but the Mormons are better than you". I mean the show's ultimate thesis is that we should question, no, we should reject any person or institution that operates from a position of absolute moral clarity. Period. The end. Because the world is complicated. And anyone who says it's simple is trying to control you. Havent watched tonight's episode yet. I have it recorded to watch tomorrow because I'm doing some work. Planning is an exercise of power, and in a modern state much real power is suffused with boredom. The agents of planning are usually boring; the planning process is boring; the implementation of plans is always boring. In a democracy boredom works for bureaucracies and corporations as smell works for skunk. It keeps danger away. Power does not have to be exercised behind the scenes. It can be open. The audience is asleep. The modern world is forged amidst our inattention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawlorfaithful Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 The Mormons did get heaven. I think that’s worth a few broadsides at their founding myth. We’re all sitting in the dugout. Thinking we should pitch. How you gonna throw a shutout when all you do is bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClevelandBrown Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 The best satire of all time. Can't wait to watch the new episode! I think, therefore I'm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...