Abishai100
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This is a 'media-parable' inspired by Celebrity and The Post.
Cheers,
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Two clans of warriors waged a terrible war in the Age of Media, but the two sides were in great dramatic complications, since they both took huge gambles (and were facing the consequences!). One clan (the Rabbits) was led by the pensive knight Alas, a prince from the East. The other clan (the Clovers) was led by a brutal warlord and drug-dealer named Shivo. The war was over the proper punishment of a harlot named Tina who published a pornographic video of U.S. President Donald Trump (on Facebook!). Alas's clan believed Tina should simply be treated as 'criminally-insane,' while Shivo's clan believed Tina should be treated as a common criminal.
Many individuals got involved in this great war, including American celebrities such as Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, and Charlize Theron. The terrible gamble the Rabbits and the Clovers took was regarding the sexual purity of Tina herself. Alas claimed Tina was morally fine but simply insane, while Shivo insisted Tina herself was a harlot. While Tina's video was left up to public speculation and scrutiny (by the American laws of free-speech), it was considered libel, since the PR-representatives at the White House insisted the video was a fabrication (a hoax!). Thus began Tina's great 'journey.'
Since the war was waged during the Age of Media, many issues came to the forefront, including controversial topics/questions such as "Should America elect a casino-mogul celebrity as its President (Donald Trump) just because the world needs finance-minded social leaders?" It was a time of great cynicism but also a time of great ambitions (e.g., Wall Street, European Union, NASDAQ, etc.). Alas believed media was the 'cure' to isolationism, while Shivo suggested media was simply a 'convenient vehicle' for pornography. Since the Rabbits and Clovers both gambled on commenting on Tina's sexual purity, morality became an uncomfortable 'issue' in this media-related 'debate.'
American celebrity Tom Cruise was busy making a modern movie about Egyptian folklore, and Tom Hanks was working on a film about American journalism, so neither cared too much about President Trump's public reputation in the media, however, when actress Meryl Streep (who worked with both Cruise and Hanks) explained that 'social prestige' was a new 'calling-card' in this age of the press and tabloids, Cruise and Hanks realized the debate (and the feud between the Rabbits and Clovers) was oddly and ironically weighty/symbolic, so the two got involved. Cruise and Hanks started working on a film together with fellow Hollywood (USA) peer, actress Charlize Theron. The film was about free-speech issues regarding genetic-cloning as they related to racism.
Alas came up with a brilliant plan. He was a terrific poker-player, so he challenged Shivo to a game of poker, and if he won, the Rabbits could claim Tina was simply criminally-insane and would be 'excused' from public condemnation. Shivo agreed to the wager (since he felt it would expunge him from the Clovers' gamble on commenting on Tina's sexual purity). Alas easily won the poker game, so Shivo publicly declared Tina was 'above extreme reproach.' President Trump was relieved too. Alas concluded that the war was really about instinctual vanity (e.g., chauvinism)...not moral cleansing (e.g., evangelism)!
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Cheers,
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Two clans of warriors waged a terrible war in the Age of Media, but the two sides were in great dramatic complications, since they both took huge gambles (and were facing the consequences!). One clan (the Rabbits) was led by the pensive knight Alas, a prince from the East. The other clan (the Clovers) was led by a brutal warlord and drug-dealer named Shivo. The war was over the proper punishment of a harlot named Tina who published a pornographic video of U.S. President Donald Trump (on Facebook!). Alas's clan believed Tina should simply be treated as 'criminally-insane,' while Shivo's clan believed Tina should be treated as a common criminal.
Many individuals got involved in this great war, including American celebrities such as Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, and Charlize Theron. The terrible gamble the Rabbits and the Clovers took was regarding the sexual purity of Tina herself. Alas claimed Tina was morally fine but simply insane, while Shivo insisted Tina herself was a harlot. While Tina's video was left up to public speculation and scrutiny (by the American laws of free-speech), it was considered libel, since the PR-representatives at the White House insisted the video was a fabrication (a hoax!). Thus began Tina's great 'journey.'
Since the war was waged during the Age of Media, many issues came to the forefront, including controversial topics/questions such as "Should America elect a casino-mogul celebrity as its President (Donald Trump) just because the world needs finance-minded social leaders?" It was a time of great cynicism but also a time of great ambitions (e.g., Wall Street, European Union, NASDAQ, etc.). Alas believed media was the 'cure' to isolationism, while Shivo suggested media was simply a 'convenient vehicle' for pornography. Since the Rabbits and Clovers both gambled on commenting on Tina's sexual purity, morality became an uncomfortable 'issue' in this media-related 'debate.'
American celebrity Tom Cruise was busy making a modern movie about Egyptian folklore, and Tom Hanks was working on a film about American journalism, so neither cared too much about President Trump's public reputation in the media, however, when actress Meryl Streep (who worked with both Cruise and Hanks) explained that 'social prestige' was a new 'calling-card' in this age of the press and tabloids, Cruise and Hanks realized the debate (and the feud between the Rabbits and Clovers) was oddly and ironically weighty/symbolic, so the two got involved. Cruise and Hanks started working on a film together with fellow Hollywood (USA) peer, actress Charlize Theron. The film was about free-speech issues regarding genetic-cloning as they related to racism.
Alas came up with a brilliant plan. He was a terrific poker-player, so he challenged Shivo to a game of poker, and if he won, the Rabbits could claim Tina was simply criminally-insane and would be 'excused' from public condemnation. Shivo agreed to the wager (since he felt it would expunge him from the Clovers' gamble on commenting on Tina's sexual purity). Alas easily won the poker game, so Shivo publicly declared Tina was 'above extreme reproach.' President Trump was relieved too. Alas concluded that the war was really about instinctual vanity (e.g., chauvinism)...not moral cleansing (e.g., evangelism)!
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