"Avatar" Defends Property Rights

A very interesting opinion article today from the LA Times by Libertarian, David Boaz:

The right has 'Avatar' wrong
Forget its left-wing themes. At its core, the movie is about defending property rights -- something conservatives should embrace.
By David Boaz

"Conservatives have been very critical of the Golden Globe-winning film "Avatar" for its mystical melange of trite leftist themes. But what they have missed is that the essential conflict in the story is a battle over property rights.

"Avatar," written and directed by James Cameron and set in 2154, is the story of young American Jake Sully, who joins a military mission to the distant moon Pandora, which has a supply of an expensive and almost impossible to obtain mineral (thus its name, "unobtainium"). Living among the tall, blue natives in the form of an "avatar" -- a lab-created body hooked up by Wi-Fi to his own brain -- Sully comes to doubt his mission and to join the Na'vi people in resisting the earthlings' designs on their land.

Despite its magnificent 3-D special effects, it features a tired plot and merely serviceable dialogue.

But conservatives have focused on the ideas that the film embodies. In National Review, Frederica Mathewes-Green mocked its dreamy vision of "the apparently eternal conflict between gentle people with flowers in their hair and technology-crazed meanies."

Ross Douthat in the New York Times called it an "apologia for pantheism." John Podhoretz in the Weekly Standard complained that it asks "the audience to root for the defeat of American soldiers at the hands of an insurgency." Lots of conservatives complain that a movie about American soldiers invading another planet and killing people is an allegory about the Iraq war. And many agree with Bolivia's socialist president that "Avatar" is anti-capitalist.

They all have a point. The film is a perfect souffle of left-wing attitudes.

But conservative critics are missing the conflict at the heart of the movie. It's quite possible that Cameron missed it too."

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Opinion article rebuttal:

Cato's David Boaz and Libertarian Intellectualism



Also, Visit my "Avatar" blog: "Tsahaylu"

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Twenty-Ten Elections

You may have already seen the above YouTube video, I only found it today, but it has way over a million hits on YouTube!

So, the Twenty-Ten "Take Back America" has begun! Be sure to support and work for those candidates who will fight to preserve our Conservative Principles and Values and those who will Focus on Freedom!

We must protect our Constitution from those who would like to dismiss it and change the course of American History.

In Utah, I've discovered a candidate running for Senate,  who I believe  has the values and principles  America needs...Fiscal Restraint, Limited Government, Free Market Solutions, Energy Independence, Strong National Defense. Her name is Cherilyn Eager and you can visit her website below:

Eager for U.S. Senate 2010

Check out her site, and if you live in Utah or have friends or family in Utah, let them know about Cherilyn Eager for Senate.


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Freedom Isn't Free

Freedom Isn't Free written by Randy Travis, Pastor John Hagee and Pastor Matthew Hagee. Performed by Pastor Matthew Hagee. This single reminds us of the foundations upon which our country was founded and the sacrifices made by those that have enabled us to be One Nation Under God.



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Iran Goading Israel and U.N.

Ahmadinejad: Not A 'Damn Thing' Israel Can Do to Stop Nuclear Program

"Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said there isn't a "damn thing" Israel can do to stop its nuclear program, Reuters reported.

"The Zionist regime (Israel) and its (western) backers cannot do a damn thing to stop Iran's nuclear work," Ahmadinejad said in a televised speech, according to Reuters.

Iran said Wednesday it will enrich uranium to a higher level on its own, the latest indication the country was rejecting a U.N.-backed proposal aimed at thwarting any effort by Tehran to make material for a nuclear weapon."

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Iran Mocks America and Israel

With attitudes like this developing in the Middle East, Armageddon can't be that far in the future.

Pray for our Republic.

"Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday that the threat of a U.S. or Israeli military strike against Iran was no longer an issue because "they don't have the courage" to attack Iran.

"The age of military attacks is over, now we've reached the time for dialogue and understanding. Weapons and threats are a thing of the past," the Iranian president said at a joint press conference with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, closing his one-day visit.

Iran's leader got a welcoming bear hug from the Brazilian president, who urged Western nations to drop threats of punishment over the Iranian nuclear program and instead negotiate a fair solution.

Fielding a question on whether he feared an attack from Israel or the U.S., Ahmadinejad said a military strike was no longer a possibility.

That's clear "even for mentally challenged people," he said with a smile, AFP reported.

Besides, he added, "those you mention [Israel and the U.S.] don't have the courage to attack Iran. They're not even thinking about it."

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The Obama Nightmare

Sen. Reid’s Government-Run Health Plan Requires a Monthly Abortion Fee



The end of common sense has arrived! My hope and prayer is that the 2010 elections will bring a significant change to the political arena in America. If not, our country is lost. Things are changing dramatically and things are changing fast. Pray for our Republic.

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Obama Bringing Terrorists to NYC

I just can't believe this blog title, but it's true!
Who could have imagined this would ever happen???
This a gross error in judgement and is just asking for trouble!

I imagine history will show that this is one of the biggest blunders ever made by an American President. What was he thinking???

from FoxNews online:

Unnecessary Risk?

Should 9/11 suspects be brought to New York City?



Related article:
Blinded Prison Guard: Don't House Terror Suspects in NYC

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