Category Archives: violence

Hollywood: Don’t Make the Villain Cooler than the Hero (Crazies Are Watching)

Posted on July 23, 2012 by whiskeysplace

Crazy people are with us, always. For a few people, brain chemistry changes, as yet understood, happens mostly around late adolescence and early adulthood, and makes them see things that are not there, in reality. Son of Sam, David Berkowitz, … Continue reading →

Posted in breivik, comic books, villains, violence | 31 Comments

How to Stop Mass Murders, and Why It Won’t Happen

Posted on July 22, 2012 by whiskeysplace

There is a way to stop mass murders. But politically it is simply impossible. Gun Control? No. Involuntary Commitment. Jared Lee Loughner. James Holmes. Cho Seung Hui. All were known to be violent, and dangerous semi-psychotic men. Their murderous rampages … Continue reading →

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The Dark Knight Rises Movie Shooting: Healthy and Unhealthy Fantasies

Posted on July 20, 2012 by whiskeysplace

Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight Rises” was set to be a triumphant success. The last in his three series of movies about Batman, and clocking in at nearly three hours long, the movie premiered at Midnight Friday all across America, in … Continue reading →

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Obama and Trayvon Martin: Stalingrad

Posted on March 27, 2012 by whiskeysplace

The saying goes that generals fight the last war. Obama, and his allies, politically are stuck in the 1960s. Everything for them, is Bull Connor setting police dogs and hoses on peaceful Black civil rights marchers, live on the three … Continue reading →

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Why America is Weak: All About Violence

Posted on February 28, 2012 by whiskeysplace

CBS News recently ran a story on an anti-bullying crusader. Former Hollywood publicist Jodee Blanco travels around the country lecturing school kids on how to stop bullying. By caring. A lot: “Bullying is about kids needing compassion and my perspective … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, violence | 55 Comments

TV’s Bad Boys and Violence

Posted on January 10, 2012 by whiskeysplace

TV is more violent than ever before. Violent deaths, assaults, and other brutality fill the screen. At a time when TV has never been more oriented towards the female viewer? What gives? The answer of course lies in the type … Continue reading →

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Pinker’s Violence Fantasy: the Truth About War and Violence in the Post Cold War Age

Posted on September 24, 2011 by whiskeysplace

The WSJ’s article by Steven Pinker Why Violence is Vanishing illustrates the desperate nature of Liberals and the Modern Western Society (which is profoundly Liberal in the modern, PC sense). Wanting desperately to believe that there is no more reason … Continue reading →

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Vampire Sex and Violence: True Blood and the Bubble of Female Hypergamy

Posted on September 10, 2010 by whiskeysplace

Recently, a writer for Pop Matters blogged his reaction to the extreme sex and violence of the HBO series “Tru Blood,” a show watched apparently only by women and gays. The blogger even calls the combined sex and violence scene … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, gender, men, more, sex, tru blood, vampires, violence, women | 38 Comments

The Pittsburgh Shootings and the Question of Violence

Posted on August 9, 2009 by whiskeysplace

The Pittsburgh area shootings at an LA Fitness center by gunman George Soldini has left 5 dead and 15 wounded. While getting a lot of attention, for a variety of reasons, including the killer’s diary, his resentment towards women, loner … Continue reading →

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Russia’s War on Georgia: It’s Not the Cold War, It’s Worse

Posted on August 10, 2008 by whiskeysplace

Russia’s war with Georgia would seem to return to the Cold War days. That’s a fundamental misreading of the situation. While the Cold War featured the United States and the USSR facing off over world wide alliances and a divided … Continue reading →

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