Converting Mamet

The Weekly Standard ^ | May, 2011 | Andrew Ferguson

[AustralianConservative]

Haha. Send Mamet’s book his way. Or order one for his local library (if possible). You never know.

[b9]

You would think that they would appreciate individuality above almost everything else.

This one sure does.
I love Mamet.

[Nevadan]

Good idea. I was toying with the idea of sending the article, but it would probably be rejected because of the source.

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

When I first saw this film I thought ...."the screenwriter has to be conservative". That's before I ever heard of Mamet.

Screenplay by Mamet

[Truth is a Weapon]

Ping

[denydenydeny]

Magnificent article that everyone should read. I can't resist quoting two paragraphs:

One of Mamet’s favorite books has been Instincts of the Herd in Peace and War, published during the First World War by the British social psychologist Wilfred Trotter, inventor of the term “herd instinct.”

“Trotter says the herd instinct in an animal is stronger even than the preservation of life,” Mamet said. “So I was watching the [2008] debates. My liberal friends would spit at the mention of Sarah Palin’s name. Or they would literally mime the act of vomiting. We’re watching the debates and one of my friends pretends to vomit and says, ‘I have to leave the room.’ I thought, oh my god, this is Trotter! This is the reaction of the herd instinct. When a sheep discovers a wolf in the fold, it vomits to ward off the attacker. It’s a sign that their position in the herd is threatened.”

[Zionist Conspirator]

Whatever one thinks of The Weekly Standard, this is a very good article.

[b9]

THE EDGE
Fantastic film!
“What one man can do, another can do!”

[AustralianConservative]

Now you’re bringing me back a few years. A great movie. Late 1990s? Thanks for the reminder.

[AustralianConservative]

Baa. Baa.

[jeltz25]

Interesting. Guess who just mentioned this article in a tweet today and called it a “a good read”?

[BradyLS]

Great. Another limousine liberal who finally sees the light. Now that he has his millions after proverbially kicking honest folks in the teeth, he can bear leaving his old lib-pals and hob-nob with new ones.

It’d be something if a he wrote screenplay that skewered the Left and became something of a hit.

Until then, keep swimming, David!

[lowbridge]

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