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Robin Hood: A Conservative Hero
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| 5/24/2010
| Michael van der Galien
Posted on 05/24/2010 9:58:09 AM PDT by ezfindit
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I'll never look at Robin Hood the same again. He really is a conservative, especially since in the latest movie he opposes "ruthless oppressors", who came to power illegitimately and abuse those they rule. Ring any bells?
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posted on
05/24/2010 9:58:09 AM PDT
by
ezfindit
To: ezfindit
He *steels* from the wealthy It is really hard to take some of these bloggers seriously when their English, or in this case spelling, is so horrible.
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posted on
05/24/2010 10:01:39 AM PDT
by
earlJam
To: ezfindit
My husband took the day off and he is sitting in the movie theatre right now watching Robin Hood. lol.
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posted on
05/24/2010 10:02:11 AM PDT
by
GoCards
("We eat therefore we hunt...")
To: GoCards
Saw it last week and thought it was excellent.
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posted on
05/24/2010 10:04:55 AM PDT
by
DCPatriot
("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
To: ezfindit
Its popular these days for conservatives to criticize the defender of the poor and the oppressed, Robin Hood.
It is?? It never has been for me. Robin Hood didn't steal from the rich; he stole from the tax collector.
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posted on
05/24/2010 10:10:02 AM PDT
by
Bob
To: DCPatriot
Ridley, Russell and Cate were included as commentators in a History Channel documentary about Robin. Pretty good, in general, and, while Cate is not the bright light one would have preferred, Ridley and Russell were astute and intelligent, not to mention very conservative in ideology.
It was a pretty good documentary, all in all.
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posted on
05/24/2010 10:11:23 AM PDT
by
BelegStrongbow
(Ey, Paolo! uh-Clem just broke the Presideng...)
To: ezfindit
Its popular these days for conservatives to criticize the defender of the poor and the oppressed, Robin Hood. Hood, they say, is nothing more than a socialist pretending to be a hero.I have never heard a conservative say that. What a conservative would be opposed to is reinterpreting a legend to suit Marxist ideology.
Robin Hood was a monarchist who opposed a tyrant who had usurped his brother's crown and then raised taxes. Robin was really Robert Fitzooth, Earl of Huntingdon and Esquire of Locksley. Robert (Robin) was of Saxon blood, and his land, including Locksley Hall, was confiscated by the French-speaking Normans.
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posted on
05/24/2010 10:38:33 AM PDT
by
stripes1776
("That if gold rust, what shall iron do?" --Chaucer)
To: ezfindit
He steels from the wealthy and gives to the poor. Its socialism in action, or so many contemporary conservative commentators argue. That is actually the leftist's mischaracterization of Robin Hood. In every retelling of the legend of Robin Hood that even attempts to stick to the legend, Robin Hood steals from the corrupt government to give back to the "poor" the taxes that a corrupt usurper to the throne stole from them. It is not the conservatives who criticize Robin Hood as a socialist. Conservatives tend to oppose policies or laws that try to coopt the moniker of "Robin Hood" but those policies and laws are typically an extension of the very governmental confiscation of private property that Robin Hood fought against in the first place.
To: ezfindit
I was pleasantly surprised to see two conservative/libertarian movies back to back. Iron Man 2 was the most over the top, pro-capitalism, anti-government movie I have ever seen. Gotta love when Tony Stark was railing against the libtard Senator he said (from memory) "I privatized world peace. I tried working with these guys. What is it these a$$ clowns?".
Robin Hood had a pro-hippie speech by Maid Marian in the end and there was blatant anti-christianity momnents, but overall, a solid conservative movie IMHO.
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posted on
05/24/2010 10:56:39 AM PDT
by
MattinNJ
(Iron Man 2-a great conservative movie.)
To: MattinNJ
I’ve just moved Iron Man 2 to the top of my list for movies to see. Cool!
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posted on
05/24/2010 10:59:28 AM PDT
by
ezfindit
(ConservativeDatingSite.com - The Right Place for Conservative Singles)
To: DCPatriot
Thanks, DC. I want to see it on vacation.
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posted on
05/24/2010 11:27:57 AM PDT
by
HonestConservative
(Remember; You can't spell Mohammed without HAM.)
To: ezfindit
I’ve never heard a conservative criticize Robin Hood.
I’ve always heard conservatives remind liberals that Robin Hood stole from the tax collector and gave the money back to the taxpayers, and that all the bad people in the story are government figures.
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posted on
05/24/2010 11:28:46 AM PDT
by
MNnice
To: ezfindit
If Robin Hood is a socialists, then so were those that dumped the tea into the bay as a protest against tyrannical taxation. I look at Robin Hood as a personification of tax rebates. If we follow the logic of some, if Hood had kept the money, he would be a capitalist? We are reading way too much into this. Hood is about an “outlaw” that fights against tyranny. Let us not read too much into whether or not he was redistributing the wealth.
To: MattinNJ
Hmm, perhaps tonight would be a good night for a double feature.
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posted on
05/24/2010 11:31:25 AM PDT
by
HonestConservative
(Remember; You can't spell Mohammed without HAM.)
To: ezfindit
I'll never look at Robin Hood the same again. He really is a conservative, especially since in the latest movie he opposes "ruthless oppressors", who came to power illegitimately and abuse those they rule. Ring any bells?Robin Hood has always been a hero to those who have taken a close look at the original story, not the Disneyfied version most are familiar with. The "rich" he was robbing from was the king, and his nobles. He was robbing from the government and giving to the taxpayers. Sounds like a plan to me.
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posted on
05/24/2010 1:19:58 PM PDT
by
zeugma
(Waco taught me everything I needed to know about the character of the U.S. Government.)
To: ezfindit
let the rich eat the rich. we said it even before it was kewl.
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posted on
05/24/2010 1:27:05 PM PDT
by
the invisib1e hand
(we shall overcome a generation of affirmative action.)
To: HonestConservative
Iron Man 2 will definitely give you your money’s worth. After watching the opening sequence where he told the Senator to stick it at a congressional hearing, it was all gravy.
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posted on
05/24/2010 3:38:07 PM PDT
by
MattinNJ
(Iron Man 2-a great conservative movie.)
To: MattinNJ
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posted on
05/24/2010 3:39:10 PM PDT
by
HonestConservative
(Remember; You can't spell Mohammed without HAM.)
To: ezfindit
in the latest movie he opposes "ruthless oppressors", who came to power illegitimately and abuse those they rule.
But prior to that event he was nothing more than a robber of the rich distributing to the peasants.......
In the end, one could make the same comparison to Fidel Castro........
Sorry but Robin Hood is not a hero in my book of bandits............
And any forrest dwelers who wear green tights are definitely gay...............
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posted on
05/24/2010 3:52:51 PM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(Peanut butter was just peanut butter until I found Free Republic.........)
To: earlJam; ezfindit
Don't cut out good ideas because of poor spelling or grammar. That would be shallow.
I have long seen both arguments; the lefts taking from the rich to give to the poor, and the liberty side; getting rid of an evil tyrant to help the oppressed and enslaved masses.
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posted on
05/24/2010 4:34:25 PM PDT
by
FreeAtlanta
(Hey, Barack "Hubris" Obama, $10 is all it would take, why spend millions to cover it up?)
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