Meanwhile in America, de facto MARTIAL LAW has effectively just been order by EO last night. Local law enforcement has now been LITERALLY weaponized by the federal government and can now be under forced control of Felon47. This is CODE RED Alarm blaring!!!
👆💯 for the record,have always been appalled by him.Thot he was stupid, gross,creepy,etc. Never watched it. There are monsters among us. And so many in the GOP & in this administration embodying the worst of humanity in individual people, not to mention the collective. It's stunning.🤢😡🤢
Yep, "The Apprentice" convinced million of Idiot-Americans that Trump was a savvy, genius business man who knew everything and *always* made the right decision.
NOTHING, LITERALLY NOTHING COULD HAVE BEEN FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH.
The congressional election after Watergate, in which a wave of fresh democrats won election but in doing so retired what remained of the Democrats' interest in and capacity to enforce antitrust laws
I think it started earlier, with "Bonnie and Clyde". The acceptance of the anti-hero as hero. Butch/Sundance, Dexter, Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy; venerating those who flout norms and break laws. Survivor is not about rules. It's about winning at all costs. Yeah, Mark Burnett sucks.
"Reality" TV in general. The central thread through all reality TV series - other than the ones that are essentially talent competitions (which DOES NOT include the Apprentice) - is that they all feature extreme narcissists behaving badly, whether it's scripted or not, it's modelling the worst
character traits as aspirational. Because there are plenty of folks in this country who are not deep enough thinkers to look beyond the fact that these characters behaving badly are famous and have lots of money.
I said out loud to my husband when we first saw The Real World, and then Survivor, "This will be the end of civilization as we know it." I have always DESPISED reality TV.
These 3 things: Reality TV, Social Media, and late stage capitalism/corporate greed ended democracy in America. Absolutely.
I couldn't even comprehend watching any reality programs. None!
How the word 'reality' got into those shows was beyond me. And I'm not sure what The Apprentice was, but I already despised Trump, so that was never watched either.
The first time I ever saw this show my reaction was literally that only a fascist society could ever enjoy such a mindless and abusive premise for a show.
I wrote my PhD about how Americans would surrender their freedoms.
But I have the wrong skin color so nobody cared what I said.
But The Apprentice elevated "Him".
Survivor may have started the Reality trend, but it still had an interesting concept, originally based on Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None". The decline was expedited by the writers's strike, leading to all sorts of nonscripted shows like The Kardashians
Going even further back, the Great Revival led to the specific version of white conservative Xtianity (I refuse to call it Christianity when they'd kill Christ again if he showed up today) that now runs this country.
True. Also groups like the Moral Majority back in Regans days really cemented that truly vile form of hate they now embrace. Claiming HIV was their God's curse on gay people and sitting back and just watching people die.
I'm shocked at the number of people that haven't read the NYT's 18 month expose on the REAL DJT. Most only know the version created by NBC/ Mark Burnett - this PROVES he is a total fraud, and a terrible investor.
Reagan. He opened the doors and invited the far right evangelical Christian nationalists to the table.
He wanted their votes. He unleashed and normalized UNTOLD awfulness by giving these people legitimacy and voices. They are bigoted, prejudiced, and should not be shoving their Bible into gov’t.
I noticed never watched it knew Trump was a bastard from day one ! Why because he’s a narcissist who got what he has from rich parents and being a horrible human being !
Anyone surprised is beyond me ….
Like Hitler …. When you don’t pay attention we end up like we are now … F this fight back
Let's go old school and say Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Fred financed Donald’s illusional lifestyle, that led to that show, which led to commercials and movies, and then The Apprentice.
I maintain that the majority of society’s issues could be fixed by removing all internet speeds faster than dial-up for anything but essential services (hospitals, banks, etc) or other businesses. No smart phones, no streaming video, no internet gaming, bring back delayed gratification.
Also no social media providing a constant drip of unfiltered disinformation, propaganda, and rage bait for people who are incapable of determining what a legitimate source is.
Some of us suspected that garbage for what it was, and never watched. Knew back then he didn't deserve any of my time or attn. Was also obvious on the clips I'd happen to see that the man is demeaning, abusive, neglectful, low IQ, and extremely SMALL INSIDE.
I remember watching about 20 minutes of the first episode and turned it off. Trump twice lost the Emmy for best “reality” series to Survivor, and still has t gotten over it. What a small and mean-spirited man.
I thought it was a shite show and never watched more than a couple of minutes when it first staryed. That was enough to determine Trunt was a narcissistic asshole and was also a complete moron.
As a Project Manager, that show pissed me off. Always looking to blame someone for a project failure when the PM is responsible for all of it. The buck stops with the PM. Grrr!!!
I hated the Apprentice and only watched a few episodes.
I never understood why anyone loved to see people fail and be humiliated by an obnoxious F*....just to kiss his ass.
I think The Apprentice is mentioned specifically for elevating Tr#mp. Reality TV in general has produced a lowest-denominator TV viewership (some shows excepted), but that element of society was there anyway. DT gave them a hero & fooled ppl into what he was really like
Noel Castler, who has a podcast, actually worked behind the scenes on that show--he says absolutely every single thing about that show was fake, from the Boardroom to the decision process, to of course Trump's "in charge" persona. He was sniffing Adderall & pooping in his Depends the whole time
That it stayed on the air a long as it did showed us that many Americans have misplaced values. Mark Cuban had a similar show at the time. It didn't last because he expected the competitors to treat each other with respect. Common courtesy and decency is not a formula for gaining TV ratings.
I knew a guy who worked on that show and he could not be persuaded he was doing anything wrong. I ended that friendship real quick because those were the “birth certificate” days.
In 1990, I noticed the Simpsons were breaking taboos by being very course. It was unusual, offensive, but I think that was its pull for people; allowing us to express our inner slob, unapologetically. I felt it lowered the level of public discourse.
I remember when it first came out I wanted to barf every time his stupid face was on the screen barking “ Ya fired!”
I could not figure out how my fellow Americans kept tuning in season after season. What was so exciting about watching a trust fund brat act like an asshole week after week. So gross
Life styles of the rich and famous. It was the beginning of over consumption of goods.
Marked by the massive amounts of storage unit facilities in the United States
The internet is really responsible. Letting everyone spread and access non stop lies, propaganda, conspiracies, and misinformation completely unchecked. We’re at a point where a large portion of the population believes the earth is flat, vaccines cause autism or are dangerous, and Trump is a genius.
And that Mark Burnett, dude who made the apprentice… He could release tapes that would prove what an idiot Trump is. He did say Trump was so bad that they had to spend three times as much time editing because he couldn’t stay on script. And because surprise surprise reality shows are not reality!
A lot of MAGAts think of Trump, as this character he played on TV. They think he is Smart & a "Good Businessman." It may be the main reason that Trump is president today... because his followers can't differentiate between FANTASY and REALITY. Trump has proven he is good at being a Conman & a Thief!
His WWE appearances and affiliations (including our vomit-inducing education secretary) would support their inability to tell fantasy and reality apart.
Burnett could do that but I’m sure he signed an NDA like anyone who Trump breathes on has to sign and at this point, do we need any more proof of what a racist raping asshole Don Trump is? The proof is all out there. BTW, NDA’s are not sovereign immunity documents. Just a ploy to intimidate.
Yes, and "Real Housewives", etc. Which evolved more from "The Real World" than from Survivor.
But The Aporentice is what specifically put a has-been grifter back into America's conscience and convinced ppl he was a good leader
The thing that kills me about this is that I was so convinced The Apprentice PROVED he wasn't a good businessman. Otherwise, why would he be hosting a silly reality TV show?
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/1997962/alan-sugar-uses-good-morning-britain-appearance-to-hit-back-at-donald-trumps-claims-that-he-was-too-poor-to-host-the-apprentice/
out here in the real world it's more like capitalism and fascism
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-new-order-sparks-martial-law-concerns-2065618
They have abandoned their solemn oaths to defend the Constitution from threats both foreign and domestic.
U.S. Citizens are being deported.
Fight for us!
What a nice world.
NOTHING, LITERALLY NOTHING COULD HAVE BEEN FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH.
And the fuck that started it is now Envoy to England cuz he kept his mouth shut to the detriment of us all.
Fiction shows us an image of emotional truth whereas non-fiction is trapped by facts and reality.
Every good writer knows this, and every great writer lives it.
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These 3 things: Reality TV, Social Media, and late stage capitalism/corporate greed ended democracy in America. Absolutely.
How the word 'reality' got into those shows was beyond me. And I'm not sure what The Apprentice was, but I already despised Trump, so that was never watched either.
I wrote my PhD about how Americans would surrender their freedoms.
But I have the wrong skin color so nobody cared what I said.
Without Anti-Union Sentiment there wouldn't have been a writer's strike earlier in the 00s, and without that Reality TV wouldn't have been as big.
We'd have had more TV Dramas without it.
Anti-Union Sentiment destroyed the World.
It turned people's brains into 5-sec edited clips arranged into 45-min brainwashings.
TV never recovered and the cancer only grew from there.
Survivor may have started the Reality trend, but it still had an interesting concept, originally based on Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None". The decline was expedited by the writers's strike, leading to all sorts of nonscripted shows like The Kardashians
Technology exasperated things too, by killing their age old formatting.
And the scam, the con, goes on, with the cruelty and damage increasing daily.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-tax-schemes-fred-trump.html
He wanted their votes. He unleashed and normalized UNTOLD awfulness by giving these people legitimacy and voices. They are bigoted, prejudiced, and should not be shoving their Bible into gov’t.
Anyone surprised is beyond me ….
Like Hitler …. When you don’t pay attention we end up like we are now … F this fight back
May 1st we Protest like it’s 1775 but peacefully ! If we don’t then we will end up like 1930 Germany !
We have no king!
Due process is a thing!
If our Congress won’t take action we will!
Talk is cheap take action!
Boycott
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Hell's Kitchen did a pretty good job of normalising bosses abusing staff . . .
I equate that show to the intelligence of Kardashians
I never understood why anyone loved to see people fail and be humiliated by an obnoxious F*....just to kiss his ass.
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I could not figure out how my fellow Americans kept tuning in season after season. What was so exciting about watching a trust fund brat act like an asshole week after week. So gross
Fucking mark burnett...
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/mark-burnett-pursuing-vladimir-putin-804454/
Lots of stuff.
Marked by the massive amounts of storage unit facilities in the United States
But The Aporentice is what specifically put a has-been grifter back into America's conscience and convinced ppl he was a good leader
It's the exact moment in time that it became acceptable to publicly laugh at and mock people who are different.
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/articles/how-conservative-talk-radio-came-to-dominate-the-airwaves