Legendary professional wrestler “Rowdy” Roddy Piper passed away on Friday, July 31, 2016, at the age of 61. He succumbed to a heart attack in his Hollywood, Calif. home. Roddy Piper was best known for his work with the World Wrestling Federation during the 1980's, and feuds with Hulk Hogan, Mr. T, and Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka. While he was a member of the WWE’s Hall of Fame, in the near future it is far more likely that Roddy Piper will be remembered for starring in the 1988 cult classic film, "They Live", directed by John Carpenter. The plot of They Live is deceptively simple. Roddy Piper’s character, a semi-homeless day laborer named Nada (Spanish for “nothing”) discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to identify the extraterrestrials who have infiltrated the Earth’s populace. The aliens are part of the global (intergalactic) power elite, a group that has been stealing the Earth’s resources, buying off its leaders and exploiting the masses for their own personal gain. Piper’s character quickly encounters Frank (played by actor Keith David), and together they join the resistance movement in order to bring down the alien overlords. They Live is a genius film that embraces the culture of disreputability—it is genre entertainment, based on an obscure short story, a professional wrestler is the main character, and the heroes of the movie are an interracial group of homeless, working-class, and poor people.
The nature of the truth and its relationship to reality are foundational philosophical concerns from Plato’s classic allegory of the cave through to the immensely popular Matrix films. When Roddy Piper dons his sunglasses he sees an unsettling and terrifying world; one which he initially runs from, in shock and denial. At first, Piper believes he must be insane because the brutal reality of hegemonic power is now laid bare in front of him, with its organs of control through the media, surveillance, advertising, casino capitalism, the corporation, and the police state. They Live presents one of the fundamental choices citizens must make in this time of neoliberal trouble and tumult: does one choose to live in denial or does one accept the truth? An indictment of learned helplessness. The neoliberal order through a combination of surveillance, economic brutality, incarceration, and technologies of pleasure and distraction (for example: social media, mass entertainment, consumerism) has been able to limit the possibilities of true democratic action and reform. The American people (and many in the West) have seen true democracy undermined by organized and well-monied interest groups, the rich, and corporate power that pursue policy goals which are antithetical to the will of the people. The American people know something is amiss and wrong, but many of them are too tired, afraid or distracted to do anything about it. Unfortunately, too many Americans are living a life oriented around survival and pleasure; a life that is neither fulfilling nor transformative.
We have seen hybrids in law enforcement, running and working in restaurants, in libraries, bar and grills, clubs, antique shops, and art galleries. You can find them in every area of human society. The hybrids are psychopaths and sociopaths, and they can mask those very disturbing traits extremely well while operating in public. Some do not demonstrate any emotion at all, and are very business like. Others are very cruel. Some like to torture the Americans. Still others only want to feed on the person; but then again, they all want to feed on humans. It all depends on the genetic and psychological make up of the reptilians, as it appears they (the hybrids) are genetically programmed to exhibit specific traits and behaviors. It appears that it is very important to the reptilians and their hybrids to have complete control over the American, much like those immigrants controlling mosques and masjids. I mean complete control over all areas of the American's life. Complete control over the person is extremely important to them. We have seen the types of ships. One ship appeared out of thin air and was glowing white. After it landed, a group of "new arrivals" departed from it in an orderly line. The new arrivals appeared to be human, although they were reptilian hybrids. They were loaded into dark colored, dark tinted passenger vans and then driven off. Pay attention to the importance of Middle eastern people being in America. And it isn't about the American dream either. The American dream was fully felt in the early 1900's. What is occuring now is nothing shorter than preparation for a takeover. And there are cells all across the U.S. So wake up Americans.
raphael119washington d.c., District of Columbia USA5,181 posts
O God!! All three of them in one thread!!! Wheres my gun, im gonna shoot myself!!!
I like the genius sci fi film where everytime the aliens heard rock and roll it made their heads explode. I think something like that happened to Trump.
raphael119: O God!! All three of them in one thread!!! Wheres my gun, im gonna shoot myself!!!
I like the genius sci fi film where everytime the aliens heard rock and roll it made their heads explode. I think something like that happened to Trump.
Sanguinarium: We have seen hybrids in law enforcement, running and working in restaurants, in libraries, bar and grills, clubs, antique shops, and art galleries. You can find them in every area of human society. The hybrids are psychopaths and sociopaths, and they can mask those very disturbing traits extremely well while operating in public. Some do not demonstrate any emotion at all, and are very business like. Others are very cruel. Some like to torture the Americans. Still others only want to feed on the person; but then again, they all want to feed on humans. It all depends on the genetic and psychological make up of the reptilians, as it appears they (the hybrids) are genetically programmed to exhibit specific traits and behaviors. It appears that it is very important to the reptilians and their hybrids to have complete control over the American, much like those immigrants controlling mosques and masjids. I mean complete control over all areas of the American's life. Complete control over the person is extremely important to them. We have seen the types of ships. One ship appeared out of thin air and was glowing white. After it landed, a group of "new arrivals" departed from it in an orderly line. The new arrivals appeared to be human, although they were reptilian hybrids. They were loaded into dark colored, dark tinted passenger vans and then driven off. Pay attention to the importance of Middle eastern people being in America. And it isn't about the American dream either. The American dream was fully felt in the early 1900's. What is occuring now is nothing shorter than preparation for a takeover. And there are cells all across the U.S. So wake up Americans.
JULY 22, 2017
Sweet. Thanks again! .... i know what are you talking about : United States of Xanax !
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The nature of the truth and its relationship to reality are foundational philosophical concerns from Plato’s classic allegory of the cave through to the immensely popular Matrix films. When Roddy Piper dons his sunglasses he sees an unsettling and terrifying world; one which he initially runs from, in shock and denial. At first, Piper believes he must be insane because the brutal reality of hegemonic power is now laid bare in front of him, with its organs of control through the media, surveillance, advertising, casino capitalism, the corporation, and the police state. They Live presents one of the fundamental choices citizens must make in this time of neoliberal trouble and tumult: does one choose to live in denial or does one accept the truth? An indictment of learned helplessness. The neoliberal order through a combination of surveillance, economic brutality, incarceration, and technologies of pleasure and distraction (for example: social media, mass entertainment, consumerism) has been able to limit the possibilities of true democratic action and reform. The American people (and many in the West) have seen true democracy undermined by organized and well-monied interest groups, the rich, and corporate power that pursue policy goals which are antithetical to the will of the people. The American people know something is amiss and wrong, but many of them are too tired, afraid or distracted to do anything about it. Unfortunately, too many Americans are living a life oriented around survival and pleasure; a life that is neither fulfilling nor transformative.