WE ARE RUNNING MEN...!!

Apparently last night was Arnold Schwarzenegger night on Showtime and as a "thirty Something" who looks 26, I had a damn good time watching those good ol flicks. How could you not like the sword wielding Conan the Barbarian or Brigitte Neilson in Red Sonja?? True classics if there ever were any but my jaw basically hit the floor when another of the Great Governor's classics graced my 50 inch plasma. I was completely taken back as the opening dialogue of "The Running Man" wreaks of a totalitarian society in which the government controls and censors all facets of the media and communication...sound familiar?? Here is what it says:

"In the year 2017, the world economy has collapsed. The great freedoms of the United States are no longer, as the once great nation has sealed off its borders and become a militarized police state, censoring all film, art, literature, and communications. With full control over the media, the government attempts to quell the nation's yearning for freedom by broadcasting a number of game shows on which convicted criminals fight for their lives. The most popular and sadistic of these programs is "The Running Man".

If we really believe that "art imitates life" than the correlation from this film to our current way of life can be easily recognized. BY NO MEANS do I base my current beliefs on fictional movies or characters but I couldn't ignore the similarities from the movie. For instance the movie is set during a time in which the economy is broken and whose citizens are distracted, no no OBSESSED by a reality TV show. American Idol anyone? I also noticed in the movie that the Patriots or constitutionalists were considered a threat to society and quieted by any means necessary. Ron Paul recently gave a speech regarding the torture and assassination of American citizens who may have had intelligence that could be detrimental to our way of life. Quite frankly I can't understand why one of our elected officials would have the conviction to make these statements if they weren't at least partially true. Its past time that we as citizens get informed about what is happening around us and as for me, I will be no running man.