There is no longer any doubt that Russian energy production will eventually crush OPEC and the once mighty Saudi oil empire. Even now in the Middle East and broader Asia, Russia has happily replaced the weakened American military influence, especially in Syria. Russian Television has increasingly replaced western media as a source of unbiased, hard news. But in addition to all this flexing of Russian muscle, Moscow has found an unexpected way to capture the heart and soul of the world in the cultural arena. That’s very bad news for Americans who have dominated the world culture wars for a century and seem now to be abandoning that prize.
One striking example of this strategic shift is the rise of an extraordinary animated media company that has been called “the new Pixar.” This company is not located in the United States or in the West at all. The company is Animaccord Animation Studio, and it operates in Moscow, but it’s reach is becoming long. Since 2008, it has produced over 50 popular episodes of a children’s cartoon called “Masha and the Bear,” and it’s recently released many of these in English and secured contracts with Netflix and other western distributors.
By itself, that accomplishment doesn’t sound like much of a threat. But aside from achieving Pixar-like quality in just a few years, their creative talent – notably that of creator Oleg Kuzovkov – has struck a chord all over the world by capturing the fresh charm of old American Warner Brothers cartoons or the original Little Rascals. At a time when most children’s media is creatively paralyzed by political correctness and multiculturalism, Masha is free of all those things. Its stories are full of charming drama that can no longer show up in western cartoons. For example: a hyperactive little girl with zero parental supervision who’s a colossal pain in the ass and an actual existential threat to her woodland neighbors. Ethnic costumes and characters with no apologies or multi-culty stupidity. Christmas episodes that are not paganized or winter-solsticized. And, thank GOD, very little compulsive preaching about social issues! And it’s all hilarious. We should learn from this. But we probably won’t.
Cross-Posted at Blog of Monte Cristo.
Monthly Archives: October 2015
Russia Rising: Has the Newly Confident Culture of Putin’s Russia Captured the Magic that America Has Lost?
Filed under Europe, Russia, Vladimir Putin
PLUMBING THE JOURNALISTIC SEWER
You’ve probably heard about it by now. You may have even seen parts of it. Last night’s debate was as pathetic a display of moderator arrogance and outright venality as has ever been my fortune to witness. I don’t even think they had everything planned, it’s just when they started they couldn’t help themselves. I may do a separate post with the entire debacle broken down into pieces. For now I’ll just post short bites, some of which you have no doubt already heard.
TED CRUZ GOT THINGS STARTED. IT WAS ALSO THE HIGHEST RESPONSE FRANK DUNTZ HAS EVER GOTTEN FROM ONE OF HIS INFAMOUS FOCUS GROUPS.
Ted Cruz Slams the Media During GOP Debate
“The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American people don’t trust the media,” said the U.S. senator from Texas.
WATCH: GOP Debate Highlights from Round Three
Rubio: Democrats Have Ultimate Super PAC,
The Mainstream Media
Candidates Take Aim At Obama | CNBC
CARLY FIORINA
Trump: Super PACs Are a Disaster | GOP Debate | CNBC
Christie: We Have $19 Trillion In Debt | GOP Debate | CNBC
THE JEBSTER GOES AFTER RUBIO…GETS HIS ASS KICKED
LISTEN TO THIS ARROGANT SLUT TRY TO DEBATE DR. CARSON
Chris Christie: Democrats Are Running A Socialist, An Isolationist, And A Pessimist
Huckabee: I Fought the Clintons, Won, and “Lived to Tell About It”
Kasich: We Are On The Verge Of Picking Someone That Can’t Do This Job
Audience Boos CNBC Debate Host’s Awful Attack on Dr. Ben Carson
CNBC’s John Harwood to Trump: Are You Proposing A ‘Comic Book Version of a Presidency’?
IMAGINE HIM ASKING KING BARACK THIS QUESTION
YOU’LL LOVE THIS…TRUMP BITCH SLAPS THE HELL OUT OF KASICH
RNC Chairman slams CNBC after GOP Debate
TEENTSY WEENTSY PREENTSY GOT HIS PINK FRILLY PANTIES IN A WAD
Hannity on CNBC Debate: “This Is Going to Go Down in History as REALLY BAD NIGHT for the Media” (Video)
CHECK OUT RUBIO ON BEING ABSENT FOR SENATE VOTES
SHOCKER: CNBC Moderator John Harwood Proven To Be A Liar…
Shameful. CNBC Cranks Didn’t Ask One Question on Persecuted Middle Class and Failed Record of Obamanomics
CRITICIZE BARRY? YOU’RE JOKING, RIGHT?
Under Barack Obama the Middle Class in America has been under constant assault.
The Obama record– More pain, More poverty, More suffering.
** More Children Live in Poverty Today Than During 2008 Recession
** Obamanomics in Action: Worst Labor Force Participation Rate Since 1977
** Obamanomics in Action… More Young Adults Live at Home Than in 2009
** Obamanomics in Action… More Young Adults Live at Home Than in 2009
** Obamanomics in Action: One in Five US Families Not Working
** Obamanomics in Action: Real Hourly Income Down 10% Under Obama
** Obamanomics in Action: 11.4 Million Americans Have Left Workforce Since Obama Took Office
** OBAMANOMICS IN ACTION: Typical US Household Worth One-Third Less Than Under Bush
** Obamanomics in Action… One-Fifth of Middle Class Falls into Poverty
** 1 in 2 working Americans make less than $30,000 a year.
HOPEFULLY YOU HAD MISSED A FEW OF THESE. ENJOY
Filed under Barack Obama, Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, Debates, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, Media Bias, Republicans, Ted Cruz
Their top 2 candidates are wrinkly career politicians
So, of course, what America totally needs THIS TIME AROUND is a president who is an OLD WASHINGTON HACK!
Democrats are also saying Rubio should resign from the Senate because he has missed a lot of votes while campaigning. Check out his response during the debate @ http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2015/10/28/rubio-lambasts-fl-newspaper-debate-moderators-evidence-bias-exists
Democrats are idiots and their stooges in the media prove it.
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Clinton
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders
- http://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/editorials/fl-editorial-rubio-bush-gs1028-20151027-story.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy
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Filed under Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Marco Rubio, Media Bias
GOP Debate: Tilt and Tone
Vanity Fair said, “Americans and pundits will spend the next few days weighing who won Wednesday night’s Republican debate on CNBC. But the night’s loser was clear even before it started: the network itself, which started the main event late and asked questions that left even the candidates scratching their heads.”
Ted Cruz said, “The questions that have been asked so far in the debate illustrate why the American people don’t trust the media. … You look at the questions: ‘Donald Trump, are you a comic book villain?’ ‘Ben Carson, can you do math?’ ‘John Kasich, will you insult two people over here?’ ‘Marco Rubio, why don’t you resign?’ ‘Jeb Bush, why have your numbers fallen?’ How about talking about the substantive issues people care about?”
Piers Morgan, who hates all things Republican, tweeted, “Come on CNBC moderators, get your damn facts right. This is embarrassing.”
It makes me glad I didn’t watch.
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Filed under Debates, Media Bias, Piers Morgan, Republicans, Ted Cruz
Things Abortion Providers Talk About Behind Closed Doors
This video needs to be seen to be believed. I watched about 2/3 of it, then couldn’t finish watching it, because my legs began to feel numb and my head got all swimmy.
Things Abortion Providers Talk About Behind Closed Doors
“An eyeball just fell into my lap and that is gross.” [Laughter]
One Sacrifice for All
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Filed under Christianity
THE THIRD REPUBLICAN DEBATE!!!
It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for! Anticipation running at a fever pitch! On pins and needles! With bated breath! Trembling with excitement!
I’m running out of cliches!
Seriously, it would be interesting to see how many actually tune in to watch. I would, but I’m ironing my socks, changing the percale sheets on my bed to flannel (mmm…cozy warm) then DW and I watch programs she recorded on DVR. I’ll have to read the reviews.
In other news:
Chrissy posted a link about a little chocolate princess who refused to comply with instructions from her teacher, the principal and the officer who was called to remove her. I posted some details on her thread.
It looks like Boehner dropped his pants and mooned all republicans as a parting shot as he and McConnell conspired to give Obama everything he wanted. $150 million in Medicare cuts, cuts to military spending, and raising the debt ceiling so the budget will run until April 2017, when Obama is gone and Hillary takes over.
The Entertainer-In-Chief had the US Womens’ soccer team to the crib yesterday before heading off to Chicago. He addressed the Police Chiefs Association without ever mentioning Black Lives Matter, did a fundraiser or two, then dropped in on the Bulls-Cavaliers game to hobnob with people who actually have talent.
Obama Schedule || Tuesday, October 27, 2015
11:05 am || Welcomes the United States Women’s National Soccer Team; East Room
11:40 am || Departs White House
12:40 pm CT || Arrives Chicago
2:00 pm CT || Addresses the International Association of Chiefs of Police; Chicago
3:05 pm CT || Attends a fundraiser for Senate Democrats; Chicago
5:25 pm CT || Attends a fundraiser for the DNC; Chicago
I’m also posting some costume ideas from the Talentless Lena Dunham and the Butcher of Benghazi herself.
Filed under Funny Stuff
The rest of the story
From Matt Walsh:
Yet another controversy over a “racist” cop allegedly “assaulting” a black teenager. A video went viral last night showing a white police officer take down a black high school student, drag her across the floor, and cuff her. Naturally, the cop is now being investigated for civil rights violations. …
If you’re in the sane minority that doesn’t immediately assume all cops are bad and all black suspects are good — then the rest of the story is relevant.
According to reports from the school and witnesses, the girl was using her phone in class. The teacher told her to hand it over, she refused. Teacher told her to go to the office, she refused. Administrator came and told her to go to the office, she refused. School resource officer was summonsed. He told her to get up and come with him, she refused. She was asked again, and again, and she refused, and refused. Finally, after one last warning, she was dragged out of her chair and physically extracted from the building.
Here’s the thing: no matter if you think the cop was “too rough,” the point is that this girl could have avoided all of this SIMPLY BY OBEYING THE RULES AND HAVING SOME BASIC RESPECT FOR AUTHORITY. Sorry for yelling. I’m just tired of this “Oh no, black kids are being attacked by cops, what ever will we do about it?” thing. Here’s what you do about it: teach your kids to be decent, respectful human beings, for God’s sake. This isn’t hard, everyone. It really isn’t.
Read the rest @
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/if-you-dont-want-your-kids-to-be-assaulted-by-the-cops-teach-them-to-respect-authority/
Filed under Education, Law Enforcement, Matt Walsh, Race Relations
The House has passed a filibuster-proof ban on PP funding!
Oct 23, 2014: The U.S. House voted to halt taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood, which has been caught illegally trafficking in aborted baby body parts.
H.R. 3762 passed 240-189 on a near-party line vote.
Only ONE Democrat voted to protect women from the profit-hungry abortion giant. How anyone can still vote Democrat and call themselves a human being, never mind a Christian, is beyond me.
Because of the type of bill the House passed, the Senate can pass it with 51 votes.
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Filed under Abortion, Planned Parenthood
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