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posted ago by changeagent ago by changeagent +54 / -0

I watched "Sully" last night. I was very entertained. I think it's a well-told story. It is directed by Clint Eastwood, too--which I didn't realize.

And, of course, it stars Tom Hanks. What's the truth about Hanks? There are rumors, and what seems to be circumstantial evidence about him being the ringleader of the Hollywood child trafficking syndicate. I am 50/50 on that one. I will not be surprised if he is, and if he is, then I will be bummed as I do like the films he has been in.

Which brings me to the bigger point: If it comes out that Tom Hanks is a monster, what do I do with my copy of "Saving Private Ryan" on DVD, or "Sully", or "Forrest Gump", etc.?

I haven't listened to my Bill Cosby CD's since it came out about what he did. But, I also only listened to them with my kiddos when they were younger because the stories (The Chicken Heart, for example) were hilarious and fun to listen to as a family. If I have grandkids, am I supposed to not pull those out?

I have been thinking a lot about this because I like entertainment. I'm not so sucked up into it that I can't live without it. Hell, I don't even have Netflix. Anyway, I was thinking that where I'm at mentally is that I am differentiating between the actor and the character/role being portrayed. I can still watch a movie that tells a great story, and not be affected by the real person who is a monster.

I don't like Bruce Springsteen's politics, but there is a lot of his music that I still like. If he ends up being a monster, too, I'll still listen to what he created because what he created transcends him as person and is positive for me.

This is the message I am preparing to share with my children. One of my daughters, for example, loved "Roar" by Katy Perry and used that song to help motivate her in high school as she ran cross country and overcame other challenges. If it turns out that KP is a monster, will my daughter be affected? I doubt it, but I do plan to share some thoughts with her ahead of time just in case.

One of the arguments against continuing to watch or listen to monsters is that they receive money each time I watch or listen. I've already paid for the DVD's... a long time ago before I knew. And I own the music I listen to, via CD's. But in general, I think if it comes out that these cultural icons are monsters, I don't think they'll get to keep their money anyway.

So, I'm posting this because I think we're getting closer and closer to the truth and the declass. I hope we are, anyway. And at the same time that I want declass to happen, I also recognize that there are a shit-ton of people who are absolutely obsessed with and therefore have their identities tied to many of the icons who will be revealed as monsters. What will happen? We will either see a level of cognitive dissonance on an unprecedented scale resulting in denial, or we'll see people break and suffer, or we'll see people find a way to understand and cope--probably a combination of the three, and the question is what percent for each?

We sound crazy to others when we talk about this stuff. But we need to continue prepping people so that they don't fall into denial, and so that they are not broken.