Twitter Wars: Gay marriage, Buffy Producer Drew Z. Greenberg, Bristol Palin

So I went on online town hall: Twitter to condemn Obama's election year flip flop on gay marriage only to be confronted by the "No H8" crowd.  These Neo-Communist pro-deviancy partisans ape the words of tolerance while practicing the tactics of a neighborhood bully and mafia thug.  This week's target - Bristol Palin.  Why?  Because she said two words: I disagree.

Here is a sample of one such exchange:

It is a bit shocking that so many Americans have renounced their heritage of free and open debate in favor of the the Alinsky tactics of identify, freeze, personalize, and polarize the target.  As a man who has spent the better part of my youth defending America, it is hard to see other Americans as targets.     It is also disgusting that other Americans would ridicule each other rather than debate.


I am a Roman Catholic.  My God prescribes my conduct.  The Bible demands that I love these unlovable people in the same way that God loves me.  Therefore I cannot engage in the intellectual dishonesty and hate speech of these Alinskyites.


Instead I have to use reason, wit, humor and logic to save those that can be saved and identify, isolate  and shame those that cannot.   I have to treat these folks with love because love conquers all.  It conquers the sad people like these guys and it conquers the sadness in all of us.

But just when you thought this horror movie could not get worse, the plot thickens as the the 2 idiots I "debated" on twitter are not your John Q. Obama-Zombies.  They are apart of the Glitterati Media elites that are destroying this county.


Meet Drew Z. Greenberg.  His resume reads like a Horatio Alger novel of Hollywood success.  his credits include Warehouse 13, Caprica, Star Wars: The Clone wars, Dexter, Inconceivable, The O.C., Smallville, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Firefly, and Queer as Folk.  I really enjoyed Caprica.  I bought the entire series on iTunes.


The writer and producer of Caprica may have bested me in a battle of nit wits.  But the showrunner of Warehouse 13 felt it absolutely necessary to ridicule little ole me the writer, director and producer of Black Magic Barbie.  He just seems a lot smaller than he use to be. 

When people ask me whether or not they should continue to watch Hollywood media even after it violates their values, I hem and haw.  On one level, art is subversive.  A truly good piece of art can transcend all divisions.  Second, film is a collective art piece so you may hate the writer but love the art direction or acting.  Third, there is a lot of competition for your time.  You don't have to settle for less.  Fourth, is it real for you?  If entertainment isn't real or compelling for you, if it doesn't match your experiences or validate the values you hold true,  time to find something else to watch or do.  Lastly, they aren't the only game in town.  Hollywood is losing money because their material doesn't sell in fly over country like it once did because they purposely and arrogantly alienate their viewership.  Hollywood has to remember that they aren't just competing against each other, but they are competing against other media centers like Bollywood, Japanese Anime, South Korean soap operas, Old Hollywood on Hulu and webis and independent media.  They are also competing with video games  and social media which gross a ton more money than the old Box Offices which continually raise ticket prices.

The Buffy vampire squad kind have the Hollywood thing locked up.  They are on every network.  They have huge studio backing and their names and their fame testify to their achievements.  Writers are important because they reveal their humanity in their verse.  They are the beacons of a generation and a civilization speaking with one voice.  But what values does this crowd hold to be true?  What does this crowd write about?  Fantasy really.  Unreal fantasies of their imagination and experiences from their unreal life.  I have served with real heroes.  I have buried a few as well.  Can they write that story?  


You have to write about what you know.