3 responses to “Nickelodeon Wants School Kids in Changing the System”

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   Walt

   September 18, 2009

   Selwyn,
   Now I see why you re-posted your 2002 article “Saturday Morning Cartoons.” I had not read it but it was very good. After reading both articles I stated searching my childhood. Thankfully, much of my childhood was without TV because it broke and we were pretty poor, and because I had tadpoles to catch and forts to build. But I do recall some of the 70’s equivalent to Nick. Although the cartoons back in the day lacked a political message for the most part, childhood conditioning was alive and well. PBS played shows like Sesame Street, Electric Company, Zoom, Mulligan Stew and Vealegra. Largely the content of the shows were educational; some math, phonics, a bit of basic science, letters and number identification. However, many more suspect messages were sent on these programs that were by design. Multi- culturalisim (misspeak for cultural non-conformance, or societal rebellion) was praised and acted out on a stage set were every day all go home happy, while in the real inner city it caused chaos and despair. Hyperboleuls examples of greed and giving were acted out as a psudo-socialisim 101, and introductory class envy training was started. If we want to find out how we got so screwed up as a society today we must look at what conditioning was done to us. For instance Bert and Ernie. Bert was grumpy and a bit greedy. Ernie would always share his cookie with Bert. Now by no means do I condemn Ernie for his charity because individual charity is the most noble endeavor, however, I do recall guilt trips being imposed upon members of the cast for non-sharing. They really had a social utopia on that show with a few holdouts, like Oscar the garbage can puppet and of course Bert a soft-core Archie Bunker. But how would this socialist utopia have gone over if some real world was interjected.
   Real world socialism/ communism episode 1250
   [Scene Ernie’s kitchen]- Ernie and Grover cook two cookies one for each of them. They have flour all over themselves and the kitchen; they have worked very hard and have more to do. They talk about how they had to buy the egg (The screen goes solid blue and the word EGG comes on the screen, pronounced three times in English and three times in Spanish.) And the flour and such and how they had to earn the money for those goods. They talk about how much they will enjoy the cookies; Yummy Yummy, Grover says in his patent voice. [Pan to kitchen window] A nose appears at first and then the head- Its Elmo! (Greetings exchanged). Elmo comments on the yummy smell, Grover and Ernie explain the cookie making process and the ingredients (The word EGG pops up on the screen again). Elmo although he has all the available knowledge needed to make his own cookie hints around for a portion of the finished product; Ernie and Grover are a bit too dense. Ernie being a kind heart writes the recipe down for Elmo. Soon others gather at the window attracted by the aroma. Ernie and Grover both write recopies down and hand them out to all at the window, amongst the persistent hinting; Ernie and Grover remain oblivious. Soon Bert comes to the window, evidently home from a hard day at the pointy head club. Bluntly he says, “Aren’t you gonna share.” Their dreams of yummiest dashed the offer up their cookies. The swarm of puppetry ensues; the sound on MMMMMM, and yummy from all, thank you from a few, the crowd vanishes; left on the floor crumbs and recipe cards.
   Day two-Repeat day one delete some of the thank yous and a few of the people (Elmo and Big Bird) are missing.
   Later day two- Big Bird and Elmo thank Grover and Ernie for the recipe and explain how they made their own cookies. They share with Ernie and Grover as thanks and repayment. Ernie and Grover finally get a taste of their own recipe. [Camera pans around the corner] Bert hears the exchange, and spreads the news all over Sesame Street.
   Day three- Similar results- Mob of puppets also visit Big Bird and Elmo.
   Day four Big bird, Elmo, Ernie and Grover close the window and pull the blind as not to entice the mob or announce their baked goods. At last they eat their cookies in peace. The mobs gather puzzled at the closed window. Peeking through Bert says, “They are in there!” He runs around the house enters the door and proceeds to lecture Ernie and Grover on their greed. Ernie and Grover try to explain how this day was the first day they actually got to enjoy what they worked for, and how they had shared the recipe. Burt looks cross!
   Day five repeat day four in Ernie’s kitchen. The cookieless mob grumbles. Above the grumble, words like greedy, unfair, mean, are heard. Burt takes the stage once the crowd is at fever pitch, and eloquently re-enforces their anger and lust for yummy cookies. He announces in a discussed voice, “It is unfair that only four Sesame Street residents get to eat all of its cookies! We should take their cookies and share them with every one equally! Let’s put it to a vote! All in favor?” “IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII” It is unanimous, save the absence of the cookie makers. Bert announces he and Cookie Monster will take on the burden of seizure and redistribution of cookies. He will also mandate higher production levels.
   The baker boys were shocked by the news, but Bert explained to them again their greedy ways, and how they will be shunned if they do not comply. Burt leaves the kitchen al locks the door behind him.
   The seizure and redistribution starts. Burt and Cookie monster do their duty, and reward themselves with extra cookies, justifying more for them each day. The mob grumbles seeing their share diminish. An additional increase in cookie production is demanded. Burt bars the window to the kitchen and orders Snuffleufagus to stand guard. [Screen goes red] a word appears with a little dot bouncing above each letter. SOCIALISIM (repeat three times English and Spanish). Fade to song-
   We don’t need greeeeeeed-We don’t need un—kind…ness. We should all share, says this pair– [photo of Burt and Cookie monster] If you care…Obama gonna change the world.

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2. 

   Philip France

   September 19, 2009

   Very clever Walt.
   Selwyn’s article supports my previous point that the seemingly harmless Obama speech to our schoolchildren was a test-balloon portending of future Marxist indoctrination with a view toward turning our precious ones against their parents, family and neighbors ala Herr Hitler, Chariman Mao and Pol Pot.

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   Walt

   September 23, 2009

   Well I guess we don’t have it so bad. Check out the middle eastern childrens TV programing.
   http://www.palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=157&doc_id=1339
   All the while we worry about man caused global whatevering and health care. Ignoring this and worrying about other stupid stuff is like ignoring a brain tumor and treating a hang nail.

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