Here's a daily reminder that leftists are nothing more than statists with a very specific agenda: to censor anything they deem unpleasant.
Earlier this year HBO announced they're developing a new show with the creators of Game of Thrones that focuses on American history. Since Game of Thrones gained it's popularity by being raunchy, violent and somewhat controversial, HBO decided their new show would follow suit. They decided to simply call it Confederate. The concept is pretty cut and dry: what would life be like in America if the South had seceded from the North. Would slavery still exist? And, if so, in what capacity?
It seemed like an easy win for the network. Racism, violence and politics are all hot button issues that clearly have the necessary elements to capture the attention of HBO's viewing audience. But there was one thing the network wasn't prepared for when the producers pitched the idea to HBO execs: the offense industry. These days people just love to get offended about things. Getting offended is so hot right now. It's more popular than anything on premium cable channels. HBO's programming might be well liked by TV viewers, but there's nothing on HBO that leftists enjoy as much as they enjoy being outraged. And now, in the wake of a recent race riot in Virginia that garnished international media coverage, the outrage over Confederate is even stronger.
"We support everybody’s right to express an opinion but the suggestion of irresponsibility on our part is simply undeserved,” the network said in a statement. “We recognize the sensitivity of this project and will treat it with the respect that it deserves.”
Shortly after announcing the launch of the TV show the hashtag #NoConfederate surfaced on social media websites like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Considering everything that's happening in the news right now, one might presume the #NoConfederate hashtag was created as part of the movement to take down Confederate War memorials. Or possibly in response to Confederate flag waving alt-right white nationalists in Virginia. But while these issues are clearly related in some capacity, #NoConfederate was launched specifically to target HBO's upcoming show. The same show that nobody has ever seen. After the race riot in Virginia the hashtag is surfacing on social media websites by the second. As we speak someone on Twitter or Instagram is writing an angry post about TV programming they've never actually watched.
HBO suggested the show intends to demonstrate how bigotry, authoritarianism and violence are bad. Confederate isn't supposed to glorify racism, but instead criticize it by portraying it's horrors in a vivid and graphic depiction. It's literally a TV show concept to display that racism is bad. This is HBO we're talking about, not the Daily Stormer (if you've never previously heard of the Daily Stormer don't bother Googling it - it's exactly what you think it is).
Even still, leftists still demand Confederate halt its production before it reaches America's TV screens. A headline on The Atlantic from earlier this month reads, "Don't give HBO's 'Confederate' the benefit of the doubt". Don't give them the benefit of the doubt? Why not? Does HBO have a history of producing content that's upsetting to minorities? I don't recall the Italian-American community organizing massive protests against the popularity of The Sopranos. Although a small, outspoken group of people who were offended by that show certainly existed, it wasn't enough to shake the media. Most Italian-Americans thought the show was cool. In fact, people were more outraged when it went away than they were when it was on the air. The Hollywood news outlets praised The Sopranos for many years right up until it's last season.
But getting back to HBO's Confederate: it's not even a new idea. Spike Lee already made a movie called The Confederate States of America that basically had the exact same premise. It was a mockumentary released in 2004 and it was something of a flop. People weren't upset by it's release, they were just bored with it. Chances are you don't know anyone who's seen the movie Confederate States of America, do you? Most of you probably haven't even heard of it.
Amazon had a similar premise for a show titled The Man In The High Castle that depicted what life in America would be like if the Nazis had won World War 2. It's based on a book from the early 1960s and it's currently in it's 2nd season and according to Variety Magazines a 3rd season is also being developed with a possible release date by the end of this year. The protagonists on the show aren't Nazis, they're Americans who are trying to free their country from the evil Nazi regime. If Amazon can make a show about fighting Nazis without upsetting everyone, why can't HBO a similar show about stopping slave owners?
How is HBO's Confederate different from Spike Lee and Amazon's projects? Well, on the surface, it's not. But there's one huge difference between Spike lee and the producers of Confederate. You see, Spike Lee is a black man. But Confederate producers David Bennioff and D.B. Weiss [who, as I said earlier, are also the producers of Game of Thrones] are white guys. The whitest. Heck, they're so white they got famous making a TV show about dragons and witches. Dang, that's pretty white! I'm kidding of course, I realize ethnic minorities also watch Game of Thrones, so calm down. Or don't. By getting offended you might actually be helping me to prove my point.
But getting back to Game of Thrones, Bennioff and Weiss's TV show has been hugely successful and praised by both TV critics and millions of viewers. It's one of the most popular shows on TV at the moment and it's literally a program about incestual warmongers who rape, pillage and torture their enemies. It's not a family-friendly TV viewing experience [well, not for most families anyway].
It's hard to grasp the fact that the same audience who loves and praises a TV show about rape and torture [that's been on TV for 7 seasons] are now suddenly upset about a TV show from the same producers [that they've never even frickin' seen]. Why is rape and torture okay for a TV viewing experience when it involves dragons and wizards but not when it's in the context of American history? Do these statist leftists not realize they're suppressing the creative expression of an artist that they're simultaneously praising? And would they be okay with the TV series if the producers were black and not white? There's palpable irony living in the fact that the same people who are upset about alleged racism in a TV show might feel differently about their outrage if the thing they're outraged about was being created by someone with a different skin tone. But what do I know? I'm just a white person who likes watching new TV shows.
Here's the bottom line: Leftists LOVE censorship. As proof, I encourage you to challenge any of the thousands of snowflakes on social media who are upset about HBO's upcoming TV series to explain why they're mad about a show they've never seen. Watch how quickly they block and report you to Twitter. They'll try to censor you just as they're currently trying to censor a TV show that hasn't even been made yet. They think censorship is the coolest.