Why the movie "28 Days Later" is coming true.

[growlypants]

I watched the movie "28 Days Later" over the weekend (yes...I ILLEGALLY downloaded it) and came to the horrifying conclusion that the movie is an analogy for whats happening in this country. A good majority of the populace has been infected with a "virus" that has turned them into "zombies." It really is that simple. These "zombies" are the right wing, conservative nut jobs who seem to have taken over our country and the virus is extremism. They are out to destroy, to EAT, those who are uninfected (ie. we liberal democrats and anyone else who doesnt agree with their mindless, zombie rhetoric). These zombies must "feed" or they will starve, and who do they feed off of??? Us, the uninfected, the nonbelievers. And fear. They feed off the fear. In the movie, they capture a zombie and tie him up in the hopes of finding out how long it will take him to starve to death. You see, if the zombies dont kill the "uninfected" and feed off of them, they die. By learning how long this starvation process takes, they hope to discover how long they must hold out before the zombies start to die off and the "uninfected" begin to take control again. Well, how long do we have to wait for OUR zombies to starve themselves to death??? Has the process already started?? I used to feel alone (like the main character when he first emerged onto the empty, deserted streets of London) calling out for anyone else who could hear me. Alone in a world of the "infected." Now I'm seeing more and more of the "uninfected" coming out from behind shuttered windows and boarded up doors, not afraid to stand up against the starving, desperate zombies. These 'zombies" are slowly starving themselves to death and our group, our cause, is gaining momentum which grows by leaps and bounds every day. There is hope......maybe the entire world ISNT infected by these "zombies", maybe we (America) have simply been isolated intentionally from the rest of the world until we can handle our "zombie" problem. Then the rest of the world will open its doors to us again and accept us graciously as they have in the past. But its up to US...we either feast or famine.

[nashville_brook]

1. lots of thinkers liken the reactionary (fascist) right with having disease

litereally dis-ease with uncertainty. Reich comes to mind in Listen, Little Man -- a quick, easy read. some are immune. education builds immunity.

[TheFarseer]

2. I drew a different lesson

And though of an analogy to fit with our situation right now. The zombies are attacking. Let's say the zombies are muslim terrorists. The British army guys(bush administration) "protect" Jim and whatever the hell the other people's names were. The British army people turn out to be as dangerous as the zombies, when they try to kill Jim and rape the women.

[growlypants]

3. excellent analogy too!

[proud patriot]

4. That movie gave me nightmares

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[wli]

5. Spot on. Cheers. n/t