People's lives are beautiful because it is the manifestation of the art of cultural engineering.
The Green lifestyle is gradually growing. And again, people are overtaking politics; the dreamers who want to save the world from an environmental apocalypse. This lifestyle develops until the responsibility of "saving the world" is not left to the politicians.
Let's not deprive them of the blessing of this war, but the aesthetic of it is to be designed and refined by the system because it still has problems. Therefore, it should be emphasized that the beauty of this movement and lifestyle is to be seen as rejected by the political community. (Even though serious efforts have been made by many governments and even industries to find realistic measures to tackle climate change.)
Apart from the Green lifestyle, the progressive society in the U.S. is experiencing a similar situation. And given what has been said, as well as strong recommendations from some, Joe Biden can rest assured that he will not be hampered by the system in the upcoming election. And although politicians like Senator Warren and Sanders are more qualified to lead the White House, it is more convenient for the progressive population in the country, especially the youth, to remain in the political and social opposition. However, the system's new position on the 2020 presidential election will certainly set new expectations before Biden and his friends. And also even if the system's final decision is made in opposition to the extension of Trump's presidency, it should be acknowledged that the administration has done most of its tasks properly.
Showing posts with label Culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Culture. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Yellow Fans: The People
There are always some fans of a celebrity, sports team, or even a political candidate, who are considered ‘yellow fans’, i.e. those who cannot be identified as true believers but are actually ‘users'. So influencing them does not follow the orthodox methods. Perhaps like a short-term and occasional relationship that only limited to sexual intercourse, and the character and personality of the parties are not into question at all, while, and both are aware users. Of course, no mind is invulnerable and one's mental aperture (if discovered) is needed plus a few seconds to plant a seed. But all the techniques in this regard apply when one only wants to shoot at a mind or crack into it, not blowing up an intellectual bomb.
One of the traditional ways of promoting an idea or a new cultural thought is to present it, for instance, through celebrities. The rise of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram raised the hope for many that cultural and social leadership would move forward with greater speed and power. But the results of projects have been far from the hopes and expectations and have shown another face of reality. Although the long-term results may be more promising, but even the analysis of British programs has not shown different outcomes.
Anyway, changing people's minds doesn't necessarily change their lives. Even if people experience or enjoy some changes in their lives, they try to classify them among their own secrets. These secrets are their truth, but the reality of their lives is something else. And that's another problem that has been overlooked. Therefore, sometimes the success of a project in changing people's minds is not translated into the emergence of these changes publicly and openly. While what changes the world is not faith but action; what makes a society religious is merely the action of the people, even if most of it is pretension.
And what changes the culture throughout the ages is the change of order. As the political order in Afghanistan altered, the cultural order began to change: a period towards liberalism and then towards fundamentalism. Technology can change the order too. For example, Instagram alone has had a role in changing many people's lifestyles or habits, isn't it?!
So the question is, what technology or even innovations can govern the desired social order of the system?
One of the traditional ways of promoting an idea or a new cultural thought is to present it, for instance, through celebrities. The rise of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram raised the hope for many that cultural and social leadership would move forward with greater speed and power. But the results of projects have been far from the hopes and expectations and have shown another face of reality. Although the long-term results may be more promising, but even the analysis of British programs has not shown different outcomes.
Anyway, changing people's minds doesn't necessarily change their lives. Even if people experience or enjoy some changes in their lives, they try to classify them among their own secrets. These secrets are their truth, but the reality of their lives is something else. And that's another problem that has been overlooked. Therefore, sometimes the success of a project in changing people's minds is not translated into the emergence of these changes publicly and openly. While what changes the world is not faith but action; what makes a society religious is merely the action of the people, even if most of it is pretension.
And what changes the culture throughout the ages is the change of order. As the political order in Afghanistan altered, the cultural order began to change: a period towards liberalism and then towards fundamentalism. Technology can change the order too. For example, Instagram alone has had a role in changing many people's lifestyles or habits, isn't it?!
So the question is, what technology or even innovations can govern the desired social order of the system?
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
To Ashkan Khatibi
A lot of similarities are certainly between the United Nations and the system. Their objectives are mostly the same. However, the system has more functions. And therefore, it can plan more careful and accurate than the UN and other organizations.
The objectives of the system for Iran are as follows based on the priority order:
Cultural plans: A) Cultural expansion of Islam, including cinema and television. B) Removing the hierarchy and related networks. C) Confronting extremism.
Political plans: A) Increasing support for the moderate politicians, including the right and the left wing in order to divide the power among them. Since the absolute superiority of a faction or party can lead to totalitarianism that is not acceptable. B) Taking advantage of Iranian political-economic capacity to prevent the spread of Moscow and Riyadh influence in the Middle East and in other words, ending the Russian and Saudi hegemony. C) It is too late to resolve the water crisis but there is still some time to protect the country from planned framers' violence.
Security plan: Increasing the security staff of the system and organizing them in order to carry out special missions to protect Iran-Organization (System) common interests and remove the groups or those who would target the peace, the security and socio-cultural stability of the country.
Economic plans: A) Reform Iranian economic rules by the system's economic experts in order to eliminate the legal vacuum in this area. B) Increasing the economic-commercial opportunity of the European friends of the system in Iran instead of improving their pragmatic political and media relations with Tehran. (And it should be noted that Berlin cannot dream about German's economy without satisfaction of the system, even after lifting sanctions on Russia.)
Cyber plan: Eliminating the Mossad agents' cyber and electronic influence on Iranian lines.
The objectives of the system for Iran are as follows based on the priority order:
Cultural plans: A) Cultural expansion of Islam, including cinema and television. B) Removing the hierarchy and related networks. C) Confronting extremism.
Political plans: A) Increasing support for the moderate politicians, including the right and the left wing in order to divide the power among them. Since the absolute superiority of a faction or party can lead to totalitarianism that is not acceptable. B) Taking advantage of Iranian political-economic capacity to prevent the spread of Moscow and Riyadh influence in the Middle East and in other words, ending the Russian and Saudi hegemony. C) It is too late to resolve the water crisis but there is still some time to protect the country from planned framers' violence.
Security plan: Increasing the security staff of the system and organizing them in order to carry out special missions to protect Iran-Organization (System) common interests and remove the groups or those who would target the peace, the security and socio-cultural stability of the country.
Economic plans: A) Reform Iranian economic rules by the system's economic experts in order to eliminate the legal vacuum in this area. B) Increasing the economic-commercial opportunity of the European friends of the system in Iran instead of improving their pragmatic political and media relations with Tehran. (And it should be noted that Berlin cannot dream about German's economy without satisfaction of the system, even after lifting sanctions on Russia.)
Cyber plan: Eliminating the Mossad agents' cyber and electronic influence on Iranian lines.
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Islamic Iran: Cultural Management
The budget of a movie in the United States might be $100 million while the whole budget of Iran cinema is less than $33 million per year.
Iranian cinema is not difficult to be controlled, but the government faces difficulties with its management. Through increasing the restrictions in the cultural area, it could be controlled by the government. However, such a way leads to the closure of cultural space and the backwardness of a country like North Korea. But cultural management, which is the best alternative, can repel cultural threats as well as perpetuate the country's cultural development.
If the Iranian government stops the release of five movies, then will face with harsh criticism from opponents and the accusation of human rights violations, while the number of movie project that has been prevented by the system is greater than expected and almost no one is opposed to it.
The system can undertake financial costs of all Iranian directors' film projects, instead, some certain provisions must be implemented: emphasis particularly on Islamic rules, removing the current hierarchy of the cinema, which resulted in the foundation of a small quasi-mafia network and removing the actors who are belonging to this network.
The network has a popular theory: "a good actor is the one who is patient and starts his work by theater." The purpose of this this theory is hidden behind these beautiful words; preventing young actors from entering the cinema!
This band is dangerous and anti-Islam. The death of Naser Abdollahi, the Iranian signer was not natural. His heart rate in the last minutes of his life was so high; suspiciously high. The cause of the death was intoxication by drinking poisoned water.
Iranian cinema is not difficult to be controlled, but the government faces difficulties with its management. Through increasing the restrictions in the cultural area, it could be controlled by the government. However, such a way leads to the closure of cultural space and the backwardness of a country like North Korea. But cultural management, which is the best alternative, can repel cultural threats as well as perpetuate the country's cultural development.
If the Iranian government stops the release of five movies, then will face with harsh criticism from opponents and the accusation of human rights violations, while the number of movie project that has been prevented by the system is greater than expected and almost no one is opposed to it.
The system can undertake financial costs of all Iranian directors' film projects, instead, some certain provisions must be implemented: emphasis particularly on Islamic rules, removing the current hierarchy of the cinema, which resulted in the foundation of a small quasi-mafia network and removing the actors who are belonging to this network.
The network has a popular theory: "a good actor is the one who is patient and starts his work by theater." The purpose of this this theory is hidden behind these beautiful words; preventing young actors from entering the cinema!
This band is dangerous and anti-Islam. The death of Naser Abdollahi, the Iranian signer was not natural. His heart rate in the last minutes of his life was so high; suspiciously high. The cause of the death was intoxication by drinking poisoned water.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Iran: The Culture
Of the most stable pillars and bases for a country wanting to achieve the supreme political and economic ideals and aspirations are culture and science.
Scientific position of a country can provide to new opportunities for that country. As one of the Asian countries, Iran has significant scientific position in the region. But the science which is regarded as a capital should be guided by good culture.
Weak culture may cause to the isolation of the scientific community and reduce the validity of science and knowledge among people. Therefore, it is very important to stress on guidance the media, education and cinema.
Iran must try to deep-seat Islamic culture through mass communication tools, efficient educational system and cinema; Islamic culture should not be only a décor!
Social issues must be identified and addressed by cinema. Now, the most valuable movies are those which engaged the real social issues. The success of Jafar Panahi's "Taxi" and Asghar Farhadi's "A Separation" in the Berlin International Film Festival or other international film festivals confirm this fact.
The movies which engage real social issues can involve people in the issues as a part of the solution and finally lead to the participation of the public to resolve them.
However, some of the Iranian filmmakers are recently interested in making films with surreal structure. Any new and special thing does not mean being useful, though not harmful.
Scientific position of a country can provide to new opportunities for that country. As one of the Asian countries, Iran has significant scientific position in the region. But the science which is regarded as a capital should be guided by good culture.
Weak culture may cause to the isolation of the scientific community and reduce the validity of science and knowledge among people. Therefore, it is very important to stress on guidance the media, education and cinema.
Iran must try to deep-seat Islamic culture through mass communication tools, efficient educational system and cinema; Islamic culture should not be only a décor!
Social issues must be identified and addressed by cinema. Now, the most valuable movies are those which engaged the real social issues. The success of Jafar Panahi's "Taxi" and Asghar Farhadi's "A Separation" in the Berlin International Film Festival or other international film festivals confirm this fact.
The movies which engage real social issues can involve people in the issues as a part of the solution and finally lead to the participation of the public to resolve them.
However, some of the Iranian filmmakers are recently interested in making films with surreal structure. Any new and special thing does not mean being useful, though not harmful.
Monday, September 22, 2014
The Young Generation and the Rise of New Culture
The young generation certainly has not spent its childhood and adolescence in the 1970s-1980s. Although they have heard about that period from girls of the 80s who are now forty- or fifty year-old-mothers. The generation in which I spent my childhood and adolescence was definitely not a rebellious generation. Both the Bible and a Playboy magazine would never have been together on the desk. This generation does not dream of breaking social taboos because it has been released from taboos and therefore does not re-break taboos in order to achieve the right to choose. Since we have been free, we were able to choose and what we have chosen is to be "ordinariness”.
In order to have all what we want to have of the power, wealth and fame, we do not need to depend on the parameter of being "extraordinariness". Even the present dreams and hobbies of the youths in this generation are not the same of young girls and boys of the 80s.
However, if there is a similarity between our generation and the past generations, it is that we're all fighting against the generations before us.
We do not need the boring standards of the 80s to show our freedom. We live in freedom and what we want now is that the society's media center gives enough respect to this choice; to what we are.
In order to have all what we want to have of the power, wealth and fame, we do not need to depend on the parameter of being "extraordinariness". Even the present dreams and hobbies of the youths in this generation are not the same of young girls and boys of the 80s.
However, if there is a similarity between our generation and the past generations, it is that we're all fighting against the generations before us.
We do not need the boring standards of the 80s to show our freedom. We live in freedom and what we want now is that the society's media center gives enough respect to this choice; to what we are.
Friday, March 28, 2014
"The Great Beauty" After "The Great Dictator"
"The Great Beauty" is a well-known movie but some circles in Italy preferred to refrain from any comments on the movie and to allow not this movie to take a higher place than an artwork by remaining silent.
The aim of this article is not to review the movie, but to investigate the filmmaker's claim and finally to present a proper response to it.
The heroes of the movie are those characters who are introduced as losers by the filmmaker.
But who are they?
They are rich but not famous, they have key to all part of the city but they are unknown, they are associated with religious dignitaries, they have special rules for some ceremonies like funerals and etc.
Obviously, the movie is a critical work. Thus it's funny if we accept the filmmaker just aimed to criticize a group of unknown Italian authors.
Some of the movie's dialogues also implicitly confirm this fact. Including:
Jep Gambardella: I only wrote one novel, 40 years ago.
And
Jep Gambardella: What job you do?
The Woman: Me? I’m rich
And also the monologue:
Jep Gambardella: I didn’t just want to live the high life; I wanted to be the king of the high life.
Probably the small but powerful and influential Italian group in the fields of Italian culture and politics is the movie's subject and target of criticism.
Some may think that the filmmaker has presented a real and honest image of this group.
To realize how far this presentation is from reality, just consider the images of religion presented by the filmmaker; A caricature! Presenting an unfair image of the character who reminds Mother Teresa's face, itself, is a sufficient reason to accept that we are dealing with a radical filmmaker. Thus this filmmaker's show is more fantasy than real.
The aim of this article is not to review the movie, but to investigate the filmmaker's claim and finally to present a proper response to it.
The heroes of the movie are those characters who are introduced as losers by the filmmaker.
But who are they?
They are rich but not famous, they have key to all part of the city but they are unknown, they are associated with religious dignitaries, they have special rules for some ceremonies like funerals and etc.
Obviously, the movie is a critical work. Thus it's funny if we accept the filmmaker just aimed to criticize a group of unknown Italian authors.
Some of the movie's dialogues also implicitly confirm this fact. Including:
Jep Gambardella: I only wrote one novel, 40 years ago.
And
Jep Gambardella: What job you do?
The Woman: Me? I’m rich
And also the monologue:
Jep Gambardella: I didn’t just want to live the high life; I wanted to be the king of the high life.
Probably the small but powerful and influential Italian group in the fields of Italian culture and politics is the movie's subject and target of criticism.
Some may think that the filmmaker has presented a real and honest image of this group.
To realize how far this presentation is from reality, just consider the images of religion presented by the filmmaker; A caricature! Presenting an unfair image of the character who reminds Mother Teresa's face, itself, is a sufficient reason to accept that we are dealing with a radical filmmaker. Thus this filmmaker's show is more fantasy than real.
Friday, February 28, 2014
Anti Backwardism; Why?
Training against an ideology, religion or nationality; why?
Certainly, ill will for doing any action isn't acceptable and those who have violent view against a religion, ideology or nationality are convict because it's all against social democracy and liberalism. But when an ideology, religion or nationality becomes a weapon for war, expansionism or creation of fascism and totalitarianism, there's no way except putting down the practical weapon.
When Marxism becomes an ideology in order to war and conquest other countries, is there any other solution except attack to their weapon?! Or the same in Islam with Taliban or Arabs with Pan-Arabism and Turks with Pan-Turkism were going to create fascism!
International community are damaged by Fascism, so it's inevitable they resist against all forms of fascism including extremist nationalism, ideology or an religion that may lead to the fascism.
However, the author believes religion support the public order because many crimes and indecent acts considered as sin in religious books and actually prohibited. So, making decision on any religion isn't easy until it's not against the society.
Certainly, ill will for doing any action isn't acceptable and those who have violent view against a religion, ideology or nationality are convict because it's all against social democracy and liberalism. But when an ideology, religion or nationality becomes a weapon for war, expansionism or creation of fascism and totalitarianism, there's no way except putting down the practical weapon.
When Marxism becomes an ideology in order to war and conquest other countries, is there any other solution except attack to their weapon?! Or the same in Islam with Taliban or Arabs with Pan-Arabism and Turks with Pan-Turkism were going to create fascism!
International community are damaged by Fascism, so it's inevitable they resist against all forms of fascism including extremist nationalism, ideology or an religion that may lead to the fascism.
However, the author believes religion support the public order because many crimes and indecent acts considered as sin in religious books and actually prohibited. So, making decision on any religion isn't easy until it's not against the society.
Monday, January 27, 2014
Sexual Stunting
The advent of exhibitionism as one of the components of the New Wave cinema started from the 60s and continues to the present. As the scenes of nudity is the supplier of the audiences’ demands, it has also become one of the most important demands of the producers. However, the producers have often raised their demands to film producers in an obligatory way. The actors must realize these demands. This isn't the case that what some actors have told about their first experiences of scenes including nudity in their interviews; Nervous or any exertion to prepare themselves to play such a role. All these feelings can be count on their first experience. The subject of this discussion is about the social and cultural bases that these actors appear from. An actor is not a person who has worked in a restaurant before or has been performing non-specialized and common place tasks and has suddenly entered cinema. Expecting this group to play roles and scenes of nudity is a counter-cultural expectation. Public nudity is not something that a citizen (or in other word member) of pop culture can accept. The director or anyone else who enters cinema can't ask for the changes in the general policies of cinema. But there is always the possibility of changes within each system. So that both producers and audiences’ demands are fulfilled. As there are stuntmen for dangerous cinema activities, it is possible to consider models for sexual activities and nudity. Thus, not only the social and cultural bases from which most actors usually arise from would not be damaged and expose them to cultural exchange with which they have lived and have grown, but also the needs of both producers and cinema is provided. Unfortunately we can't ignore the obstacles in the way of reforming approaches. Because there are always some people working in a restaurant who have transferred to cinema and accept the reality of cinematic exhibitionism aren't willing to make an effort to reform the system. This group has always reminded me of Mao's Red Army. A number of young people in the community that couldn't succeed started to defend Mao's dictatorship in the harshest way possible, so that they can be benefited in this way.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Destructive Minority
Economical and cultural criterion and standards cause some minority groups to avoid entering social competitions automatically. These groups are divided into two: (1) Groups which don't join social competitions because of free choice e.g. cultural and conscience minorities which cannot participate in this cultural competitions because of not accepting pop culture. (2) Groups which lose their chance to join because of not having necessary abilities in being matched with social and cultural standards, while they believe in pop culture of society. Such as those who tend to have educational degrees but won't have it because of current economic conditions and can't enter social competitions. Accepting this fact will be difficult for second minority group when the state gives the same facilities to foreign and non-local members who can match with this economic and cultural system. So this minority will feel out by the society. This will make them follow their benefits non-legally, some ways which are definitely non-legal and perhaps in conflict with public ethics. No doubt that we can't expect this minority to be the same as others. Because they don't have an equal opportunity with others to join social competitions and have a positive impact on society. Or they have paid more than others to have such an opportunity. But it does not mean to accept them as destructive and anti-social minority. So it is necessary to have a little society in the heart of a big one for this minority same as small societies made for non-local or religious minorities such as Chinese people. So this minority will follow the rules of that small society in which it is a member. And also there is no need for it to break the rules and public ethics for its own benefit.
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