Sepiatone Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Yesterday we were treated to movies about auto racing and/or race car drivers. A few having segments or centering on the prestigious Indianapolis 500 that takes place traditionally every Memorial Day weekend for over 100 years. So I thought this.... Why NOT mix these sort of movies among the "same-old, same-old" WAR movies TCM trots out every Memorial Day weekend? After all, the race IS a long-time AMERICAN tradition as well. Sepiatone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElCid Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Yesterday we were treated to movies about auto racing and/or race car drivers. A few having segments or centering on the prestigious Indianapolis 500 that takes place traditionally every Memorial Day weekend for over 100 years. So I thought this.... Why NOT mix these sort of movies among the "same-old, same-old" WAR movies TCM trots out every Memorial Day weekend? After all, the race IS a long-time AMERICAN tradition as well. Sepiatone Memorial Day is supposed to honor those who gave their lives for the US. Just because a race promoter and the auto industry hijacked the day doesn't mean TCM should be a party to it. Leave Memorial Day on TCM as it is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 Memorial Day is supposed to honor those who gave their lives for the US. Just because a race promoter and the auto industry hijacked the day doesn't mean TCM should be a party to it. Leave Memorial Day on TCM as it is. OK. It was just a thought. I won't get into a discussion about how MANY of those who gave their lives DIDN'T give them defending this country. Like, in Viet Nam, Korea, and such. But you're correct in one faction..... Showing movies depicting HOW and WHY they died certainly does them more honor than choking the freeways, swilling beer and burning meat on a barbeque grill. Yeah, I expect someone to come back with something like, "But, if they didn't give their lives, we wouldn't have the FREEDOM to do those things." Sure. But I'll bet the rent that more than 90% of the Americans who engage in those type of Memorial Day activities AREN'T thinking about ANY of that. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Memorial Day is supposed to honor those who gave their lives for the US.It was designed to remember the Civil War. As I mentioned in the last Memorial Day thread, the only war movies they should show are Civil War movies. And on Armistice Day they can run the World War I movies. Frankly, I wouldn't mind not seeing any war movies on the schedule for once, since since 9/11 society has really gone down the rabbit hole of the idea that dishing out state-sanctioned violence is both necessary and sufficient to be a hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 How about showing the war movies on the actual Memorial DAY, and the race movies some OTHER day over the now long weekend? Should satify both the auto race enthusiasts AND the sabre rattlers. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElCid Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 How about showing the war movies on the actual Memorial DAY, and the race movies some OTHER day over the now long weekend? Should satify both the auto race enthusiasts AND the sabre rattlers. Sepiatone What is the "actual" Memorial Day? May 30 or the Monday holiday? This past May, both were on same day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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