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Jiang argues that Saving Private Ryan frames the European war front as secondary to winning the American home front and keeping the public behind the war.
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Hollywood
Jiang argues that working with Hollywood also brainwashes the Pentagon into believing war can be perfected like a scripted movie, which he says will lead to disaster in Iran.
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Jiang argues that the Pentagon is a propaganda machine that cares less about truth than creating a Hollywood movie out of war.
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Jiang claims the Pentagon's mentality is now to turn war into a Hollywood movie.
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The read paper excerpt says producers must comply with Pentagon entertainment policy, including script changes aligned with recruitment and public relations goals, in exchange for military equipment and personnel.
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The read paper excerpt says more than 2,500 war-themed movies and TV programs have been made with Pentagon assistance since the inception of Hollywood entertainment more than a century ago.
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The read paper excerpt says Pentagon-assisted movies and TV shows portray U.S. wars as necessary and glorious, downplay war's human, social, and environmental devastation, cast U.S. soldiers as noble protagonists, and stereotype non-U.S. enemies.
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Jiang says the Pentagon uses Hollywood to indoctrinate Americans into believing that war is good.
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Jiang argues that working with Hollywood also brainwashes the Pentagon into believing war can be perfected like a scripted movie, which he says will lead to disaster in Iran.
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"makes us look bad. We have to win the home front. Okay? Europe, this war front, it's secondary to the home front. We need..."
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"...about the truth it just cares about trying to create a Hollywood movie out of a movie. Okay. So Pentagon is concerned first and..."
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"...the very mentality of the Pentagon to turn war into a Hollywood movie. Alright. So this is a paper written by Tanner Murleys at..."
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"...goals including recruitment and public relations. Since the inception of the Hollywood entertainment industry more than a century ago over 2,500 war themed movies..."
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"...So what this paper is saying is that the Pentagon uses Hollywood in order to indoctrinate and brainwash American people to believe that war..."
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"I personally also think that America is likely to make a movie about saving the pirates in Iran but I think it will be..."
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"...out the way that they do. But like the problem with Hollywood is that it's so seductive it's so attractive that people think they're..."
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"...you need the media. That's why you need culture, such as Hollywood, movies, basically. And you need education, school system. Okay? These are the..."
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"...saying the United States is the evil empire. Yes, stop reading Hollywood scripts and realise which planet you're on. Before the evil empire, why..."
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"...invaded America? How many countries has America invaded? Please, stop reading Hollywood scripts and realize which planet you're on. I seem to think that..."
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"...I've noticed the people that came from Ivy league schools to Hollywood and they. They, they, uh, Excel quickly and it's through ass kissing...."
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A source-grounded reading of the episode's central claim: American war culture has learned to convert military failure into rescue spectacle, while real wars are still decided by economics, organization, logistics, and endurance.
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