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I'm noticing how so many children's movies are about dominance, violence and royalty -- an education indeed about who matters, who doesn't and how disputes are settled. It starts at a very early age, doesn't it? Thanks for the link to South Pacific. I'll watch it one of these days when I have the time.

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The reason I sought a second career in education was to try and make a difference in the world, a choice that was made before 911. As I've aged, the realization of how we're manipulated by media has widened. Knowing how the Catholic (Universal) church has operated since @150AD is also very important as it was the "media" until 1900, and even later in many instances. One of the most important and intriguing courses I took in College was Cognitive Psychology, which is about how we learn, with Linguistics being a close second and dealt with how we learn our native language(s).

When you finally watch "South Pacific," you'll see there are several themes running though the show, which is set during WW2. IMO, it's a timeless production, stage or screen. It's good you see the manipulation happening as not everyone can.

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