The most shocking thing to me... is that this is actually a commercial BY those deranged psychopaths and not someone else making fun of how they are all eco-terrorists.

If it was made by anyone else as a "parody" of their fanaticism it would have been a disgusting blood libel (no matter how much I disagree with them I wouldn't put such words in their mouth). But since they themselves made it... frankly I found the movie to be simply threatening, not "grotesque macabre humor", but an open ended death threat.

Also, linkie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqTd0g48ZY4&feature=related

They did remove the video from their website after much backlash.

What a disappointment CNN is turning out to be.

I saw this video on another site (not FOX) a few days ago (just can't recall now). The message it should be sending is what will happen to the few that get in the Eco-terrorists way and that if you keep your mouth shut and approve their agenda you will be fine. People in general are stupid, or at least unwilling to think for themselves.

They have really bought into that "Tea Party is a radical right-wing movement" philosophy. I'm not a Tea Party member, but I find myself defending them because they do seem to express the common Americans view point, despite the name calling levied against them. Every poll seems to indicate that. Don't CNN research that for themselves before they spout off, insinuating 70% of Americans are fringe crackpots? At the very least it shows lack of being in touch with the country (or bias). At worst it puts them in the propaganda for the left category. No attempt at impartiality.

Definitely the latter.  It has been a slide, but since MSNBC started beating them I guess they figured if they could not beat them, join them.  But they are too stupid to realize that Fox is wining because they are the most balanced NEWS organization.  They are right when it comes to commentary, but they play it straight on the news, and most people (that are not just idiots) want to get the truth and decide for themselves.  CNN and MSNBC are basically fighting over a shrinking market.  And letting Fox walk off with the lions share.

It simulates reality... if they said "or else" then everyone will CLAIM to be "with them"... if they say "no pressure" they can single out their enemies easier (for elimination).

It is such a callous, matter of fact type of execution... it is how you would go about squashing a roach. The enemy is not a human, but a sub-human bug to squish. They were "just joking" the same way ahmadinejad is "just saying it to appease the populace" when he says he wants to wipe out israel. I think they are serious. I am actually not offended by the concept of macabre humor (not that I find it funny), but the difference between macabre humor and a death threat is the context.

A KKK member who "jokes" about lynching african americans isn't using macabre humor. A neo-nazi "joking" about jews being sent to death camps isn't really "joking". A "humor movie" depicting the author of said movie murdering a political figure would not be "just a joke" when he is brought up on death threat charges.

The context of this piece is "we are going to murder our political opponents", it is a threat.

I'm gonna take your word for this, because I can't take looking at all that blood. I can't deal with extremists. It's like the horrific response/saying "because I said so..."

As someone mentioned, as a Monty Python Skit, sure.  As an ad for their cause?  I guess you can say you like it if you think Biden is some kind of Svengali speaker.

Hey,  I laugh at just about anything, I just think some things just arent funny.

I have not said it, but your response is a good place to say it. 

is there any surprise that James Lee was created by the movement?  As you said, the movement cheapens life, so why bother defending it or preserving it?  THAT is the message (beyond the gore) the ad sends.

The Brits did not take it as such.  Before Fox (the only major MSM to carry it so far over here) picked it up, the Brits forced the group to remove it.

Apparently even the Brits have levels of decency.

I agree with Daiwa, and yet also find myself agreeing with Charles, Nitro, and DrGuy.

It was poorly done, and too easily spun by those who seriously view it as "terrorism" propaganda. The message just did not get through. It's idiots like them that make those of us green advocates, who think before we act, look bad.

Yeah, right...make the world think we're all nuts, just because you didn't use your head.

~L

I understand what you mean. My problem is that I just don't find funny blowing people up in such a gory way while at the same time basically stating that if you are not with us then we don't need you around. This screams "no freedom of opinion or speech" to me. And to be honest, even if it were a good comedy bit, it was still lame. The people that agreed should have laughed at the explosions rather than freak out which is what made the joke not so funny.

Funny as it is, the irony is that it's not a parody.  It's true believers (wrongly) thinking they're being clever.