The thing I hate most about TV is the censorship. They censor the news you read, the movies you see, the books you read, the rallys you can attend, etc. Be forewarned if contemplating moving here, living in TV is like attending Liberty University.

Originally Posted by janmcn

The thing I hate most about TV is the censorship. They censor the news you read, the movies you see, the books you read, the rallys you can attend, etc. Be forewarned if contemplating moving here, living in TV is like attending Liberty University.

I think you might be a........................Democrat?

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I think you might be a........................Democrat?

You just made my point better than I could.

Originally Posted by janmcn

The thing I hate most about TV is the censorship. They censor the news you read, the movies you see, the books you read, the rallys you can attend, etc. Be forewarned if contemplating moving here, living in TV is like attending Liberty University.

Ok...really not getting that. Are you not allowed to leave The Villages??? Are there no other theaters or bookstores, can you not subscribe to any other newspapers? Does the local Target only carry books approved by TV? Does the local cable channel refuse to show any national newscasts?? Once you enter the gates, are you prohibited from leaving??? Maybe the overall attitude of TV is conservative but for pete's sake...we're talking about a neighborhood here...a neighborhood that you chose to live in...it's not a walled city.

Janmcn: I hear your free speech loud and clear.

Originally Posted by janmcn

The thing I hate most about TV is the censorship. They censor the news you read, the movies you see, the books you read, the rallys you can attend, etc. Be forewarned if contemplating moving here, living in TV is like attending Liberty University.

I enjoy listening/reading all sides of the forum, then making an "informed" choice and, for me that choice includes a little of this and a little of that. I plan to live in The Villages, and very much look forward to it, but certainly don't see anything wrong with wanting to have more then one view presented. Why should anyone have to go outside The Villages to get their intellectual stimulation? With a population of over 80,000 people certain there has to be another point of view.

I guess, I just don't fit a mold. But... it is what it is.

Originally Posted by janmcn

The thing I hate most about TV is the censorship. They censor the news you read, the movies you see, the books you read, the rallys you can attend, etc. Be forewarned if contemplating moving here, living in TV is like attending Liberty University.

Guess I do not understand your analogy?


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Originally Posted by Trish Crocker

Ok...really not getting that. Are you not allowed to leave The Villages??? Are there no other theaters or bookstores, can you not subscribe to any other newspapers? Does the local Target only carry books approved by TV? Does the local cable channel refuse to show any national newscasts?? Once you enter the gates, are you prohibited from leaving??? Maybe the overall attitude of TV is conservative but for pete's sake...we're talking about a neighborhood here...a neighborhood that you chose to live in...it's not a walled city.

As long as you realize before you move here that you will have to travel 30 to 50 miles to see a movie of your choice. Or that you will be forcibly removed by the sheriff for attending a public event with the Florida governor if you are of the wrong political persuasion. A sheriff, who supposedly is a public servant paid by all the people. Just a heads up.

I'm a conservative but I believe in live and let live. The thing that amazes me about liberals is that they LOVE to tell everyone else how to live their lives, whether it's too much salt, smoking, fast food, etc. etc. But when they're a minority member in a mostly conservative population, they are the first to complain about being uncomfortable. If they're not happy in TV, please move back to Chicago, NYC or Philly.

Originally Posted by janmcn

As long as you realize before you move here that you will have to travel 30 to 50 miles to see a movie of your choice. Or that you will be forcibly removed by the sheriff for attending a public event with the Florida governor if you are of the wrong political persuasion. A sheriff, who supposedly is a public servant paid by all the people. Just a heads up.

janmcn - any movie theatre i have ever patronized always selected the movie[s] that was/were being shown. this is the same for the movie theatre in the town where i grew up to the towns i lived in and to the towns where i vacation.

where do you go that you can see the movie of your choice? i only get to do that at a video store or netflix or my comcast on demand. and even with those resources, i am limited to the movies that are available from those providers. would love to know where you have selection and availability.

am sure someone will correct me if i am wrong - but haven't there been meetings in the villages for the marion or sumter county democratic clubs?

Or that you will be forcibly removed by the sheriff for attending a public event with the Florida governor if you are of the wrong political persuasion. A sheriff, who supposedly is a public servant paid by all the people. Just a heads up.

Oh, now I know what your post is about. All that other exaggeration kind of bluurred the real reason for your gripe.

I think you are free to move about and just like a true liberal, you jumped into something before you know what it is then work it out later. Sounds like Pelosi, "Lets vote on the bill so we can see what's in it" or something real close to that.

I don't live there yet. I hpoe to some day soon. I visit there and my parents live there and are both Obama lovers and they love it there.

I guess if you went there to be in a political camp, you are in the wrong camp but I don't think that that is what TV is about.
Enjoy, it is just politics.

I can understand someone who is not in the "right wing" camp being uncomfortable with the politics of the developer, but it is their shop and they can display the merchandise they want. With all due respect, it is not a police state and you have freedom to go as you please.

So why do I love it here so much? OMG, whats wrong with me?

Originally Posted by njbchbum;42***8

janmcn - any movie theatre i have ever patronized always selected the movie[s] that was/were being shown. this is the same for the movie theatre in the town where i grew up to the towns i lived in and to the towns where i vacation.

where do you go that you can see the movie of your choice? i only get to do that at a video store or netflix or my comcast on demand. and even with those resources, i am limited to the movies that are available from those providers. would love to know where you have selection and availability.

am sure someone will correct me if i am wrong - but haven't there been meetings in the villages for the marion or sumter county democratic clubs?

Please stop confusing liberals with the facts. It is only feelings and intentions that count. Don't you understand that?

political leanings (again)? Censorship, no choice for movies and what ever else was included in this negative, baiting post.

There are no more "restrictions" here than in any other city one would/could choose.

Did you check out the political leanings of where ever it is you live now?

Smells like chum to me!!

btk