quick comments on meryl streep’s speech: no, hollywood and msm (the principled press) are not some of the most vilified segments of american society. neither are “foreigners” who hail from european countries/colonies or different parts of the united states, unless they’re black or latinx or native american or muslim or LGBTQI. patting oneself on the back and describing hollywood as some kind of progressive haven is comforting i’m sure, but completely off the mark. academy award winning films such as “the hurt locker,” “zero dark thirty” and “american sniper” are nothing more than tasteless imperialist propaganda, very appropriately rewarded, in some cases, by the first lady herself, wife of military commander in chief. i’m glad that streep talked about trump’s “performance.” that’s the operative word here. obama’s “performance” is much better than trump’s, although in real life, he has bombed, killed, tortured, deported and destroyed more than most human beings. did the 26,171 bombs dropped, last year, on people in syria, iraq, afghanistan, libya, yemen, somalia and pakistan also break streep’s heart? it wasn’t a movie.