> In the US we had heroes fighting japs and nazis, then commies (notably no one ever fought the confederates in pop culture...). Worth noting that a lot of tho

> In the US we had heroes fighting japs and nazis, then commies (notably no one ever fought the confederates in pop culture...). Worth noting that a lot of those you just mentioned either had direct government funding, or received government assistance, because of who they depicted as the bad guys. It wasn't just human nature to paint them as the bad guys, it was part of a propaganda machine (overtly at first during WWII), and continues to this day. If you want to depict the US military in Hollywood, they will help you to do so, with certain rules about what you do or don't depict. Until recently, TV networks received similar funding if they kept a anti-drug thematic in their works. (Though receiving networks of said funding said they didn't rewrite anything to fit those messages). > TV didn't do that. We did it to ourselves. TV just reflected what we all agreed on. I'm afraid I don't think that is clear. TV was actively influenced. What we watch was influenced. To what degree did that influence extend into the social conscience? That's a bit beyond me.