Bob Says: The Cowboy and America

Bob links to this:

Why My Generation Loved Western Movies http://www.lewrockwell.com/north/north395.html

and Says:

Not a bad view on things all in all. A few good points and not too much anti - liberal drivel.

My reply:

He left out one of the biggest reasons why the cowboy movie flourished.

Westerns were cheap.

The sets were the rural lands a few miles from Hollywood. Most actors could provide their own clothes.

Also, the defense of private property is grayer than Rockwell admits. Good cowboys usually defended farms or other civilized institutions that would spell the end of their kind.

Also, David Brooks, while making some interesting observations, is a bit of a BS artist.

As for the characterization of Han Solo and Indiana Jones: Jones obviously has a strong moral compass, though it doesn't show right away. Han, like many a western hero, ultimately sides with justice over personal gain.