1.The success of the Left, and, it has been inordinately successful, is based, largely, on human nature. The Left has tapped into the desire of many to have all of their shortcomings explained in such a way that anything lacking in their lives is not their fault.
"You're the victim of big greedy corporations!"
"The wealthy don't pay their fair share!"
"The man is keeping you down."
"Occupy Wall Street!"
And even though, deep down, people know it's bogus.....it is comforting to have the excuse for lack of success, for not quite having as much as someone else.
2. And, with near total control of the dissemination of information, they can provide a rationale for those who need ...'reassurance.'
Propaganda, talking points, served in slick and glossy form.
There is a clever sort of propaganda in which only half the story, half the pertinent facts, are divulged.
It gives the reader, or viewer, a jaundiced sense of what is being explained.
Which brings me to the most exciting film of 2015...."The Big Short."
I just read this, from "The Foundation For Economic Education," and it was exactly what I stated while walking out of the theater:
"The Big Short is an entertaining movie, and it accurately describes important aspects of the housing bubble, but the film might give viewers the erroneous impression that private greed is the ultimate explanation. In reality, government intervention crippled the market’s normal mechanisms for limiting mistakes on the front end and heavily punishing mistakes on the back end."
The Big Short Misleads on Ratings Agencies | Robert P. Murphy
3. As for the cinema itself, it was magnificently done!
Gritty, fast paced, New York City....scenes jumping from one to another....almost a sort of Damon Runyonesque/private detective movie feel.
And, there was a sense that the director was familiar with John Dos Passos' trilogy, as he shuffled in specific events and headlines of the times, celebrities giving that documentary and the "being there" sensation.
And....believe it or not, a building to an explosive dénouement, akin to a James Bond-nuclear bomb about to explode anticipation.
4. Now....the disingenuous element: there was a template, a political theme, that was perfectly done as only Hollywood can do......
From mid-19th century, Progressives have instilled in the electorate the view that a big, unlimited government, stocked with experts and bureaucrats, would not only know what's best for all, but they would be honest and self-less.
It represents the 'explanation as to why one should always vote Liberal/Progressive/Democrat'....only they can protect you from the greedy rich!
And this was the theme, the subtext, behind "The Big Short."
"You're the victim of big greedy corporations!"
"The wealthy don't pay their fair share!"
"The man is keeping you down."
"Occupy Wall Street!"
And even though, deep down, people know it's bogus.....it is comforting to have the excuse for lack of success, for not quite having as much as someone else.
2. And, with near total control of the dissemination of information, they can provide a rationale for those who need ...'reassurance.'
Propaganda, talking points, served in slick and glossy form.
There is a clever sort of propaganda in which only half the story, half the pertinent facts, are divulged.
It gives the reader, or viewer, a jaundiced sense of what is being explained.
Which brings me to the most exciting film of 2015...."The Big Short."
I just read this, from "The Foundation For Economic Education," and it was exactly what I stated while walking out of the theater:
"The Big Short is an entertaining movie, and it accurately describes important aspects of the housing bubble, but the film might give viewers the erroneous impression that private greed is the ultimate explanation. In reality, government intervention crippled the market’s normal mechanisms for limiting mistakes on the front end and heavily punishing mistakes on the back end."
The Big Short Misleads on Ratings Agencies | Robert P. Murphy
3. As for the cinema itself, it was magnificently done!
Gritty, fast paced, New York City....scenes jumping from one to another....almost a sort of Damon Runyonesque/private detective movie feel.
And, there was a sense that the director was familiar with John Dos Passos' trilogy, as he shuffled in specific events and headlines of the times, celebrities giving that documentary and the "being there" sensation.
And....believe it or not, a building to an explosive dénouement, akin to a James Bond-nuclear bomb about to explode anticipation.
4. Now....the disingenuous element: there was a template, a political theme, that was perfectly done as only Hollywood can do......
From mid-19th century, Progressives have instilled in the electorate the view that a big, unlimited government, stocked with experts and bureaucrats, would not only know what's best for all, but they would be honest and self-less.
It represents the 'explanation as to why one should always vote Liberal/Progressive/Democrat'....only they can protect you from the greedy rich!
And this was the theme, the subtext, behind "The Big Short."
