Monday, October 10, 2016

#24 Fahrenheit 911 & pols (12 August 2004)


Date:   Aug 12, 2004
To:      John
From:  Bronax

Finally saw Farenheit 911 today. Me and one other person. For twelve or thirteen dollars the Marina Theatre just played away, to all but two empty seats. Economics of this makes me worry, about how much money they are making on a full house to do this. Powerful movie.


We got to see lots of clips that didn't make it to American TV. Lots of good questions about what the A team is doing there handling the reins of our carriage. Rest of presidential campaign boiled down to one side saying you are evil and immoral and other side saying you are heartless robbers. Clear that original idea of political parties, formed when country was small, uneducated, with no means of instant communication, no radio, no internet, no tv, etc. polarized to make things simple i.e. black and white, no longer makes sense. Neither "side" clearly has solutions to the changed world economy, the mix of cultures and races world over, ease of movement between nation states, changing economies from agro to mfg to service, etc. changing family and economic structures, so they fall back on what is safe, name calling. Screaming and hiding now has replaced problem solving. We are all in for a rough tide during the next 20 years or so.

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