If only American writers were as brutal and honest in criticism of government outrages as takes place in Germany and is exemplified by this brilliant performance. The closest in American television was M*A*S*H but its primary objective was comedy whereas the focus in Die Anstalt is information and truth while delivering it in a savagely-comedic way.
No need to repost the video as it is in the following article.
There is great hope for me in seeing such literate protest. It's disappointing it doesn't happen here but there's no reason it cannot.
Dissent is the definition of patriotism as dissenters are the only ones who ever push anything forward or know enough about the subject to submit a cogent argument. Conservatives consider it patriotic to hold steadfast to the position that 'one must never mess with a hummer.' They will not seek change as it's contrary to their philosophy. Fair enough but it's logically impossible for such a system to evolve.
Where this gets ugly is in the way supporters are cloned and you can see that in the exceptionally low level of knowledge of the actual problems in the world while that knowledge is replaced by sound bites. It's not that America 'dumbed down' but rather some major dumb asses were recruited because they're easy to control. There are more dumb asses than smart people (i.e. it's a bell curve) so that approach will always win but the expense is dissent is destroyed by literacy that would not be adequate to get out of a high school.
Therefore, it is hugely encouraging to me to see valid and accurate dissent presented formally without the obligatory conservative shout down that inevitably follows here. Jon Stewart and John Oliver do good work but even they don't punch as hard as the content presented here.
I cannot possibly give a big enough hat tip to everyone involved with Die Anstalt as they go straight to the heart of the humanity or the lack of it in conservative governments which have become so pervasive in the modern world.
No need to repost the video as it is in the following article.
There is great hope for me in seeing such literate protest. It's disappointing it doesn't happen here but there's no reason it cannot.
Dissent is the definition of patriotism as dissenters are the only ones who ever push anything forward or know enough about the subject to submit a cogent argument. Conservatives consider it patriotic to hold steadfast to the position that 'one must never mess with a hummer.' They will not seek change as it's contrary to their philosophy. Fair enough but it's logically impossible for such a system to evolve.
Where this gets ugly is in the way supporters are cloned and you can see that in the exceptionally low level of knowledge of the actual problems in the world while that knowledge is replaced by sound bites. It's not that America 'dumbed down' but rather some major dumb asses were recruited because they're easy to control. There are more dumb asses than smart people (i.e. it's a bell curve) so that approach will always win but the expense is dissent is destroyed by literacy that would not be adequate to get out of a high school.
Therefore, it is hugely encouraging to me to see valid and accurate dissent presented formally without the obligatory conservative shout down that inevitably follows here. Jon Stewart and John Oliver do good work but even they don't punch as hard as the content presented here.
I cannot possibly give a big enough hat tip to everyone involved with Die Anstalt as they go straight to the heart of the humanity or the lack of it in conservative governments which have become so pervasive in the modern world.
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