Politics

According to terminally-on-social-media people in the United States, politics is an easy choice. On the one hand, you have the racist fascists who will destroy democracy and bring in an evangelical theocracy. On the other, you have woke communists who want to destroy free speech and force children to medically transition in Kindergarten. It’s that easy, good guys vs. the bad guys, and it’s manifestly obvious who’s who. In the case of the reelection of Donald Trump, I’ve seen a lot of liberals say that racism is the dividing line. If you voted for Kamala Harris, you’re good, but if you voted for Trump, you’re a racist. Easy peasey, no need to dig any deeper. Case closed. ...

“The River”, a 1984 film directed by Mark Rydell and starring Sissy Spacek and Mel Gibson, is one of the more underrated political films of the 1980s. The story centers on Tom and Mae Garvey, Tennessee farmers who are barely holding onto their land during an economic crisis. As we begin, their farm is nearly destroyed by a flood and Tom is almost killed in the process. It doesn’t get any better from there. ...