Meade makes a brief cameo at 1 min 15 sec; don't skip through.
The theme of "isms" as a problem in American politics is very old now; see for example this old clip from "You Can't Take It With You" (1938).
The admonition
All of the dated industrial examples (e.g., the auto industry) can be supplanted with more recent examples.
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The ultimate con is painting John Q. Public as a bulwark against utopian snake oil. It's been John Q. Public's appetite for voting himself others' wealth that has landed us in the ditch.
It's been John Q. Public's appetite for voting himself others' wealth that has landed us in the ditch.
I think you confuse John Q. Public with the drinkers of kool-aide.
Note the mandibular structure of Dr. Ism...look familiar?
It's Jonestowns all the way down...
John Q. Public looks a little like Joseph McCarthy.
John Q. Public looks a little like Joseph McCarthy
They all look alike to you?
Senators? Pretty much.
That was great CL. Loved that even back in 1948, the narrator was warning us about class warfare!
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