If you haven’t yet watched it, I highly recommend the documentary Requiem for the American Dream starring Noam Chomsky. The soft-spoken, kindly Chomsky explains the hard truths of inequality. In a nutshell, wealth and power do not play nice with democracy…
Requiem for the American Dream – Official Trailer
“This well-paced and cogent seminar spotlights a man who, now 87, seems at the height of his intellectual powers”~ NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS’ PICK
“A provocative X-ray of current American political realities” ~ RogerEbert.com
“A must see…a much needed punch in America’s gut” ~ Indiewire
“One of the best entry points to the discussion of inequality” ~ The Hollywood Reporter
“A lucid analysis that’s breathtaking in its simplicity, and all the more scary for it” ~ Time Out NY
“Couldn’t be more timely” ~ Toronto Star
The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power
Requiem of the American Dream outlines the “10 Principles of Wealth & Power.”
- Reduce Democracy
- Shape Ideology
- Redesign the Economy
- Shift the Burden (of taxes)
- Attack Solidarity
- Run the Regulators
- Engineer Elections
- Keep the Rabble in Line (anti-unions)
- Manufacture Consent
- Marginalize the Population (people don’t matter)
Activism for Change
In the end, Chomsky doesn’t leave us without hope. A committed activist throughout his life, he points to the mechanism for change:
“The Activists are the people who have created the rights we enjoy.” ~ Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky is considered the most influential American intellectual of our time. Requiem for the American Dream is available on Netflix.
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A must-see. I had the opportunity to watch this documentary on Netflix.
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Thanks for your feedback, Rosaliene. Surely a must-see. The simple eloquence of Requiem – let’s the truth blaze through!
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Thanks for sharing, Susan!
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