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CountAllVotes

(20,863 posts)
Tue May 5, 2020, 10:53 AM May 2020

Requiem for the American Dream CC

REQUIEM FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM is the definitive discourse with Noam Chomsky, widely regarded as the most important intellectual alive, on the defining characteristic of our time - the deliberate concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a select few. Through interviews filmed over four years, Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us to the crossroads of historically unprecedented inequality - tracing a half-century of policies designed to favor the most wealthy at the expense of the majority - while also looking back on his own life of activism and political participation. Profoundly personal and thought provoking, Chomsky provides penetrating insight into what may well be the lasting legacy of our time - the death of the middle class and swan song of functioning democracy. A potent reminder that power ultimately rests in the hands of the governed, REQUIEM is required viewing for all who maintain hope in a shared stake in the future.



This film runs 1 hr. and 12 mins.

Very insightful indeed.



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Requiem for the American Dream CC (Original Post) CountAllVotes May 2020 OP
Could be that "the American Dream" was taken from a real estate sales slogan. jaxexpat May 2020 #1
It could be reference to the movie Requiem For A Dream spike jones May 2020 #4
Especially if you were snorting a line from Chicago to California....... jaxexpat May 2020 #5
I could not even smoke a joint for three weeks after watching it. spike jones May 2020 #7
Kick burrowowl May 2020 #2
K&R Excellent posting. alwaysinasnit May 2020 #3
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2020 #6

jaxexpat

(6,795 posts)
1. Could be that "the American Dream" was taken from a real estate sales slogan.
Tue May 5, 2020, 11:00 AM
May 2020

Like "Eminent Domain" ver. 1.2

jaxexpat

(6,795 posts)
5. Especially if you were snorting a line from Chicago to California.......
Tue May 5, 2020, 03:27 PM
May 2020

As they say, some get their kicks on Route 66. Kansas really burns though.

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