WinterWindWhip

WinterWindWhip t1_iyda3zr wrote

Reply to comment by Iama_traitor in The Decline of British Blue Collar Stories On Screen: 25 years since NIL BY MOUTH first hit screens, Gary Oldman’s film has become a relic of a time when working-class stories were major cinematic events. What happened? by Bullingdon1973

The market has no humanity but we trust it to establish the worth of humans. It's a giant category error that explains the nonsense we feel all around us. People talk about this being the worst timeline, the lack of humanity is why it is.

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WinterWindWhip t1_iyd5dro wrote

Reply to comment by Accomplished_Aim_607 in The Decline of British Blue Collar Stories On Screen: 25 years since NIL BY MOUTH first hit screens, Gary Oldman’s film has become a relic of a time when working-class stories were major cinematic events. What happened? by Bullingdon1973

When did Friedman do the thing? 72 I think it was. WWII was a near death experience for the world that led to an era of egalitarianism for a time, but the greedy never give up.

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WinterWindWhip t1_iycu58e wrote

Reply to The Decline of British Blue Collar Stories On Screen: 25 years since NIL BY MOUTH first hit screens, Gary Oldman’s film has become a relic of a time when working-class stories were major cinematic events. What happened? by Bullingdon1973

Films get greenlit by rich dudes, and rich dudes have a unified narrative: the Friedman Doctrine. Aka nobody except shareholders matter. It's a system of morality if you can believe it.

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