plus ca change, plus c'est pareil

[sergebroom]

"I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason."

- Klaatu about humankind in 1951's The Day the Earth Stood Still

Comments

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Well, nothing seems to have changed over the past 56 years.

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

That to me is the mark of a good movie. And it also says something about the dark corners of America's Soul.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Not just America's soul, la condition humaine.

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

True, but that's not what America is supposed to be about. The stories it says to itself about itself are tales of Liberty and Justice. I know, those stories conveniently ignores slavery and other ugly truths.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

That's true.