Right…liberals always point to FDR as the guy who was able to pass progressive policies, but he was kind of at the mercy of a strong working class and it was during a time when the US government had some power over capital. I guess that’s why all the main issues in the US are cultural and rarely affect us economically.

Sounds a lot like the China History podcast. White guy living in China who does nothing but highlight every thing Mao got wrong and minimize the great things the CPC has done.

For general audiences it is a fun sci fi movie. The idea is that if a fascist country in the future existed then Starship Troopers would be the movie they’d watch.

The attractive actors shower together without being turned on because service > sex. The main character Juan Rico chooses service over Harvard (despite getting terrible grades). Rico feels virtually no sexual feelings towards his female counterpart but suddenly does when his Lieutenant tells him to.

It’s definitely unique. Most movies use satire in a way that is very on the nose, but starship troopers is saying “here is what propaganda could look like”. A world where violence is beautiful and sex and love are barely existent. The book it is based on was written by an actual fascist. Verhoeven lived through nazi occupation. When he came to America to direct movies he was shocked by the violence he saw. He made robocop to poke fun at the ultraviolence in Hollywood, but we were unable to see that because we are desensitized to the violence.

Hunger - about Bobby Sands’ hunger strike in prison.

Snowpiercer - badass

Parasite - one of the best movies ever made

Salo or 120 days of sodom - very gruesome and hard to watch. Only see it if you think you’re up for it. It’s an anti fascist movie made by a communist.

Fiddler on the Roof - has some mentions of the 1917 revolution lol

They Live - good critique of capitalism and how it shapes our realities

Starship Troopers - fascist satire

Che - no comment needed

Children of Men - the bleak future of capitalism

Sorry to Bother You - good, weird movie with a heavy dose of unionizing

Incredible movie. I love that they have an office environment unionize. Most representation unions get in movies are in the form of blue collar jobs in the 20th century. And it literally shows you how a strike is done, and how solidarity works. I also loved the Amazon company that has their workers sign lifetime contracts to avoid high rent.