Rather than trying to directly critique the politics of fictional characters, it's enough to point out that Frank Capra himself was a highly outspoken anti-FDR Republican and so was Jimmy Stewart It's not that the movie has obviously bad politics, it's that it's a Rorschach blothttps://twitter.com/nberlat/status/1299093335085330433 …
-
-
You may think it's an obviously and indeed absurdly misplaced comparison - Donald Trump was born in NY to inherited wealth - but it doesn't matter, the narrative predates him They're just recycling the one they used for Sarah Palin back in 2008
Show this thread -
Which is itself recycled from previous iterations I remember when I was a kid people had the hot take that Ross Perot only happened because people thought he reminded them of Jed Clampett (and the Beverly Hillbillies were just another iteration of Mr Deeds)
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.