Yeah in the 30s it was still vaguely possible to say "I'm a Republican because I hate rich people" (which Capra clearly did and even said he did) I mean people do still say that even now but I think the people saying it now all know it's bullshithttps://twitter.com/the_moviebob/status/1299174986033369090 …
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I am still gonna die on the hill that the narrative of Mr Deeds Goes to Town is the same as the Trump narrative - "Here's one rich guy who's still a regular person like you and me and not one of those snobby liberal elites living in the New York bubble!"
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It's just that, by now, there's more than enough evidence that this is horseshit I dunno, maybe in the 30s it was different (just like I'm perfectly willing to accept the actual specific New York machine Democrats he was attacking in Mr Smith Goes to Washington were that bad)
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