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We need a followup to Idiocracy (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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Turns out, it was just the USA. Almost everyone else is communist and in space with satellites pointed at the US and laughing. They originally couldn't do anything to fix the States because of the nukes and nuclear capitalism just kept rewarding the most inbred failsons in an endless cycle like the royal families, but they disabled the nukes decades ago and isolated the States, leaving a constant horrific reminder of the inevitable results of capitalism (amid a longstanding debate about socialist self-determination).

The rise of president Notsure then gave them a sociological experiment and data too good to pass up, and the field of Sociology is having a resurgence it hasn't had in years.

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[–] fort_burp@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes, I think we are closer to idiocracy now (Bush II vs. Trump), but not because of "breeding". Nobody is "breeding" humans, lol. That's disgusting framing.

There was also the cultural aspect of anti-intellectualism where people displaying any hint of intelligence are abused, physically and/or verbally, which cultivates further anti-intellectualism. Also in the intro scene the 2 groups juxtaposed were one that live in a trailer park (symbolizing the poors) and one that live in a mansion (symbolizing the wealthy). The movie takes place in the US so we know access is drawn exactly along those lines. I saw it as more of a materialistic framing, and backed by the well established relationship between education and birth rate, but I guess that’s art, right? People walk away with different ideas after seeing the same thing.

Also, on another note, no need to be angry among comrades :) it's all good, we're all on the same side

[–] OgdenTO@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

They only took the concepts that back eugenics theories, that "stupid people" are poor people and breed more, and created an entire future dystopia from that framing. But of course it wasn't a movie supporting eugenics.

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