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False Authority Deserves Mockery | Matilda Pt. 1
Matilda might be a kid's movie, but anti-authoritarian populist movements are for the whole family!
You may not remember this storybook-like 90s movie as being a battle cry against authoritarianism, but rewatched as an adult, the dynamics of tyranny are obvious. Matilda is a vivid example of the difference between authority and authoritarianism, and comedy as a weapon against tyranny.
◬ In this episode:
⋗ How changes in language indicate changes in culture
⋗ When leaders are careless with their own power
⋗ Can we respect our authorities anymore?
⋗ Tolerating mockery indicates stability
⋗ Politics is not meant to be a belief system
⋗ Power hates comedy because comedy is subversive
⋗ The cultural shift that views adults as children
⋗ The best response to false authority is laughter
⋗ The difference between art and ideology
⋗ Beware forced applause
◬ Other episodes mentioned: Plagues, Petty Tyrants, and Our Dark Ages Mindset | The Seventh Seal (https://youtu.be/Ayr4DYnAq8A)
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Justin A.W. Blair:
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