Saturday, May 29, 2010

"The Cultural Contradiction of Liberalism"

By Elizabeth Ames

"Hollywood, which makes movies and TV shows generally reflecting liberal values, loves larger-than-life rule breakers like Tony Stark. Nearly every blockbuster hero in recent memory – from Rambo and Dirty Harry to Batman and TV’s Jack Bauer– have been system-flouting nonconformists.

As the latest in this breed, Tony Stark exemplifies a central contradiction of liberalism: Mavericks like him are heroes to Big Government liberals – but only on the screen."

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