The Ode to Joy has been the soundtrack to Nazism, Communism, Capitalism, Democracy and Despotism.[0] We humans have a seemingly endless capacity to attribute em

The Ode to Joy has been the soundtrack to Nazism, Communism, Capitalism, Democracy and Despotism.[0] We humans have a seemingly endless capacity to attribute emotionally stirring art to "absolute" facts about life that are merely a foregone conclusion! [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM9erS90gTE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM9erS90gTE edit: From the Marginal Revolution comments, "If you accept that this movie is a work of art, then I think the artist probably expects more from you than to come back thinking, yep, it just basically validates my world view."