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Idiocracy doesn’t actually go far enough to match current-day reality. In the film, people were smart enough to understand they weren’t all that intelligent. E
by mattkevan 5y ago
Idiocracy doesn’t actually go far enough to match current-day reality.
In the film, people were smart enough to understand they weren’t all that intelligent. Even the president was willing to defer to someone who knew more than him.
The last couple of years have proven that to be rather naive when it comes to our real leadership.
- jmount 5y agoIdiocracy is in indeed the easy case. Notice there is no villain in the movie. Even the sports drink company isn't pressing hard.
- q1w2 5y agoI envision a sequel to Idiocracy where the main character discovers a hidden wondrous island city of intelligent people who recognized the problem and hid there rather than deal with the ever-reproducing morons.
- Trex_Egg 5y agonice plot by the way.
- sabhiram 5y agoWell, the Rock did just announce that he is interested in politics. Kidding aside, he would likely make a much better leader than the current self indulgent noise.
- cbozeman 5y agoRonald Reagan. Donald Trump. Shit... why not Dwayne Johnson?
- ss108 5y agoI don't think grouping Reagan and The Rock with Trump is fair at all.
- spankalee 5y agoIf the category is TV/movie celebrities in politics, why not?
- ss108 5y agoFair enough lol
- pengaru 5y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31083Hp7OVw&t=120s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31083Hp7OVw&t=120s
- dagw 5y agoReagan at least accured some political experience and held lower elected office before running for president. Trump used his celebrity status to compensate for his lack of experience and went straight for the presidency. Time will tell which path, if any, The Rock will follow. Although judging by the current political mood, my money is on the Trump path.
- Croftengea 5y agoI'm pretty sure Arnold would become a president at some point if he was born in the US.
- newsbinator 5y agoI don’t see why having to be born in the country you’ve adopted is a requirement. If anything, making a choice to be a citizen and public leader is more significant an indicator of loyalty than an accident of birth.
- invalidOrTaken 5y agoNot everything can be chosen.
- throwvirtever 5y agoFor context: - "Arnold" is Arnold Schwarzenegger, an Austrian-born American actor who served as Governor of California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger - The US Constitution restricts eligibility for the Presidency to "natural-born citizens" of the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural-born-citizen_clause_(United_States) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural-born-citizen_clause_(U...
- mattkevan 5y agoFor all his flaws, Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho (had to write his name in full) is actually a good leader who genuinely wants the best for his people.
- anthropodie 5y agoIf you do not have time to watch the movie, check out Mystery recapped explaining the movie in short[0] [0]: Awaken In 2505, Humans Devolve Into Stupid Beings And He Become The Smartest On Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnLxc954ipo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnLxc954ipo
- jspash 5y agoPlease don't group the current administration with the previous one.
- mattkevan 5y agoHey I’m from the UK. I’m talking about our lot just as much as anyone else’s.