Thursday, October 22, 2009

colbert&klein

The video turns this serious matter into a pretty funny situation. This relates to our course theme in a few ways. Our cluster is called America in the World and the way the world views the United States. This is relevant because her opinion, although researched and very detailed, is the belief of many in the global community. The actions of our government is what develops worldwide prejudices and resentment towards all Americans. The connection is that our government will not get involved unless the government or big corporations can make some money off of it. This is true in many cases throughout American history and Klein just sheds some light on how it operates in plain sight.
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  1. AdamsOctober 22, 2009 at 9:14 AM

    Good point "our government will not get involved unless the government can make some money off of it". It's an act of selfishness.

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  2. Prof. T.October 23, 2009 at 8:49 AM

    So, do you mean that Klein's views are not common in the U.S. but common elsewhere?

    Also, the humor here comes from parody: what is Colbert making fun of?

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