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Laugh at dictatorship? Ridiculous America
Sidney 2022-01-18 08:01:20
Willy Stark did the right thing, building bridges, roads, hospitals, and schools. He is indeed dictatorial, but after a change of government, he did not change important government officials all over and plug in his cronies. In the movie, the contradiction between his children and the solution of his opponent's mistakes were made a lot of negative descriptions of controlling the will of others, but if you think about it, Will Stark have done so many things for the state. Was the previous negligent state government? In the end, Weili Stark was shot and killed by Doctor Steinb, reminding me of Reagan being stabbed to death. In fact, thinking that the two are so similar, a great person who wants to change the world is often the greatest enemy of the current gainers.
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Sadie Burke: He'll ditch everybody in the whole world, because that's what Willie wants. Nobody in the world but him!
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Sadie Burke: Be smart. Play square with him. You're gonna need people like us around.
Willie Stark: Are you sure?