Citizen Kane is the classic American film about a wealthy man's rise and fall from power, played by the brilliant Orson Welles. It is based on the life of William Randolph Hearst, a media magnate whose empire still exists today. It's the tale of power and corruption, the role of the elites in America and how one man shapes a nation. In the movie, Kane takes over the New York Inquirer and I couldn't help but see the parallels between the Inquirer and Twitter, specifically Elon Musk's takeover of that platform. The same way that Hearst in real life and Kane in the film pioneered yellow journalism, Musk is manipulating Twitter to fit his needs. It is also the story of how wealth and power can destroy a man and his life. In modern times, it serves as a story of wealthy men through a different lens than the current paradigm of leftist hate that consumes the populace. In Kane's story, he is pitied for his wealth and unable to ever get comfortable with it. In modern times, we worship wealth and do not see the pitfalls, the deficiencies of wealthy people because of their wealth. The intertwining tales of these men, from the past, the movie and the current moment can tell us a great deal of how money and power are destructive forces when improperly applied. From these stories we learn how, in modern times, wealthy folks ought to behave.
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A short history of Yellow Journalism: www.pbs.org/crucible/frames/_...
5 июл 2024