The Trap - What Happened To Our Dream Of Freedom
(dir. Adam Curtis)
BBC2
Another great three-part documentary from Adam Curtis, whose Power Of Nightmares had the weird effect of making me feel both better and worse about the whole war on terror politics of fear climate a few years ago.
This one joins the dots between game theory and the nebulous notion of freedom that blair and bush bleat on about the whole time, while ramping up surveillance culture, chopping away at civil liberties, and generally making the world a less secure place.
Contains lots of great moments (Thatcher hired some dude who'd been responsible for working out US nuclear strategy in the cold war to sort out the nhs) which really give you an insight - and overview - of just how crazy things have got without anyone really noticing
Highly recommended.
Links
Power Of Nightmares stream
Century Of Self stream
The Trap BBC site
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