This is an infuriating movie that details just how long the rich have been peddling lies to those they feel are lesser than them. It is incredibly anger provoking given what is going on now with the political scene.
The basis is that there is a long history of people in power, largely businesses but also politicians, lying about the dangers of things in order to make money, avoid consequences, and displace the blame for any fallout onto something or someone else. This documentary looks at the tobacco company history of deception, lying, and publicly stating that people should be free to make their own choices, all the while pocketing profits withour paying any consequences.
This is the same thinking that I see throughout the pandemic. There are leaders and governors who, despite that we know this does not work, it does not save lives, say let the people decide, often while modeling bad behavior themselves. On the other hand there have been leaders who actually seem to care for the people they have been given charge over, who make tough decisions that keep people both safe and happy. May we have those leaders again.
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