Posted on 08/14/2019 4:54:56 PM PDT by Rummyfan
David Mamet’s latest play Bitter Wheat opened in London’s West End in June to largely negative reviews, which is somewhat surprising, because it’s terrific. Then again, maybe it’s not so surprising. Most theatre critics are bleeding-heart leftists, and following his embrace of a more conservative attitude, they simply regard David Mamet as a traitor. It’s petty, but it really is that simple.
What Mamet has accomplished with this play — ostensibly a theatrical treatment of the birth of the #MeToo movement — is to present the liberal elite mindset for what it is: self-centred virtue signalling coupled with a complete abdication of personal responsibility. Offended critics will protest that sexual abuse is too serious and sacred an issue for such a comic treatment, that the politically incorrect dialogue is unacceptable in our safe space society, that the play is unfair to the female perspective, and they’ll even accuse it of being a veiled defence of Harvey Weinstein (which is utter nonsense). The truth is that Mamet’s exposure of the liberal-left doctrine as morally contradictory at its core has hit a nerve.
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Mamet’s book, The Secret Knowledge: On the dismantling of American Culture, is a pretty good read.
Mamet is one of my heroes.
Not sure how much more work he's going to get in Hollywood, however.
‘’The truth is that Mamet’s exposure of the liberal-left doctrine as morally contradictory at its core has hit a nerve.’’
morally contradictory is FAR too kind.
It’s a total lie and aimed at destroying freedom. They want power for the ‘’party elite’’ and total subservience of the population.
Mamet is one of my heroes.
#MeToo
Can’t have enough cultural heroes these days.
The ‘movement’ gives the elite leverage against to use on a whim. Dangerous to the core
Destroys the core ‘Innocent until proven guilty’
A great book by Mamet....
I played high school football with Malkovich.
Haven’t much followed his career, but would be surprised if he’s succumbed to the pc/leftard/snowflake contagion along the way.
Kewl. He may be one of those known conservatives like Kurt Russell and Gary Sinese, whose power at the box office is strong enough that liberals 'overlook' their 'weakness' of conservative beliefs.
“Not sure how much more work he’s going to get in Hollywood, however.”
Malkovich probably has FU money plus an FU reputation as an actor, so i don’t imagine he’s too worried about whether or not he can get work in Hollywood ... besides, there are better venues now than Hollywood for guys with talent ... look at what Jon Voight and James Woods did in the Ray Donovan series ...
#MeToo — I hope this play gets made into a movie with all due speed.
In Hollywood that’s called “F**k you money”.
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