Conservatives I know all come away from Hunger Games realizing how much the capitol city reminds them of DC/hollywood. I don't think liberals connect the dots at all. As you said, hopefully the younger generation can use this as a reference point to identify the problems we face.
>>As you said, hopefully the younger generation can use this (Hunger Games) as a reference point to identify the problems we face.<<
Well, it wouldn’t hurt if a few conservative politicians started to draw the obvious connections for them, in ads, speeches, etc. I can just imagine the opportunity Ronald Reagan would see here. Unfortunately, I don’t see any of our current crop of politicians either seeing it, or using it effectively.
I have, however, noticed that some liberal politicians have tried to latch onto a sort of Hunger Games analogy occasionally, perhaps in an effort to throw conservative ones off the scent?
Anyway, conservatives and libertarians are missing the boat if they continue to ignore Hunger Games. I’d bet that well over half the people in this country between the ages of 14 and 24 have read the books, or seen the movies (two so far), or both. I’m still amazed Hollywood produced the movies. As I said at the outset, perhaps the Friends of Abe are multiplying?