Hunger Games. Was the oppressive regime left or right?
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2012/08/20 17:15:56
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I personally think the the government was extremely left-wing, since it closely resembles present and past socialist and communist goverments where the people who produce what humans need to live are poor, while the liberal elite rule and are extremely wealthy.
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Rusty Shackleford 2012/08/20 17:20:31Left wing (please explain)
+8They used the power of government to control every aspect of the lives of the people.
Would you care to explain how your statement is accurate?
seeing humans as 'tribute' ..
that IS the Creche ..
Notice also that the Capitol residents really don't have any lives, other than partying all the time. Where are their families? I never saw one single attempt at having a good family, except for the Everdeens.
For that matter, Katniss Everdeen was the only character in the whole film that was really, passionately, forthrightly, realistically "alive." The rest were walking dead, as far as I could see.
That's not to say there is never a group at the top that benefits more than the rest in Capitalist or Free Enterprise governments. The difference is that the Capitalist governments change according to the votes of the people (if the elections aren't stolen by one party or the other) and each and every person in the Capitalist/Free Enterprise environment has the opportunity to achieve a better life.
Funnily enough the extreme left and right wings of government are nearly indistinguishable as they both converge on dictatorships...