Wag The Dog

 Funny, and Yet Not Funny

I did not expect to enjoy Wag the Dog when I first started watching it but it became more enjoyable but also worrying as it went on. After reading the review: Funny, and Yet Not Funny, it seems they came to a similar conclusion. The movie does a good job of making fun of what happens in reality with presidential sex scandals and songs made just for propaganda but it also serves as a cautionary tale for what our leaders can do when left unchecked.

Could Our Leaders Really Do That?

I believe that we have seen leaders go far in trying to win votes and hold onto power but I do not know if any leaders could currently go as far as this movie. We have specialized technology now that is able to recognize what is fake and what is not as well as access to communication between countries all over the world using the internet. Faking a war doesn’t seem possible in this current era but that might be my own misguided thoughts or optimistic thoughts to hope that isn’t still possible.

What About Our Leaders Morals?

If we feel like leadership has crossed ethical and moral lines, we have a right to stand up against it. By standing up against it, I don’t mean that we should literally go and attack these leaders but we can call them out. We have the freedom in this country to speak our minds and as long as that speech stays non threatening and diplomatic then it can be used to speak out against leaders who have crossed ethical and moral lines.I worry that I currently do not know what exactly is happening between our country and Ukraine. I am not someone who keeps up with the news as much as I should but I have heard and seen some of the current information. What worries me most is what was shown in this movie, which is that we don’t know if what we’re seeing and reading is the truth. I would like to hope that the news that I do read speaks the truth but with so much bias towards everyone other than ourselves, it is hard to tell.