There's folks who insist that the only thing we can do is judge people on their individual choices, and then there's the ones who understand that a system that only offers some people bad choices is rotten and needs to be torn down
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It might help if we had more stories where the protagonist genuinely is trying to do good in the best possible way, but the system is so messed up that there is no good option. There are some, but not enough. Usually the hero's conflict is something hindering them from doing The Right Thing.
aug 24, 2025, 9:31 am • 3 0 • view
I think Do The Right Thing, ironically, is an excellent example of a well-meaning character butting up against an intractably broken system.
aug 24, 2025, 9:38 am • 5 0 • view
The movie literally spells it out. "They are rich but they're still nice." "They are nice because they are rich [...] If I had this kind of money, I'd be nice too!"
aug 24, 2025, 10:15 am • 2 0 • view
*a system that offers some people nothing but bad choices (reworded to remove ambiguity)
aug 24, 2025, 8:23 am • 1 0 • view