That Ken Burns is a brilliant filmmaker is without question. The interview was troubling, though, as he reaffirmed his elitist, unctuous credentials. He correctly points out instances of authoritarianism on the right, but conveniently ignores the issue of authoritarianism and anti-free speech behavior on the left: Government agencies …
That Ken Burns is a brilliant filmmaker is without question. The interview was troubling, though, as he reaffirmed his elitist, unctuous credentials. He correctly points out instances of authoritarianism on the right, but conveniently ignores the issue of authoritarianism and anti-free speech behavior on the left: Government agencies during COVID; Big Tech's partnership with the White House to suppress free speech; Transition of legacy media from reporting to narrative; Speech codes at universities, etc. All of this leads one to wonder: Is Ken Burns shining a light on an important and tragic historical event, or is he leveraging this as a cudgel to advance his polemic political view?
Brilliant filmmaker? Well you could say the same about Leni Riefenstahl I guess. I find Burns to be a very accomplished propagandist He should stick to actual history.
That Ken Burns is a brilliant filmmaker is without question. The interview was troubling, though, as he reaffirmed his elitist, unctuous credentials. He correctly points out instances of authoritarianism on the right, but conveniently ignores the issue of authoritarianism and anti-free speech behavior on the left: Government agencies during COVID; Big Tech's partnership with the White House to suppress free speech; Transition of legacy media from reporting to narrative; Speech codes at universities, etc. All of this leads one to wonder: Is Ken Burns shining a light on an important and tragic historical event, or is he leveraging this as a cudgel to advance his polemic political view?
Brilliant filmmaker? Well you could say the same about Leni Riefenstahl I guess. I find Burns to be a very accomplished propagandist He should stick to actual history.