New Lincoln Movie Is Another Obama Promotion?

Spielberg says "Lincoln" is no political football ... Steven Spielberg offered a cinematic vision of President Abraham Lincoln's battle to outlaw slavery in "Lincoln," which had a sneak preview that is already generating early buzz of awards for star Daniel Day-Lewis. After a screening at the New York Film festival on Monday, Spielberg acknowledged the pressure of bringing to the big screen one of America's most revered political figures, and he side-stepped questions about its relevance to current politics ahead of the November 6 U.S. presidential elections. – Yahoo

Dominant Social Theme: This movie, "Lincoln," is just a coincidence.

Free-Market Analysis: As we analyze dominant social themes, we find the Lincoln meme to be ubiquitous. The idea, of course, is that transformative change comes from the state itself and those who
are elected "leaders."

The idea of transformative change is not restricted to "leaders" but to any agency of government. Just
yesterday we wrote of a movie called "Argo" that celebrated CIA involvement in a rescue in Iran.

But we pointed out that the larger frame of reference was entirely absent. In fact, the CIA and other entities had cooperated in destabilizing Iran in the first place.

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