In this stunningly in-depth political and philosophical metaphor, Dr. Nunzio (2016) reflects on the recent election cycle and the implications for both America and the World. His thinly veiled analogy of the "Quality" cooking show for the state of our political system could not be clearer. We encounter our main character not as a protagonist, but as an antagonist. From the onset, we can tell that our host comes from a place of deceit and lies. Why else do they begin hidden from view behind a table, obscured from the public eye? (0:10) Why do they seem surprised by our arrival? (Hear that stutter at 0:18?) Clearly this represents the political elites, the start of the primary system, and the anti-establishment candidate's unexpected foray into the world of lies in our political system. At 0:32 comes a critical moment - the hat falls off. While the political establishment pretends nothing has happened, the public knows better. We see that they are not infallible, and indeed, that they are slipping. This is confirmed by the 3 high strands of hair which we can see on his head, representing the three greatest threats to Trump's campaign - Rubio, Cruz, and Kasich. Our antagonist struggles. He lives by teleprompter and cue card. He lacks the capacity of independent thought. All he is is the reflection of corporate interests. (See 1:04 - Microsoft advertising, and if Microsoft doesn't want something, it does not happen!) The public can see this. The public is helpless but to watch - "Goddamn it!" says our protagonist (1:13). Indeed, it is frustrating. The fridge represents our collective unconscious as a culture. It is filled with the cigarette butts of countless establishment "burnt out" idols and cultural wreckage of our once great nation (1:20). However, what is not in the fridge are the eggs - our children, our future. The antagonist becomes visibly upset (1:29) - without eggs, there can be no meal. Without controlling our future, the establishment knows its days are numbered. And this cannot be. As Dr. Nunzio fortells, the coming years will be of censorship and bloodshed (1:35) as the establishment attempts to re-exert control over its population. I, for one, have stocked up. I *can* make spaghetti, unlike the establishment. I *will* make spaghetti.
In this stunningly in-depth political and philosophical metaphor, Dr. Nunzio (2016) reflects on the recent election cycle and the implications for both America and the World. His thinly veiled analogy of the "Quality" cooking show for the state of our political system could not be clearer.
We encounter our main character not as a protagonist, but as an antagonist. From the onset, we can tell that our host comes from a place of deceit and lies. Why else do they begin hidden from view behind a table, obscured from the public eye? (0:10) Why do they seem surprised by our arrival? (Hear that stutter at 0:18?) Clearly this represents the political elites, the start of the primary system, and the anti-establishment candidate's unexpected foray into the world of lies in our political system.
At 0:32 comes a critical moment - the hat falls off. While the political establishment pretends nothing has happened, the public knows better. We see that they are not infallible, and indeed, that they are slipping. This is confirmed by the 3 high strands of hair which we can see on his head, representing the three greatest threats to Trump's campaign - Rubio, Cruz, and Kasich.
Our antagonist struggles. He lives by teleprompter and cue card. He lacks the capacity of independent thought. All he is is the reflection of corporate interests. (See 1:04 - Microsoft advertising, and if Microsoft doesn't want something, it does not happen!) The public can see this. The public is helpless but to watch - "Goddamn it!" says our protagonist (1:13). Indeed, it is frustrating.
The fridge represents our collective unconscious as a culture. It is filled with the cigarette butts of countless establishment "burnt out" idols and cultural wreckage of our once great nation (1:20). However, what is not in the fridge are the eggs - our children, our future. The antagonist becomes visibly upset (1:29) - without eggs, there can be no meal. Without controlling our future, the establishment knows its days are numbered.
And this cannot be. As Dr. Nunzio fortells, the coming years will be of censorship and bloodshed (1:35) as the establishment attempts to re-exert control over its population. I, for one, have stocked up. I *can* make spaghetti, unlike the establishment. I *will* make spaghetti.
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