The Most Honest 6 Minutes Off-TV Ever
This is a clip taken from the premiere episode of the American television political drama series “The Newsroom” created and principally written by Aaron Sorkin. It premiered on HBO on June 24, 2012. The clip features Jeff Daniels answering the question, “Can you say why America is the greatest country in the world?” with a very thought-provoking answer.
Rarely do we find people who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions.
“Nothing pains some people more than having to think.”
~Martin Luther King, Jr
America: the greatest, richest, freest country in the world – or is it? David Cross, of Mr. Show, Arrested Development, and The Dark Divide, joins us to discuss why Americans, despite living in the wealthiest country in the history of the world, have a much worse standard of living than people who live in poorer countries. The “American Dream” isn’t just dying: it’s dead and buried. Cross tells us why.
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