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Essay - Contemporary Drama
Essay - Contemporary Drama
Despite popular opinion, the USA are not as ideal as one would
think. Ideally, the situation in the States would be blamed on ignorance,
giving people a chance to educate themselves and correct course.
However, people seem to strive for power first, education second, and
altruism fifth. This is backed up by Roy Cohn, a powerful conservative
lawyer and power broker, who describes politics as “[…]gastric juices
churning, this is enzymes and acids, this is intestinal is what this is, bowel
movement and blood-red meat – this stinks, this is politics, Joe, the game
of being alive.” Instead of describing politics as something to do with the
brain or the heart, Roy sees politics as a fighting pit, a game of
accumulation of wealth, power, status etc., located in the gut and devoid
of morality.