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But What If the People Are Stupid?

No one trusted politics or politicians any longer. Instead we were all one world of free individuals. And we could intervene to save other individuals around the world without bothering with old politics and power. And people became what they as individuals truly were – emotionally and sexually. But power was mutating and finding ways to work its way back into our heads. The politicians realised that they no longer had the support or the trust of the people. So they switched sides and gave up being our representatives who would challenge the powerful on our behalf. Instead they began to tell us what to do on behalf of the powerful. And they made new alliances - with the psychologists who said that human beings were irrational and needed to be managed. But we didn’t notice because we were too busy shopping.

English
  • Originally Aired February 11, 2021
  • Runtime 73 minutes
  • Production Code p093wz8v
  • Network BBC iPlayer
  • Production Company BBC
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  • Sensitive Content & Trigger Warnings Transphobia
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Name Type Role
Adam Curtis Writer
Adam Curtis Director