You can't get a contemporary story about what is going on inside government, and how society sees itself, on American TV.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Television doesn't like politics very well, if you can infer that from the way they cover it.
Political stories in general are tough. They just don't appeal to as wide an audience.
The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.
The strongest continuous thread in America's political tradition is skepticism about government.
Literally, I don't have a television. So I don't really know what's happening pop-culturally. I read the 'New York Times.' And there's one worldwide cabin blog that I look at.
I'm not a reality-TV kind of guy. But it's almost like we're living in a reality show. Every day in this country, everybody keeps worrying about the deterioration of America, and it's like a big reality show.
I'm very interested in politics, and I feel TV is a more political medium than film.
The distinction between reality and fiction in America seems like it is becoming really blurry. With its religious fanaticism, reality TV programs and fake news broadcasts being aired by the government, the States feel like they are entering the Dark Ages.
There's a wide range today of documentaries on politics. The central mass of it is made by networks, and nothing's changed.
Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.