Minor spoilers ahead… One of my favourite things about K dramas is its insightful though sometimes theatrical portrayals of politicians and high level bureaucrats. While it might be amusing think of politicians or apparats as actors strutting on a stage of their own creation there’s a serious point to be made here about role-playing for political approval and survival. When I watch politicians front cameras (especially the past 18 months) and listen to the sophistry that’s being deployed I often wonder what it is that they’re not saying. What is it exactly that they’re hiding from the public and why is it that they’re saying what they’re saying but not something else? You see my conundrum?
The Veil (2021) Halfway Ramblings
The Veil (2021) Halfway Ramblings
The Veil (2021) Halfway Ramblings
Minor spoilers ahead… One of my favourite things about K dramas is its insightful though sometimes theatrical portrayals of politicians and high level bureaucrats. While it might be amusing think of politicians or apparats as actors strutting on a stage of their own creation there’s a serious point to be made here about role-playing for political approval and survival. When I watch politicians front cameras (especially the past 18 months) and listen to the sophistry that’s being deployed I often wonder what it is that they’re not saying. What is it exactly that they’re hiding from the public and why is it that they’re saying what they’re saying but not something else? You see my conundrum?