State of the Union : II / Gore Vidal ; introduced by Jessica Mitford.
Talk by Gore Vidal, noted American author and social critic, which examines the methods of United States political and social control both domestically and abroad.
r.1. Introduction / Jessica Mitford (9 min.) ; Political career in California ; his work with the film industry ; Socialism ; anti-intellectualism during the Truman era ; owner-rulership in America ; the Gulf War revisited ; totalitarianism ; political correctness as a machiavellian tool ; United States spending on defense and social welfare ; revamping the Federal budget (35 min.) -- r.2. Question and answer session. International socialism ; the rise of fundamentalism ; taxation ; education ; death ; William Buckley ; political castes ; Noam Chomsky ; Al Gore ; feminism ; political office ; politics of sexual identity (47 min.).
r.1. Introduction / Jessica Mitford (9 min.) ; Political career in California ; his work with the film industry ; Socialism ; anti-intellectualism during the Truman era ; owner-rulership in America ; the Gulf War revisited ; totalitarianism ; political correctness as a machiavellian tool ; United States spending on defense and social welfare ; revamping the Federal budget (35 min.) -- r.2. Question and answer session. International socialism ; the rise of fundamentalism ; taxation ; education ; death ; William Buckley ; political castes ; Noam Chomsky ; Al Gore ; feminism ; political office ; politics of sexual identity (47 min.).