So a few weeks back when Obama told those bankers it was his administration protecting them from the “pitchforks” – it made me think.
And as always, when I think, I get confused, sad, and then dizzy. Then I get confused again.
But it was then that I realized I couldn`t recall a single movie depicting a large company as “heroic.” Instead, all you’ll find are films like “Michael Clayton” and “Erin Brockovich,” flicks that only serve to paint corporations as entities driven by evil thoughts, destined to commit evil deeds. In Hollywood, the mugger is always more sympathetic than the manager.
Some might call this a liberal bias, but I don`t. I call it a “little guy” bias. The fact is, people love stories where the little guy is pitted against the big guy – and it`s always awesome when the little guy brings the big guy down. The original blueprint was David and Goliath – the ultimate little guy vs. big guy story – but made all the better because they wore furry thongs.
But here`s the thing: for the most part the “big guy” isn’t evil; the “big guy” is the good guy. Remember: the “big guy” was once just a bunch of “little guys” with a big idea. And now, they happen to be made up of thousands of “little guys” – and “gals.”
Can’t forget “the gals.”
Someone has to type those memos.
Corporations like AIG aren`t anonymous Goliaths, they’re actually people. Little people – I’d say – stuck in a big mess. The funny thing is – in the real world, not in the movies – the people who take on corporations are neither big nor little. They`re just creepy. For research purposes, I sat home all day and watched those commercials for trial lawyers. And already I`m thinking of suing Fox News for the indigestion I suffered after eating my homemade brine shrimp sandwich.
It was actually made of sea horses, so I may sue them too.
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