What if corruption is exposed, but there is no higher authority that can fix the situation? From Jeffrey A. Tucker at The Epoch Times via zerohedge.com:
Old movies and new ones often turn on the theme of corruption. For generations, viewers have enjoyed discovering the ins and outs of a gang of people who are up to no good, financially and otherwise.
It’s always a shock to see the way the insiders treat each other so brutally, and how they lie, cheat, and steal to get their way. It’s especially satisfying when they get caught in the end.
Countless movies in the old days followed this basic plot.
One of my favorites is the American classic “On the Waterfront” (1954) with Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, and Karl Malden. It’s the story of a rough gang of thugs that has taken control of a longshoreman’s union. They pillage the workers for dues and make paychecks contingent on loyalty.
For years, everyone in the union is told to be “D&D” or deaf and dumb, never saying a word to the authorities for fear of bad outcomes. As the corruption gets worse, the tactics of enforcement grow more violent. New Jersey kicks off a crime commission to look into the problem with the focus on a murder. A local priest plays a role in convincing a worker who is tight with the gang to rat on the bad guys.
It all turns out well in the end, even if Brando gets badly beaten up. The bad guys are overturned and the workers get their union back. The movie is a brilliant reflection of a culture at the time: yes, there are imperfections but we are making great progress to root out the bad and replace it with the good, thanks to moral leadership and courage.
But notice how the plot absolutely depends on the existence of a not-corrupt higher power.
There is a similar theme of that On the Waterfront with Denzel Washington in Sicily, not bad for a recent movie.
Those go back to the ol’ Westerns where the people finally have had enough and do something.
Sin City is a favorite of mine due it looking like a literal comic book come to life at times.
The great Powers Boothe as Senator Roark reminds me of Brandon and there is even a criminal son always bailed out in the film.
IG Pfizer has an HQ here on the far western border of state with Marxist EDU as well, I avoid it.
Engineer bud has a family member who was recently laid off from there with nice severance package.