Every year around New Years Eve, my brother and I watch all three Back to the Futures, back to back. One of my favourite lines from the first movie is when Doc Brown asks Marty who is President in 1985 (of course they are now in the year 1955) and Marty replies Ronald Reagan and Doc Brown questions him, the actor? This is followed by "Then who is Vice President Jerry Lewis?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC_AzVvgEF8 What I like best for this, is that it is so accurate about our reaction to who would end up President or Presidential candidates even. Can we imagine going back 8 years to when The Apprentice started and said that guy is going to run for President? What is interesting about this article and ties into my point about all this, is that while Kanye's claims that he wants to run for President seem absurd, but in reality it is not impossible. I think what Marantz is saying in his article is that pop stars, celebrities, these people can draw an audience and can make people listen to them in the most profound way. As history is being made right in front of us, it really shows that the possibilities are endless for who can run (as unfortunate as that seems in our current situation). It also makes me think just a little bit further, that 50 years ago, even 60 we respected people who had traditionally and easily respectable jobs, lawyers, teachers, doctors. There is no doubt these people are doing work that helps people, but pop stars, especially ones like Kanye don't tend to have the same attitude. These are the people that will soon want to run our country. Is putting them up there to do that our fault or theirs? Work Cited: Andrew Marantz, “Kanye West For President”, The New Yorker. (31 Aug 15): http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/kanye-west-for-president?mbid=social_facebook
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