Jul 23, 2021
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Jared
and Nick watched Paul Verhoeven's seminal '80s action flick
"Robocop" to trace the subversive political statements throughout
the film.
Set
in the Reagan era, Robocop was incredibly prescient as it predicted
the militarization and privatization of our police forces, while
capturing the evil corporate ethos that has been super charged in
the subsequent decades.