It can happen here. In another universe William Randolph Hearst continued to finance these anti-Capra-esque films and a lesser man than FDR becomes the dictator portrayed in this film.
But while the mass shooting in front of the Statue of Liberty is chilling, this is no Triumph of the Will.
As we confront daily calls to wipe away red tape and institutions for expediency and a Federal police force to save us from the latest “foreign” threat - this is a bone chilling apologia for the end of democracy.
Where’s today’s Capra?