Recently I watched a Netflix original documentary titled, Get Me Roger Stone, which explores the life and career of a notorious Republican dirty trickster who was the driving force behind many political campaigns, including Donald Trump’s. The documentary follows Roger Stone, tracking him from event-to-event, and he is interviewed throughout about his role in many elections over the past 40 years. While it focuses on Stone’s career as a whole, it mostly centered on how he persuaded Donald Trump to get involved in politics. Even Donald Trump himself is interviewed and he explains how Stone likes to get behind people who have a “good chance of winning”. Stone takes credit for many of the shifts in the have occurred in most recent elections, such as the birth of PACs and superPACs, the influence of lobbyists, and the power of fear and anger in the media. Get Me Roger Stone explores a side of politics that I do not think most of the general public is aware of.
This documentary really opened my eyes to what goes on behind closed doors in politics and also how manipulative certain people involved in them can be. It solidified my belief that politics are extremely ugly and dirty, and there seems to never be complete honesty within them. The only goal that most every politician has is winning, and they will go to extremes to achieve this goal. At this point, most aspects of politics are so corrupt, that completely fixing them is practically impossible. The fact that Trump’s recent campaign was the product of Roger Stone makes it clear to see why Trump is so extreme and why he acts the way he does. He was groomed by Roger Stone over the last 30 years to produce the figure he embodies today. Also, it says a lot about this country if a man who everyone knows is especially manipulative and disingenuous is still accepted by society as having a current role in politics. Even though he was recently expelled from the Republican party and Trump’s inner circle, he is still playing a role in Trump’s presidency, which seems unfathomable, but proves just how influential he has been and can be.
I think you should watch this documentary because it provides information that I believe everyone in America should know about, and it makes the viewer understand the behind-the-scenes influences and individuals that went into creating many well-known political figures. I learned a lot about the history of politics in the United States as well as knowledge about the most recent election that I was not aware of. Hopefully after watching this, you will have a different perspective on Trump’s election and campaign and understand why so many people do not support what and who he represents.
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