Sunday, November 02, 2008

DARK AGES AMERICA -- Blog for Morris Berman

The trial over, the judge sentences our heroes to a year in jail, commenting that “your callous disregard for other human beings threatens to rock the very foundations of society.” But which society? Larry and Jerry make it quite clear that in their view, callous disregard for other human beings is the foundation of society–American society, that is. And so the subtext finally breaks through in no uncertain terms: Seinfeld was A Show About Something, after all.
DARK AGES AMERICA -- Blog for Morris Berman


Take a gander at the story of Seinfeld--it is a modern day morality tale about how little we care about each other in this country. I stand indicted along with everyone else. (continue reading &aquo;)

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