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David Mamet, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, discusses the demise of Hollywood and why Trump will win in 2024. Topics include the role of jokes in Jewish culture, the influence of critics and ads in the entertainment industry, the irony of moral arbitration in film, freedom of speech, erosion of truth, and the future of conservative art.
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- Humor in Jewish culture is about the mind and crazy aspects, provoking thoughts and getting the mind working.
- True diversity in the arts should focus on different perspectives and voices, rather than specific attributes like race or gender.
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David Mamet's Background and Love for Storytelling
David Mamet, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter, and director, shares his background as a Jew and how storytelling has always been part of his culture. He explains that humor in Jewish culture is about the mind and the crazy aspects of it. Mamet emphasizes the importance of jokes in getting the mind working and provoking thoughts. He believes that the love for jokes and storytelling led him naturally to the profession of being a dramatist.
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