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The Dark Knight Rises: Capitalism a love story (sorry Mike Moore)

Posted by on Jul 22, 2012 in Culture, Free Speech | 0 comments

The Dark Knight Rises: Capitalism a love story (sorry Mike Moore). How The Dark Knight Rises loves Capitalism and the fight against the cults of socialism and ecomentalism. If you haven’t yet seen The Dark Knight Rises, then beware; for as they say in the classics “spoiler alert”. The Uncommonwealth team are not usually comic book, sorry “Graphic Novel” fans, but I for one have come to love Batman. Not the super camp Adam West, nor the charming but cheesy world of Tim Burton and Michael Keaton. I am talking about Christian Bale’s tormented industrialist in Christopher Nolan’s latest incarnation. But how is Batman a symbol? Let’s consider the facts: Batman...

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