Review of Best of Enemies (2015) by Morris N — 14 May 2016

Just finished this on Netflix. It was riveting, partially because it is the world I grew up in, and partly because it chronicles how what I knew growing up morphed into what I live with now. The documentary does a good job of showing what each man gained and lost from the encounter, and it gives credit to both where due. Both men have warts, and the documentary doesn't hide them or sensationalize them.

Little has changed, sadly. I feel politics is empty theatre, given that most of what these two men discuss is still on the table today. That's not unique to the 1960s vs the 2010s. I'm convinced that Plato's Republic is just as relevant now as ever. As Churchill said, Democracy is the worst form of government except for the other kinds.