"All of this feeds into a sliding scale of villain power. Culminating with the aliens of Independence Day. Notice, in that case, that you no longer need incompetence or corruption of our institutions. Jeopardy takes care of itself. The invaders are so badass that even the United States government and military are allowed to simultaneously be both capable and good! In order to provide spear-carrier support for the two or three point-of-view heroes."
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David Brin, Our Favorite Cliché: A World Filled With Idiots... or Why Film and Fiction Routinely Depict Society and its Citizens as Fools, DavidBrin.com
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