This is one of the most effective pieces of political advocacy I’ve ever
seen. Ben Cohen, the Ben of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, narrates a short
Flash movie for TrueMajority.org, in which he explains – using Oreo cookies
– the way that the federal budget is currently apportioned, and how
little rearrangement would be necessary to renew all of America’s social
programs. The examples are vivid and charming, and the logic is
compelling.
The only thing I’d change is adding a fast-forward, pause and rewind
button. I wanted to refer back to specific sections of the movie, and
the “play all the way through” interface really frustrated me (just
taking this screenshot was really hard).
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge’ “
Isaac Asimov, “A Cult of Ignorance” January 21, 1980
