Stendhal held that politics in a work of art is like shooting at gun in a theater. Well, I hate to disappoint you, Stenny, but my counterpoint is exhibit A, Citizen Kane, and b is Roth's Our Gang. Exhibit C is Black Swan Green, D is Apocalypse Now, E is The Quiet American, and F is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. I could go on, but I think the point is made.