Kids Born Rich

Films/DVD Asylum

Movies from comedy to drama to your favorite Hollyweird Star.

Anyone see that show on HBO on children of the ultra wealthy. Lord, I was riveted to the tube. It started out talking about how the director/narrator found it to be a controversial subject and that it was difficult to find people to share the inside scoop. Well, after watching that program I know EXACTLY why they had a hard time finding volunteers.
I found it absolutely revolting how self satisfied and self indulgent most of them were. There were exceptions, including the narrator - an heir to the Johnson and Johnson fortune. Also the kid who's uncle took him on a tour of NYC and casually informed him while looking at Grand Central Station that,"Oh by the way,you own this" - was actually a decent human being. And maybe one or two others were OK. But man, were the rest of them miserable excuses for human beings. It was really very disturbing how insulated they all were from normal experience and feelings of empathy for people in dire straights. They actually seemed to have less feeling for the unfortunates in our society than many of us would feel for a bug crossing the sidewalk. It was mindblowing.
Check it out. By the end of the program if you have the SLIGHTEST feeling that the USA really isn't a complete democracy you'll be RUNNING to change your registration from Republican to Democrat or Independent. That's with no mention whatsoever of politics within the program. It least that's how it affected me. Its that powerful.

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Topic - Kids Born Rich - exeric 14:23:12 10/28/03 (4)

I heard an excerpt - rhizomatic 07:28:37 10/30/03 (0)

Re: Kids Born Rich - TA 20:19:56 10/28/03 (1)

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Re: Kids Born Rich -- old story - Broke N. Lonesome 19:09:20 10/28/03 (0)

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