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ILYA SOMIN: ?Most commentators have interpreted the movie Avatar as having an anti-capitalist messa?

By Glenn Reynolds

ILYA SOMIN: “Most commentators have interpreted the movie Avatar as having an anti-capitalist message. Libertarian economist David Henderson, however, claims that it is actually a defense of property rights. Though I must reserve judgment until I see the movie, I am skeptical that Henderson?s interpretation of the movie is either the message intended by the producers or the one most American viewers come away with. However, it?s interesting that Henderson?s interpretation is exactly how the film was perceived by many in China, where the government has forcibly expelled millions from their homes in recent years, in order to make way for various development projects.”

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on January 14, 2010 (boomark / email).