It may come as a surprise, but apparently animals live in the wild in peaceful socialist communities and are not subject to the law of scarcity. Apparently bears have no trouble locating plentiful and unlimited food sources and voluntarily share their resources with not only all other bears but all other animals as well (except humans). This is what I learned from the film Brother Bear this weekend, possibly the most overtly manipulative children’s film I have ever come across. Its explicit “animals good — hunters bad” message is overshadowed only by its absurd treatment of basic economic concepts. Now before you dismiss this with “Dan, its just a children’s film, ease up,” I call the film overtly manipulative because these features are not accidental, they are the explicit message of the film, and they are presented in a way as to be deliberately influential on young children. Its the worst example of this I’ve ever seen.
