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What messages are sent by Ironman III?

Subtle references to world war in movies are more intense and frequent. We must learn to see through this propaganda to shield ourselves from this media bombardment by the bosses. We do this through discussions with our comrades, friends, family, coworkers, and strangers.
The more we discuss communist ideas and the contradictions we see in capitalist society, the less this media onslaught through movies like Ironman will influence us to accept to the bosses' demands to shed our sweat and blood in their factories, fields, and wars. When we conclude that the bosses' interests are not our own, we can begin the fight for communist revolution to provide for our interests—the working classes' needs.
In Ironman III, "The Mandarin" is a terrorist created by a powerful capitalist. The Mandarin is the comic-book archenemy of Ironman. The Mandarin's character was born and based out of China. He is a descendant of Genghis Khan, who controlled most of Eurasia through imperialist conquest. The Ironman III plot not-so-subtly pits bosses of China (The Mandarin/Mongols) against the US bosses (Stark/US military).
Ironman III's robots include the red, white and blue "Iron Patriot." The use of robots is a reference to the US use of robots in its eventual war against China. The real-life US has a relatively small population (1/4 China's) and military (1/2 China's) compared to China. The US has started creating a robot army and will likely use it to outcompete China.
We need to watch and understand the politics of the world's bosses. We need to read, write, and distribute Red Flag to develop our communist critique and analysis so one day SOON we will take control and live in a communist system!

—Red critic

The Purging of Capitalists' Ideas

In 2020, in this movie, America has become a "utopian" society where crime, poverty, and unemployment rates are zero. This is thanks to the government's decision to legalize murder and crime one night a year for 12 hours. These events are known as "the purge." In the movie, capitalist scientists believe that all humans are born with evil and the intent to kill. As they put it, one night to "release the beast" brings order to American society. As the movie progresses, you learn that society has no issues because working and poverty-stricken people are constant targets during these events.
This allegorical film is meant to show antiworking class imagery, where working class citizens are in a state of fear of government abuse of power. We workers of the world need to purge ourselves of these capitalist images and mobilize for a communist world where we workers take charge and the bosses' nightmares are finally realized.

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WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE TO LIVE UNDER A COMMUNIST SYSTEM...HOW DO WE KNOW IT WILL WORK?
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