Greater Fool－Mandy新聞英語閱讀

"Nothing's harder than doing something for which you know you're going to take shit." -Charlie

明知不可為而為之的正直堅持，著實讓人感動。這兩天在HBO的Newsroom影集最後一集看到了greater fools的討論。這集裡面討論了Tea Party/Republican的許多議題，當然新聞背後的運作是傳播學者的關注焦點。但是如果沒有對美國的政治、政黨背景有所瞭解，沒有瞭解其引用唐吉軻德的對話，來闡釋greater fools的概念，則無法體會這一集有多麼動人。

我們在上課討論新聞英語的時候，沒有完全只看句子或是句型，而是希望透過對文化的理解，增加對新聞的詮釋。這樣的堅持，或許誠如此影集前來應徵的 intern 與Charlie的對話，"Why are you here?"… "Because I want to be one [of the greater fools]"

希望大家能秉持電影Pay It Forward(讓愛傳出去)裡面的精神，從自己開始，為了自己認為是對的事、好的事，做出小小的堅持 (being a greater fool)，讓這個社會更美麗。與大家共勉之!

Most people look down on the Greater Fool. And yet, ironically, this whole country [The U.S] was made by Greater Fools, in their prime and attempting to succeed where others have failed, even contrary to an agitated public‘s incessant dismaying…Courtesy of examiner.com