In this short excerpt, Gordon Gecko, the charismatic villain of Oliver Stone's Wallstreet, delivers the famous speech that defends the idea of the 'evolutionary' process of the free market, based on a classic misunderstanding of what the concept of 'survival of the fittest' means.
The interesting and ironic thing about this speech, which has converted countless people into hard-core laissez-faire capitalism, is that Gordon Gecko himself does not believe in the free market. In fact, his success is a consequence of the fact that, rather than abiding by the principles of a free market, Gecko manipulates it to his own advantage through the practice of insider trading.
Go figure, a nice little speech, a couple of nice sounding words, coupled with great charisma and you can make anyone believe you, even if you're full of crap... :)
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