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The Hottest August

People thought the United States was far more stable than it actually is. There are lots...

People thought the United States was far more stable than it actually is. There are lots of currents--
economic, social, political--that had been alive,
like magma under the earth, for centuries,
really, and we've had
this uneasy truth, this--this fake stability
for a long period of time

Full Transcript

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- People thought the United States
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was far more stable than it actually is.
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There are lots of currents-- economic, social,
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political--that had been alive, like magma under the earth,
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for centuries, really,
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and we've had this uneasy truth,
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this--this fake stability for a long period of time.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:04
Uploaded
Jun 06, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
The Hottest August, LLC,ITVS,Oh Ratface Films,Walking Productions,Grasshopper Films,Cinereach,Field of Vision

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Movie Summary

Ordinary people in New York are asked to talk about their lives and their hopes for the future in a time marked by political division and climate change.
Well, what's a risk, right? - The Hottest August 00:19
Well, what's a risk, right?
That is, a very small probability - The Hottest August 00:07
That is, a very small probability
- Capitalism, like many things--like many things, uh, - The Hottest August 00:07
- Capitalism, like many things--like many things, uh,
I think capitalism, first and--first and foremost, - The Hottest August 00:09
I think capitalism, first and--first and foremost,
It is the best alternative among many. - The Hottest August 00:06
It is the best alternative among many.
Ownership of assets, which is what capitalism is-- - The Hottest August 00:06
Ownership of assets, which is what capitalism is--
That kind of ownership, - The Hottest August 00:06
That kind of ownership,
Like, we need to own clean air. - The Hottest August 00:04
Like, we need to own clean air.
[thunder clapping] - The Hottest August 00:07
[thunder clapping]
[thunder cracking] - The Hottest August 00:31
[thunder cracking]
- How you are both feeling about the future? - The Hottest August 00:06
- How you are both feeling about the future?
- Yes, I didn't want to come right out and say that, - The Hottest August 00:19
- Yes, I didn't want to come right out and say that,
- Uh, I worry about finances. - The Hottest August 00:06
- Uh, I worry about finances.
Uh, I worry about, um, just, you know, like, - The Hottest August 00:10
Uh, I worry about, um, just, you know, like,
You know, this is not my house, - The Hottest August 00:07
You know, this is not my house,
- Yeah, a little bit. - Okay, he just worries - The Hottest August 00:06
- Yeah, a little bit. - Okay, he just worries
So he misses out right now. See, I'm the opposite. - The Hottest August 00:06
So he misses out right now. See, I'm the opposite.
I--I want to do things now. - The Hottest August 00:05
I--I want to do things now.
I try not to worry too much about the future. - The Hottest August 00:04
I try not to worry too much about the future.
You know, the only thing that I wor--like, - The Hottest August 00:11
You know, the only thing that I wor--like,