Crisis of US Democrats and Hollywood: A Shared Narrative Collapse

Francesco Monico argues that the simultaneous decline of the Democratic Party and Hollywood/Disney is no coincidence but a symptom of a broken pact with the public. Both institutions, once masters of universal storytelling, have adopted a superficial and preachy 'woke' agenda that alienates audiences. Hollywood films like Casablanca (1942), Rocky (1976), and Schindler's List (1993) used to speak to all Americans, but recent output has become didactic and identity-driven. Disney's remake of classics and new animated features are criticized for lecturing rather than entertaining. In politics, Democrats have similarly embraced identity language focused on microaggressions and safe spaces, failing to address economic anxieties in the Midwest and Rust Belt. This has left a narrative vacuum filled by Republicans' direct, albeit brutal, rhetoric. Monico warns that the erosion of a shared imaginary—once built on complex, universal narratives—now fragments society. He calls for a return to authentic storytelling that engages without condescension, or the Democratic collapse will continue.