Daily Dialogue — August 2, 2016

“My name is Harvey Milk and I’m here to recruit you!”

— Milk (2008), written by Dustin Lance Black

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Activism.

Trivia: During the sequence dealing with Proposition 6, one of Milk’s friends says “Even Reagan doesn’t support it.” Former Governor Ronald Reagan was so opposed to the measure that he publicly went against the Republican Party on the issue, even though he had been mentioned as a serious candidate for the Presidential election in 1980 and risked alienating his conservative support base. His support was given a great deal of credit for Proposition 6’s defeat and contributed to his growing national profile ahead of his two elections as President of the United States.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Compare this scene toward the end of the movie, marking Milk’s ascendancy in politics, to the following scene where it all began:

Milk was a true activist and the movie conveys that in great detail and with genuine humanity.

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