I have thought about how in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the Soviet Union officials are the villains, but they are shown to be acting in reaction to existing United States weaponry and technology that is threatening their country and government. RedLetterMedia does good job of explaining this in their review of the movie.

However, their main goal is to use the titular skull for mind control against Earth's population.

    • CptKrkIsClmbngThMntn [any]
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      4 years ago

      Finally that essay is getting the recognition it deserves.

      Check out the book it comes at the end of - Utopia of Rules. Good theory about bureaucracy and social stratification and often overshadowed by his bigger books.