All you folks who want liberals to watch videos

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No, I don't watch long-ass videos as a rule, but I did watch most of "2000 Mules." At 89 minutes, it's nearly 3 times as long as this one, an "Ultimate History Crash Course"

This video is also much of what I object to in those videos; it provides the evidence, and then makes the conclusions for you. It makes the viewers simply viewers and customers for viewpoints, rather than providing information for people to make their own decisions. I wouldn't normally have watched it, but I'm stuck at home for the day.

And at least it's broken into 6 separate mini-narratives (as opposed to segments -- these are narratives, not reports), so you can quit any time...

They're why I don't normally watch Michael Moore movies, either (although I did like "Roger and Me," and "Where to Invade Next," one because it was his first, and the other because it was telling you about new things, and I'm frankly energized by change)

Wendy P.

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Yes, I have sometimes been put of by Moore's ambush interview style, but "Where to Invade Next" was refreshing for its upbeat optimism.

Another film that could loosely be called a Michael Moore film is "Blood in the Face". His only role in the film is the voice of the off-camera interviewer. No confrontation, and you never even see his face. He just asks questions, and lets the neo-Nazi imbeciles dig their own holes.

Blood in the Face

And you didn't mention my favorite Moore film:

Canadian Bacon

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A "Trip" Through Robert Reich eyes LOL 

I'll give it a whirl and in the meantime try this out. 

 

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Damn that was an agonizing five minutes, I had to get off the ride' Vertigo.

 His use of language and narrative simplistic but for those accustomed to the mental midgets merry go round, completely on par.As for the F.I.B.s and fallacies. Let's list them...

 5;37 "that voter suppression is rampant as it was during the gilded age,making it harder for people of colour to participate in what's left to our Democracy".  

 I'm  starting to smelling some pravda,but it aint the Reich.LOL

 7;48  this man ain't  trippn, it's copium and opium 

 If you don't think this propaganda, and it allows you to have agency of opinion your highly mistaken, the copium is so thick, the inference to Republicans Trump fascism  and "hate for the opposition".\.Well

 Those in agreement with his fallacies get the false sense of virtue,and,anyone in opposition to his view such as myself, labeled with hate. LOL 

 I'm sure that the crisis in the end, is his mental condition,i'll continue in agoney.

 While he throws names around willy nilly insulting our nationalism by insinuating our nationalism xtreme.As for the graphics, black and white Nazis on the red and black  backgrounds,Bidens flavor.But, you feel like your fighting the just cause. 

Balanced,I think you need more weight on the right half of the scale to find it.

https://online.hillsdale.edu/landing/american-left

 

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1 hour ago, richravizza said:

While he throws names around willy nilly insulting our nationalism by insinuating our nationalism xtreme.As for the graphics, black and white Nazis on the red and black  backgrounds,Bidens flavor.But, you feel like your fighting the just cause. 

Balanced,I think you need more weight on the right half of the scale to find it.

Well, I did say I considered this to be a narrative, and not a news source. Now compare it with the videos that you post -- this one at least uses reasonable grammar (and doubtful graphics), and the events that they refer to actually happened. The interpretation is up to question -- but there is a term, jingoism, that far predates the 60's. It is a synonym for extreme nationalism, which is, in fact, a problem. Because "my country, wrong or right," soon seems to devolve into "my country, therefore it's right," even when it isn't.

Wendy P.

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5 minutes ago, wmw999 said:

Well, I did say I considered this to be a narrative, and not a news source. Now compare it with the videos that you post -- this one at least uses reasonable grammar (and doubtful graphics), and the events that they refer to actually happened. The interpretation is up to question -- but there is a term, jingoism, that far predates the 60's. It is a synonym for extreme nationalism, which is, in fact, a problem. Because "my country, wrong or right," soon seems to devolve into "my country, therefore it's right," even when it isn't.

Wendy P.

 "A single individual speaking the truth,can bring down a tyranny."

While you fear  jingoism, look behind you because the collective is trying to eat your kids.

I Agree with you,as do most conservatives,I can't speak for all but I can say that most think our country is wrong, right now. 

Wars over baby!

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On 6/9/2024 at 5:20 PM, wmw999 said:

Well, I did say I considered this to be a narrative, and not a news source.

I could only continue another seven minutes terminating with fascism.

Strange thing, if hitler founded the nazi's and Marx founded Marxism.Who's intellect established the ideology of Fascism? Some credit Mussolini but his intellect would suggest otherwise.

Giovanni Gentile, together with Benito Mussolini, wrote the Doctrine of Fascism. The ethical state, according to Gentile, was to be headed by a small group of philosophers who would make and impose decisions on the population for the collective benefit. 

What is fascism kid friendly?

As we learned, fascism is the political idea where the government controls everything, like in Nazi Germany under Adolph Hitler and Italy under Benito Mussolini. People aren't allowed to say or do what they want.

 I don't think the average (R) American would be on board with that, but if the shoe fits....

 It saddens me to think this is a healthy crash course, more like crash and burn, no way out, but to pull the handles and eject with Mr. Reich..lol

 Seriously it saddens me. That some American would actually have such a nefarious and simplistic view of their past, future and their fellow Americans. Bummer.

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Just now, richravizza said:

As we learned, fascism is the political idea where the government controls everything, like in Nazi Germany under Adolph Hitler and Italy under Benito Mussolini. People aren't allowed to say or do what they want.

 I don't think the average (R) American would be on board with that

Trump has come out and said that he would arrest and jail journalists that reported news he didn't like. He has said he wanted to "terminate" the "phony" Constitution, to give the government more freedom to act.  His Project 2025 actually bans specific words in government, like "nonbinary" and "critical race theory."

So yes, not only would the average (R) be OK with that, they support a man who wants to do that.

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36 minutes ago, billvon said:

Trump has come out and said that he would arrest and jail journalists that reported news he didn't like. He has said he wanted to "terminate" the "phony" Constitution, to give the government more freedom to act.  His Project 2025 actually bans specific words in government, like "nonbinary" and "critical race theory."

So yes, not only would the average (R) be OK with that, they support a man who wants to do that.

I agree in part, I'm ok with the removing marxist ideology that is CRT. 

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