
"The End of America" details the ten steps a country takes when it slides toward fascism. It's not a "lefty" taught-to-me, but rather a historical look at trends in once-functioning democracies from modern history that are being repeated in our country today. It gives any reader (or viewer of the lecture) a much-needed history lesson and constitutional refresher. Most importantly, it puts the recent gradual loss of civil liberties in the U.S. in a historical context. The aver... (Full plot summary below)
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"The End of America" details the ten steps a country takes when it slides toward fascism. It's not a "lefty" taught-to-me, but rather a historical look at trends in once-functioning democracies from modern history that are being repeated in our country today. It gives any reader (or viewer of the lecture) a much-needed history lesson and constitutional refresher. Most importantly, it puts the recent gradual loss of civil liberties in the U.S. in a historical context. The average American might not be alarmed at AT&T selling our private information to the federal executive, but when this action is seen as part of a larger series of erosions and events, a pattern emerges with unfortunate consequences that become disturbingly clear.
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| NewsBlazeKam WilliamsA worthwhile film to the extent that it can serve a permanent watchdog function as a reminder of the possible erosion of Constitutional rights and of the citizenry's need to remain vigilant about the tendency of power to corrupt, and of absolute power to |
| About.comJennifer MerinThis gripping documentary details the ten step blueprint Hitler and other dictators used to subvert democratic process and personal freedoms. Then it compares historical events with what's happening in America today. Scary stuff. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenTightly constructed and fiercely one-sided. |
| Orlando WeeklyJason FergusonAttempting to transform this kind of polemic into an engaging piece of cinema might seem the height of folly. However, filmmakers Anne Sundberg and Ricki Stern are more than up to the task. |
| Slant MagazineAkiva GottliebThe End of America gives author and public intellectual Naomi Wolf an Inconvenient Truth-style platform to remind Americans about the Bush administration's assault on our civil liberties. |
| Movie MetropolisChristopher LongIts very easy to cherry-pick examples and fit them into a previously existing model. |
| User ReviewJoe G[size=4]Being anti-political, I was genuinely surprised to find the new documentary End of America so engrossing. Based on Naomi Wolf's NY Times bestseller, the film does a great job displaying the civil liberties we have lost (and may continue to do so) since the 2001 Patriot Act was signed. Whether you love politics or not, the film is informative and worth watching.[/size] |
| User ReviewJohn CThis movie is so interesting in that it was directed at the Bush administration, but the message relates to any president, including Obama. I mention this because many people think that this documentary is no longer important now that Bush is out of office. The real thing that Naomi is getting across is that we need to protect our constitutional rights. If you look at what is going on right now in the U.S., we need to watch the Obama administration too. Capital gains taxes going from 22 percent to 35 percent will kill capitalism, free trade, and the American dream. No one will be able to open a small business, and other small businesses will have to shut down, and these are our main job creators. This goes without even talking about the one trillion dollars that we are about to spend, half of which is not even intended to stimulate the economy, but to fulfill special interest democratic agendas. The redistribution of wealth will ultimately turn us to a socialist mindset, and possibly a socialist country. Additionally, when this one trillion is distributed, many economists are agreeing that people are realizing that this is a one time thing, so they will put it away and save it. When companies receive more revenue during "stimulus" time, they are realizing that "hey, it's just the stimulus" and will not hire more employees or expand their business. Here is the best part... When the economy recovers, all of this money that people are receiving and putting away will start to emerge, and then, duh duh duh, INFLATION! This is basic economics, just pick up an economics book and I bet it's in the first five chapters. I am not saying that this WILL happen, and I definitely want our country to get out of this mess and succeed. I am simply reiterating what Naomi was trying to get across, and that is that we need to protect our precious constitutional rights and watch our government as closely as possible no matter who is in office. |
| User ReviewAna GShould be required viewing along with all Holocaust films. It starts telling the truth about Bush Cheney. Followup film needed. |
| User ReviewJonathan KI'm not your typical news watching American, so I'm probably not who this is marketed towards, but I watched this in my media studies class and I was pleasantly surprised with what I saw. Naomi Wolf brings up a lot of issues that I hadn't really though of before. While she makes a lot of stretches in her comparisons of the U.S. that the Bush administration created to Nazi Germany, some of which are purely coincidental, but it still gets you thinking. There's even former CIA and U.S. Army officials speaking about what they have seen, lending a greater air of credibility. I highly recommend watching it, regardless of your political allegiances, left or right, it'll get you thinking and talking. |