Posted June 30, 2014 1:06 AM ET; Last updated July 17, 2014 11:40 AM ET
[From article]
Once again D’Souza emphasizes that singling out America for the sins of the word is a fool’s errand because slavery existed in every culture in the world from the Egyptians to the Chinese to the African to the American Indians (long before Columbus) and, as we are reminded, slavery exists even today.
[. . .]
D’Souza employs the same technique in debunking the leftist accusations of American imperialism, and the “theft” of the American Dream that capitalism ostensibly represents. From WWII to the most recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, D’Souza reminds Americans that not only have we stolen nothing from these countries, but expended considerable blood and treasure re-building them. And the free-market capitalism that has showered this nation with unprecedented wealth succeeds “not through coercion or conquest, but through the consent of the consumer.” “The wealth of America isn’t stolen, it’s created,” D’Souza asserts. “The ethic of conquest is universal. What’s uniquely American is the alternative, equal rights, self-determination, and wealth creation. If America did not exist, the conquest ethic would dominate the world.”
[. . .]
The movie points out that the American left embraces a conquest ethic all its own. “The shaming of America is not accidental, it’s part of a strategy,” he warns. It is a strategy formulated by the likes of radical leftist Saul Alinsky who was “the godfather in the art of using shame for political shakedown.” The cultural revolution of the ‘60s provided Alinsky with his army of shakedown artists who have since infiltrated media, academia and, most importantly, government. Ever-expanding government has given us a nation where agencies like the IRS, the EPA, the DOJ and the NSA “are all collecting information and storing it on every American,” D’Souza warns. He explains that Barack Obama didn’t create this liberty-stifling reality. Rather, it created him.
Once again D’Souza emphasizes that singling out America for the sins of the word is a fool’s errand because slavery existed in every culture in the world from the Egyptians to the Chinese to the African to the American Indians (long before Columbus) and, as we are reminded, slavery exists even today.
[. . .]
D’Souza employs the same technique in debunking the leftist accusations of American imperialism, and the “theft” of the American Dream that capitalism ostensibly represents. From WWII to the most recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, D’Souza reminds Americans that not only have we stolen nothing from these countries, but expended considerable blood and treasure re-building them. And the free-market capitalism that has showered this nation with unprecedented wealth succeeds “not through coercion or conquest, but through the consent of the consumer.” “The wealth of America isn’t stolen, it’s created,” D’Souza asserts. “The ethic of conquest is universal. What’s uniquely American is the alternative, equal rights, self-determination, and wealth creation. If America did not exist, the conquest ethic would dominate the world.”
[. . .]
The movie points out that the American left embraces a conquest ethic all its own. “The shaming of America is not accidental, it’s part of a strategy,” he warns. It is a strategy formulated by the likes of radical leftist Saul Alinsky who was “the godfather in the art of using shame for political shakedown.” The cultural revolution of the ‘60s provided Alinsky with his army of shakedown artists who have since infiltrated media, academia and, most importantly, government. Ever-expanding government has given us a nation where agencies like the IRS, the EPA, the DOJ and the NSA “are all collecting information and storing it on every American,” D’Souza warns. He explains that Barack Obama didn’t create this liberty-stifling reality. Rather, it created him.
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/64628
“America” demolishes the Left’s false narrative of the United States.
Dinesh D’Souza Tells the True Story of America
“America” demolishes the Left’s false narrative of the United States.
Dinesh D’Souza Tells the True Story of America
July 17, 2014
* * *
[From review]
Mr. D’Souza does a masterful job of debunking the progressive myths that paint the noble concept that is America as a force of evil that must be destroyed and reinvented in the progressive image of equality. The truth of our history — a truth that is no longer told in our schools — is presented.
I strongly urge all of you to see this film and to take your children with you. If for no other reason, the information presented (both accusations and defenses) will allow you to start a dialogue with those who believe this liberal progressive administration’s view that America is evil and must be torn down and reinvented.
Mr. Molen and Mr. D’Souza have made an entertaining and informative movie that should be a “must see” for all thoughtful citizens, both liberal and conservative.
http://m.dailyinterlake.com/opinion/debunking-the-progressive-myths/article_c19cb8e2-fe68-11e3-9e4b-0019bb2963f4.html?mode=jqm
‘Debunking the progressive myths’
‘America’: First reviews
By P. DAVID MYEROWITZ
June 29, 2014
* * *
[From review]
Mr. D’Souza does a masterful job of debunking the progressive myths that paint the noble concept that is America as a force of evil that must be destroyed and reinvented in the progressive image of equality. The truth of our history — a truth that is no longer told in our schools — is presented.
I strongly urge all of you to see this film and to take your children with you. If for no other reason, the information presented (both accusations and defenses) will allow you to start a dialogue with those who believe this liberal progressive administration’s view that America is evil and must be torn down and reinvented.
Mr. Molen and Mr. D’Souza have made an entertaining and informative movie that should be a “must see” for all thoughtful citizens, both liberal and conservative.
http://m.dailyinterlake.com/opinion/debunking-the-progressive-myths/article_c19cb8e2-fe68-11e3-9e4b-0019bb2963f4.html?mode=jqm
‘Debunking the progressive myths’
‘America’: First reviews
By P. DAVID MYEROWITZ
June 29, 2014
No comments:
Post a Comment