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Documentary: The Power of Nightmares - The Rise of the Politics of Fear
Posted on 6/3/14 at 12:03 am
Posted on 6/3/14 at 12:03 am
The Power of Nightmares, subtitled The Rise of the Politics of Fear, is a BBC documentary film series, written and produced by Adam Curtis. The series consists of three one-hour films, consisting mostly of a montage of archive footage with Curtis's narration, which were first broadcast in the United Kingdom in late 2004 and have been subsequently aired in multiple countries and shown in several film festivals, including the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
The films compare the rise of the American Neo-Conservative movement and the radical Islamist movement, making comparisons on their origins and noting strong similarities between the two. More controversially, it argues that the threat of radical Islamism as a massive, sinister organised force of destruction, specifically in the form of al-Qaeda, is in fact a myth perpetrated by politicians in many countries—and particularly American Neo-Conservatives—in an attempt to unite and inspire their people following the failure of earlier, more utopian ideologies.
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The films compare the rise of the American Neo-Conservative movement and the radical Islamist movement, making comparisons on their origins and noting strong similarities between the two. More controversially, it argues that the threat of radical Islamism as a massive, sinister organised force of destruction, specifically in the form of al-Qaeda, is in fact a myth perpetrated by politicians in many countries—and particularly American Neo-Conservatives—in an attempt to unite and inspire their people following the failure of earlier, more utopian ideologies.
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This post was edited on 6/3/14 at 12:10 am
Posted on 6/3/14 at 12:17 am to rmcc316
Why do these films consistently focus on the the use of fear by the right? It is such an overplayed topic.
I'm not saying that it isn't a great documentary, I'm just bored with the material.
I'm not saying that it isn't a great documentary, I'm just bored with the material.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 12:19 am to Scruffy
i dont like using the term "the right" either. it should just be fear by governments.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 12:34 am to Scruffy
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Why do these films consistently focus on the the use of fear by the right? It is such an overplayed topic.
No kidding. The left loves them some fear, too. It's good politics.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 8:27 am to Scruffy
Agreed. There is no shortage of fear utilized by both political parties.
Obamacare was sold on fear, Social Security continues to be propped up on fear, Medicaid expansions, EPA expansions, carbon footprints...fear, fear, fear.
Obamacare was sold on fear, Social Security continues to be propped up on fear, Medicaid expansions, EPA expansions, carbon footprints...fear, fear, fear.
This post was edited on 6/3/14 at 8:28 am
Posted on 6/3/14 at 8:31 am to Scruffy
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Why do these films consistently focus on the the use of fear by the right? It is such an overplayed topic.
I wasn't aware Al Gore and the climate change alarmists were from the right. And now I know...
Posted on 6/3/14 at 8:49 am to Scruffy
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Why do these films consistently focus on the the use of fear by the right?
The right is/has been more effective in exploiting/utilizing fear. The left is more effective at exploiting naivete. It's just demographics.
Thanks for the link, OP - looks interesting.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 9:48 am to rmcc316
quote:But...but...but...If you don't divide it between left vs. right, how will the sheople know how to respond to it?
i dont like using the term "the right" either. it should just be fear by governments.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 9:53 am to a want
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The right is/has been more effective in exploiting/utilizing fear. The left is more effective at exploiting naivete
Up next, a want post a thread of the impending doom of climate change.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 10:13 am to CollegeFBRules
quote:Nor is it new.
Agreed. There is no shortage of fear utilized by both political parties.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 10:22 am to a want
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The right is/has been more effective in exploiting/utilizing fear
women will be dying in hordes because of back alley abortions, the right wants the retrn of jim crow....
damn those on the right
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:13 am to LSUMJ
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women will be dying in hordes because of back alley abortions, the right wants the retrn of jim crow....
They are coming after your birth control. They want you barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen...bawawawawawawawawawawawawawawa!
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