Corporate Coup d'Etat defined as, "sudden, illegal takeover of government by a small group." Trump, "I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States." Does faithfully translate to give CEOs, corporations, Wall Street tax cuts? Who was the first to propose corporatism? Surprisingly, Mussolini.
2010 Supreme Court ruling overturned centuries of campaign finance laws that restricted specific financial support of a specific candidate. The ruling said, in effect, that a corporation has the same 1st Amendment political speech rights as an individual. Well, that's a level playing field!
Trump supporter asked about Trump's sexual relations. He said, it took place in the privacy of his home before being elected. Which, in effect, is saying 20+ improper (to say the least) encounters, many during his three marriages, do not count toward a person's character. Or, Trump's statement, as a celebrity he "can do anything" to a women.
I had plantar fasciitis spurs in both feet; only was a bother for 20 minutes after waking up for the few months it took to resolve itself during which time I was able to run 5 miles; play hours of bball every day - no problem. For the same common ailment he got his family doctor to get him two excuses from serving in the military during the Vietnam war. That's called the wealth privilege.
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Deep dive
lycochnain23 January 2019
A well documented and argumented document on the systems in place to suppress the people's voice in favour of the greed of the wealthiest.
Undoubtedly left leaning, because there is no other way to depict the systemic destruction of the working class and their "habitat", it should be an eye opener for middle class libertarians.
It also offers an human level and non judgemental peak into the spirit of those from the zeroed former industrial areas who put their hopes in Trump, and how corporate democrats have betrayed their base leading to 2016 debacle.
It also offers plenty of sources to continue the journey. Thanks Mr Peabody for this masterpiece of education.
A detailed blueprint to the coporate takeover of our democracy
ohwell-2442222 November 2020
I first heard about this documentary from Tom Hartmann while listening to his show on SiriusXM radio. If you never really understood what the Bernie Sanders movement was all about, view this documentary and you will better appreciate his views. I always knew that corporate influence in our government was there but this program digs deep into the beginnings of it with great detail and explanation.
If you have any interest in the political, economic, and social struggles we are facing as a nation there is no better video out there that brings to the light the very simple fact that the corporate elite has gradually gained control of all aspects of our lives for the past 40-50 years. The blatant disregard for workers and their families in search of profit has left millions of Americans displaced and without hope. The recent election of Joe Biden in 2020 has me questioning if he will continue down the same road as all the past presidents since this takeover began, or will he take on the corporate ruling class and begin to address the loss of jobs, income inequality? Only time will tell.
I was riveted to the screen during this documentary and highly recommend it.
Political schizophrenia as propaganda film
raidatlanta15 October 2019
Warning: Spoilers
This is a bad propaganda film. This being said, I have to say that I am very left wing - probably more than the people who made this film, so this isn't an "I don't share their views so I'm accusing them of propaganda" kind of deal. It contains a the traits of propaganda ; lack of factual argumentation, incoherent jumbeling of scenes, usage of emotional rather than thought provoking footage, etc., etc. I won't mention more, though the list could easily go on.
This film is also what I would describe as Schizophrenia on film. It contains mixed footage of a lot of different things without there being any clear link between them. It contains no factual or clear ideas either. After seeing this film i wondered for a while - along with my friends with whom I had seen the film - what it was that the film makers might have meant. what was their message. "that love is going to save us?". This is more or less what we could conclude from it. It starts off as an interesting political statement for the first 5-10 minutes, about how corporations have taken over political power. It then goes into corporatist states and Mussolini - which has really a limited link to what we are seing now. Another propagandist trait - the usage of specific vocabulary to produce an emotional reaction (fascism = bad, so by associating what we are against with fascism, you will have feelings of sympathy for our message), and mixed images of Mussolini and Trump, creating a comparison between the two (though the average American probably has no idea who Mussolini was). It goes downhill from there. At first it focuses on Trump being pro-corporations. It then accuses the Obamas and the Clintons of doing the same thing, but even bing worst than Trump. It goes from being left-wing anti-corporations, to being some sort of right-wing pro-trump anti big government film. It goes on saying about how big government ends up protecting corporations and allowing their power (this is of course a big sum up).
It makes no sense, it goes in every direction without ever really saying anything. I really have no idea what the point, or anything of this film is. This is why I can only describe it as, on top of being a bad propaganda film, it is completely schizophrenic, and makes virtually no sense.
I have to add, finally, that it is totally incomprehensible to anyone who doesn't know the USA to a good extent. It makes heavy usage of all the American political acronyms (DRA, EPA, etc.), it uses in its propaganda, all the American focuses (segregation, institutional racism, etc). I wonder how this film could ever be shown (first of all), but be shown outside the USA, as it makes virtually no sense for people who don't know the USA well.
This film is also what I would describe as Schizophrenia on film. It contains mixed footage of a lot of different things without there being any clear link between them. It contains no factual or clear ideas either. After seeing this film i wondered for a while - along with my friends with whom I had seen the film - what it was that the film makers might have meant. what was their message. "that love is going to save us?". This is more or less what we could conclude from it. It starts off as an interesting political statement for the first 5-10 minutes, about how corporations have taken over political power. It then goes into corporatist states and Mussolini - which has really a limited link to what we are seing now. Another propagandist trait - the usage of specific vocabulary to produce an emotional reaction (fascism = bad, so by associating what we are against with fascism, you will have feelings of sympathy for our message), and mixed images of Mussolini and Trump, creating a comparison between the two (though the average American probably has no idea who Mussolini was). It goes downhill from there. At first it focuses on Trump being pro-corporations. It then accuses the Obamas and the Clintons of doing the same thing, but even bing worst than Trump. It goes from being left-wing anti-corporations, to being some sort of right-wing pro-trump anti big government film. It goes on saying about how big government ends up protecting corporations and allowing their power (this is of course a big sum up).
It makes no sense, it goes in every direction without ever really saying anything. I really have no idea what the point, or anything of this film is. This is why I can only describe it as, on top of being a bad propaganda film, it is completely schizophrenic, and makes virtually no sense.
I have to add, finally, that it is totally incomprehensible to anyone who doesn't know the USA to a good extent. It makes heavy usage of all the American political acronyms (DRA, EPA, etc.), it uses in its propaganda, all the American focuses (segregation, institutional racism, etc). I wonder how this film could ever be shown (first of all), but be shown outside the USA, as it makes virtually no sense for people who don't know the USA well.
Another Anti-Trump documentary
greatdeceivah16 August 2020
This is just another piece of liberal / socialist anti-Trump propaganda disguised as a "documentary", featuring well knows socialists like Chris Hedges. Conveniently, there is no information about the globalist corruption going on in the EU and in China.
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