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Empire or Humanity? (Animated)

Posted by Jim Gilliam, Brave New Films at 5:12 AM on May 9, 2008.


A People's History of American Empire by Howard Zinn

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Empire or Humanity? What the Classroom Didn't Teach Me about the American Empire by Howard Zinn and narrated by Viggo Mortenson.

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Howard Zinn is a TRUTH TELLER!
Posted by: The Big Raven on May 9, 2008 6:29 AM   
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Like Ive been telling you folks go ahead a loose yourselfs in the election fever dis-straction all designed to make you feel like your all doing "something good" while all-along its just support for your empire!
Peace is for the people!
Peace!

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Time to burn the propagnada laden School Books
Posted by: Purple Girl on May 9, 2008 8:19 AM   
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Through deception and censorship we ar edoome to allow these crimes agansit humanity to continue.
This is the new millenia- Honest review of history must be prioritized lest our children fall further in oppression and ignorance.Only REal Patirots look at their country through 20/20 vision, realize it's errors and misguidance thus progessing towards what all humanity knows must be done to assure our future existence.
Rev Wright was not Crazy, nor was he a liar. he is a Patriot who loves this country and it's basic founding Principles enough to stand up and demand we open our eyes! Nothing he said was dangerous, nor really inaccurate. but what this Gov't and it's media "Ministry of Truth' Is. Ignorance is Not Bliss, it is a sure way towards destruction of individuals, Nations and Mankind.

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Really, Viggo?
Posted by: phyxius on May 9, 2008 9:38 AM   
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Well-written, well-animated, but Viggo was WAYY too deadpan. Come on! I know he can do better than that. That almost put me to sleep.

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Why don't you slobs show some live footage from Iraq?
Posted by: thoughtcriminal on May 9, 2008 11:02 AM   
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There's plenty on Youtube - but Alternet appears to be following the corporate guidelines: limit coverage of Iraq to the bare minimum.

As the election season nears its peak frenzy, the alternative news outlets - the 501(c) nonprofits like Democracy Now and Alternet - are really beginning to show their true colors.

Well, back to the drawing board.

If you guys were anything but a bogus opinion-spinning front for Democratic Leadership Committee types, you'd be showing video like this every day:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r4Eout3OAM - Sadr City General Hospital US Missile Strike, just a few days ago

Only 50 views - certainly worth a good look.

But no - instead, we get the same weak liberal infotainment - every time.

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I have read Howard Zinn's book,
Posted by: Ellie1 on May 9, 2008 1:04 PM   
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and am currently in a discussion group trying to decide if there is such a thing as a "just war". So far we have decided that WW2 was a just war because of the threat from Germany for world domination. Now WE are the dominators, and have been since the end of that war. Makes me very ashamed to be an American.

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» Shame Posted by: Cathyc
» RE: Shame Posted by: Turiye
Take Note Educators.
Posted by: powerplant on May 12, 2008 8:56 AM   
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High school history teachers and college and university educators, take note. Show this in your class rooms and lecture halls. Discuss and do something about what this world is becoming and what the United States is doing to it. The United States does not have to be like The Roman Empire. We do not need more land and people to dominate. Let's think of helping our people and our neighbors like South and Central America and lets learn from Canada and it's health care system. Let's learn from the people of the USA and not the media. That will influence a lot more people around the world to have compassion for their fellow man and peace and freedom will prevail. The United States Constitution is still
a pretty good idea. All men and women
are created equal. On a lighter subject, good graphics, good history lesson, and still I say at least for me anyways, Viggo for President. Yeah, I know he's Canadian but Bush is a Texan and we didn't complain about that did we.

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