Stolen from the COR a really interesting documentary done by BBC:-

The Power of Nightmares, subtitled The Rise of the Politics of Fear, is a BBC documentary film series, written and produced by Adam Curtis. Its three one-hour parts consist mostly of a montage of archive footage with Curtis's narration. The series was first broadcast in the United Kingdom in late 2004 and has subsequently been broadcast in multiple countries and shown in several film festivals, including the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.

The films compare the rise of the Neo-Conservative movement in the United States and the radical Islamist movement, making comparisons on their origins and claiming 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 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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Thoughts?

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Originally posted by UmmiE Stolen from the COR a really interesting documentary done by BBC:- The Power of Nightmares, subtitled The Rise of the Politics of Fear, is a BBC documentary film series, written and produced by Adam Curtis. Its three one-hour parts consist mostly of a montage of archive footage with Curtis's narration. The series was first broadcast in the United Kingdom in late 2004 and has subsequently been broadcast in multiple countries and shown in several film festivals, including the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. The films compare the rise of the Neo-Conservative movement in the United States and the radical Islamist movement, making comparisons on their origins and claiming 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 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. Part1 Part2 Part3 Part4 Part5 Part 6 Thoughts?

Good Doc, an oldie saw it on the passionate eye a few years back.

Thanks for the recommendation.

I'm grabbing the AVIs

ahha actually i had just watched these a few weeks ago ... and before that a year ago ... great documentary .... and cheers great post

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Originally posted by UmmiE Neo-Conservative movement

That's all I needed to read.

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Originally posted by DigiNut That's all I needed to read.

atleast you opened the thread made by me....I'll give you points for that

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Originally posted by UmmiE atleast you opened the thread made by me....I'll give you points for that

I thought maybe it was about lucid dreams or something.

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Originally posted by DigiNut I thought maybe it was about lucid dreams or something.

+1


Or just about dreams in general. Well...i guess it was...

Regardless of the labels, great documentary. It really opened up both sides IMO, although yes, it did focus on the neo-con movement. It was very interesting, and I most definitely recommend it to some of my friends.

PS - I love the British style of documentary.