Had a great day today - we have fallen into the habit of doing Sunday Brunch. I make buckwheat blueberry pancakes and bacon so we had that and then headed off to town.
Joe's Garden is closed on Sundays so we initialized Plan B - get some coffee. Drove over to Boulevard Park, had coffee and walked around for a bit. Had the fun of watching a coal train pass by - we were about 10 feet from the tracks. Of course, we were covered from head to toe with coal dust and ash. Oh wait. NOT! There are silly people trying to demonize coal by spreading this poppycock and there are even sillier people who believe it.
Picked up some plants at the local food co-op (from Joe's Garden) so we shopped there by proxy. Did a bit of grocery shopping, filled up the truck and then headed over to the theater.
Regardless of what side of the political arena you are sitting on, America the Movie is exceptional. They start off with asking the question, what would the world be like if America had never existed. They then interview some prominent liberals - fake indian Ward Churchill, fake indian Elizabeth Warren, Black activists, Mexican and Hispanic activists and a list of grievances was compiled.
The filmmakers than proceed to demolish each of the talking points - what they claim to be unique to America was worldwide before our founding and is still going on in other nations through to today - slavery, imperialism, the theft of resources and labor. The whole butchers bill.
Very powerful message and, as I said, worth seeing by everyone. It makes you think and gives you a good reminder of what our real history actually was, not the Howard Zinn cartoon version.
The film closes with a look at Saul Alinsky, William Ayers and the current crop of people shaping the minds of our children. This is a toxin at the heart of any society - these people are not advocating for a common good and they are only advocating to increase their political power and control. The cherry on the top is that their economic model failed - there is not a fixed pool of capital and social injustice does not result from its inequitable distribution. Someone making money is not taking it away from someone else. Anyone has the potential to make a fortune if they develop a good work ethic, educate themselves and run with it.
