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John Schwarzkopf's avatar

The main problem is the ignorant American public who watch movies instead of reading books. If the had read The Rise And Fall Of The 3rd Reich instead of watching Indiana Jones movies they might have a fucking clue. I keep going back to the quote attributed to Juvenal, "Give them bread and circuses and they'll never revolt". That sums up a large share of our population and that's why I fear our country is doomed to fascism.

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Liz Burton's avatar

Given that thanks to Reagan's Education Reform™ 40%of the population is now reading at a 6th-grade level, Shirer isn't on the menu even if reading a book instead of watching a movie were the preference.

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Gavin's avatar

I think Hollywood has also normalised conspiracy. There’s hardly a dramatic film that doesn’t include some unfeasible, far fetched conspiracy at its heart.

In real life conspiracy is extremely difficult to pull off. Everyone involved has to be convinced that everything being done serves their best interest, especially if the conspiracy relies on secrecy. If one person loses faith then everything is blown.

Yes Hollywood has brainwashed US citizens into assuming that conspiracy is everywhere!!

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Eva Camacho Guzman's avatar

Did anyone watch Schindler's List? They did not look sexy to me! They looked weak minded men that followed someone who was opposite of Jesus! Why would anyone do that? I guess these men were not raised by parents who told them “you can’t blame anyone for anything you decide to do in your life, especially kill someone, when you have been taught “thou shall not kill”. 🤷🏻‍♀️As for the other movies. I probably having seen all of them.

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CG Karas's avatar

I think Jojo Rabbit came surprisingly close. If you exclude the Hitler imaginary friend, the variety of lame-ass nazis seemed very real to me. And I really wasn't expecting it, based on seeing the other films you mention

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Dominick Miciotta's avatar

I'm thinking no.

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