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The documentary adopts the position that the **** and Fascist regimens are far left progressive ideologies, attributing all right wing extremists as in fact left wing. It attempt to draw a comparison between Lincoln and Trump, while also drawing a comparison between the Democrats and the ****. It calls Mussolini as WWI veteran, even though he actually deserted the Italian army and avoided joining for as long as possible, demonstrating a miss understanding of the events of the 20th century. It also refers to President Woodrow Wilson as 'the first progressive president' despite the fact formed president Theodore Roosevelt ran against Wilson in the election against Wilson for the Progressive party. Wilson was in fact the third progressive president after Roosevelt and Taft. It also says that **** ousting of Röhm in the night of the long knives as having nothing to do with the fact that he was a homosexual. Although Goebbels has pushed for this ousting beforehand Röhm's homosexuality helped to convince the party to oust him. The attempt to assert that **** was not a homophobe in the 1930's, when even the most open minded were, is frankly insulting. The documentary also argues that the Democrats are pro eugenics while also arguing against health care for all. This suggests a double standard to my mind that the apathy toward the poor does not also constitute eugenics in a form. In conclusion the discussion that this provides on political ideology is extremely black and white, it seems to argue that the right is all that is good and the left that is all that is bad, when in reality there is good and bad on both sides. While I personally fell I am left leaning I believe it is important to look at alternative views to challenge what you believe and form a better opinion. That is what drew me to this documentary, but I feel it missed that mark, the feeling it was trying to make me think their way was unavoidable and instead of introducing and interesting discussion it simple made its self difficult to connect with unless you already shared its opinion. Despite the unlikable aspects the historical re-enactments which it uses as padding are enjoyable, particularly the one about the white rose group which is an organisation which deserves more main stream recognition.