This film explores the origins in the 1940s and 50s of Islamic Fundamentalism in the Middle East, and Neoconservatism in America, parallels between these movements, and their effect on the world today. From the introduction to Part 1:

"Both [the Islamists and Neoconservatives] were idealists who were born out of the failure of the liberal dream to build a better world. And both had a very similar explanation for what caused that failure. These two groups have changed the world, but not in the way that either intended. Together, they created today's nightmare vision of a secret, organized evil that threatens the world. A fantasy that politicians then found restored their power and authority in a disillusioned age. And those with the darkest fears became the most powerful.

Awesome 3 part documentary.
http://www.archive.org/details/ThePowerOfNightmares

Available through iTunes search "Video Skillet" or http://www.VideoSkillet.tv

November Episode is on Voting issues.

The Corporation

Here Be Dragons is an AWESOME introduction to critical thinking and evaluating claims you hear in the media:

http://herebedragonsmovie.com/

Best of all, it's released through Creative Commons so you can watch or download it for free!

Overview of America by the John Birch Society I submitted in my content the best quick 30minute summary of Poli sci and Economics I have seen.

"People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it’s true, or because they are afraid it might be true." -Terry Goodkind

Accidental post.

recommendations

The first is a documentary with some really good interviews about the Ruby Ridge massacre. It illustrates how big brother and it's abuses is almost a self fullfilling phrophecy because of the paranoia (and the need to now and again have a reason for the millions of dollars put towards swat, atf, etc)

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4565369222910430105&ei=F8_FSOvl...

The second documentary is called "The Energy Non-Crisis". I don't know how I feel about it and it's validity, but it certainly got my mind thinking and the conversation flowing.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3340274697167011147&ei=BdDFSPWXO...

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Martin Luther King Jr.

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See: http://mrxfromplanetx.com/the-new-rulers-of-the-world for more information and where to buy the film.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8841684504932223081&hl=en

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9133923496349926192&ei=jWO0SIno...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5515524568705584115&hl=en

and, "The Missing Secrets of Nikola Tesla"

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2188562935002257117&hl=en

-How International Bankers Gained Control Over America"

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-515319560256183936

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3319663041501647311&ei=tFu0SLjS...

www.zeitgeistmovie.com

"Freedom Force International is a network of men and women from all parts of the world who are concerned over loss of personal liberty and expansion of government power. They are not mere complainers. They have a plan to do something about it. They also share a common belief in The Creed of Freedom, which is a statement of principles that guide them in their mission to build a better world. "
~ G. Edward Griffin - Author, Film-maker and Founder of Freedom Force International

Video: An Idea Who's Time has Come
http://www.freedomforceinternational.org/videos/pickformat.cfm?fuseactio...

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Antony Reed
"Engine add-on lets you use water for fuel!"
www.HydroFreedom.com

speech in "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6737097743434902428

Essentially a well-done documentary on all of the unfair and unbalanced techniques which FoxNews uses to persuade their viewers to adopt Fox's opinion on their news.

William Wallace takes on the British Crown 470ish years before the American Revolutionaries.

Braveheart - Freedom

Every time BraveHeart is on, I'm overcome with this desire to kick England's ass - hopefully with a different outcome than Wallace's.

I think these (at least some of these) would be GREAT on BTM. They're probably some of the best talks given, ever. The YouTube channel is here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector

One that I like is Steven Levitt of Freakonomics on whether we really need children's car seats: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um5gMZcZWm0

There are also great talks from Bjorn Lomborg, Murray Gell-Mann, and many other greats.

It's usually the upstarts and freethinkers that know what's going on. Sometimes, people don't pay attention until its too late.

Nobody listens to me either.

Hopper explains how the world works.

Why don't carpenter ants build things?