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A Powerful Movie (Thomas Sowell on "2016")
Creators Syndicate ^ | August 21, 2012 | Thomas Sowell

Posted on 08/21/2012 12:08:47 PM PDT by jazusamo

Years, and sometimes decades, pass between my visits to movie theaters. But I drove 30 miles to see the movie "2016," based on Dinesh D'Souza's best-selling book, "The Roots of Obama's Rage." Where I live is so politically correct that such a movie would not even be mentioned, much less shown.

Every seat in the theater was filled, even though there had been an earlier showing that day, and more showings were scheduled for the rest of the afternoon and evening. I had to sit on a staircase in the balcony, but it was worth it.

The audience was riveted. You could barely hear a sound from them, or detect a movement, and certainly not smell popcorn. Yet the movie had no bombast, no violence, no sex and no spectacular visual effects.

The documentary itself was fascinating, as Dinesh D'Souza presented the story of Barack Obama's life and view of the world, in a very conversational sort of way, illustrating it with visits to people and places around the world that played a role in the way Obama's ideas and beliefs evolved.

It was refreshing to see how addressing adults as adults could be effective, in an age when so many parts of the media address the public as if they were children who need a constant whirlwind of sounds and movements to keep them interested.

Dinesh D'Souza's own perspective, as someone born in India who came to America and became an American, provided a special insight into the way people from the Third World often perceive or misperceive the United States and the Western world.

That Third World perspective is Obama's perspective, D'Souza demonstrates in this documentary, as in his book — and it is a perspective that is very foreign to that of most Americans,..

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; 2012election; 2016; bhofascism; democrats; dineshdsouza; elections; nobama2012; obama; obamatruthfile; socialistdemocrats; sowell; thomassowell
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To: GOPJ
That is most interesting.

Drew is yet another first hand witness to Obama’s Marxist background that Obama has tried to cover up. It's also interesting that no one can come forward, or at least hasn't so far to distance Obama from these beliefs.

Unlike Dr. Sowell who's admitted his Marxist beliefs when younger and then denounced Marxism Obama has remained silent which in my view means he was a Marxist and still is.

41 posted on 08/21/2012 6:57:21 PM PDT by jazusamo ("Intellect is not wisdom" -- Thomas Sowell)
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To: Jane Austen

Thanks, there’s no doubt illegals are a huge threat and I’ll note that film.


42 posted on 08/21/2012 6:59:59 PM PDT by jazusamo ("Intellect is not wisdom" -- Thomas Sowell)
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To: jazusamo

Sowell’s a good man. His early experience with Marxism has given him insights into dealing with that monster - and that’s a help to all of us. God bless him.


43 posted on 08/21/2012 7:35:30 PM PDT by GOPJ (Politics is war without bloodshed, and war is politics with bloodshed. - Mao Tse Tung. We're at war)
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To: ArmyTeach; All

Does anyone have a schedule for this movie? Specifically is it coming to RI, MA or CT? Is it available online?


44 posted on 08/21/2012 7:45:27 PM PDT by bt_dooftlook (Democrats - the party of Amnesty, Abortion, and Adolescence)
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To: bt_dooftlook

If you google “2016 the movie” it might give you a local schedule.

Also, a schedule/locator is on the official site here:
http://2016themovie.com/theaters/


45 posted on 08/21/2012 9:30:12 PM PDT by UnwashedPeasant
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

I think they really would be OK with working the rice field as long as “that rich guy” had to do it too.


46 posted on 08/22/2012 5:15:13 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working fors)
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To: UnwashedPeasant

Thanks!


47 posted on 08/23/2012 3:45:16 PM PDT by Jane Austen (Boycott the Philadelphia Eagles!)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder
They don’t see that if they got their wish, they themselves would be in the rice fields right along with those rich people they hate.

I don't agree. I think the useful idiots would be dead of starvation or shot for counterrevolutionary activities the moment they showed their worthlessness.

48 posted on 08/23/2012 8:06:52 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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To: jazusamo
Dinesh D'Sousa has been dead to me since he turned surrender monkey in the war between Western Civilization and barbarism:
...D'Souza calls for the American right to build a traditional values coalition with what he calls "traditional Muslims,"...

...[D'Souza] asserts that in order to cement the necessary alliance with these "traditional" Muslims, "the right must take three critical steps. First, stop attacking Islam....

Conservatives also must also "stop holding silly seminars on whether Islam is compatible with democracy. In reality, a majority of the world's Muslims today live under democratic governments -- in Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Turkey, not to mention Muslims living in Western countries. There is nothing in the Koran or the Islamic tradition that forbids democracy.' And 'if they want Sharia, let them have it." Of course, even if most Muslims today do live under democracies, to assume that this means Islam is compatible with democracy is like saying that most Russians loved Stalin's reign of terror, since they lived under his regime for so long.

But that is just a small example from one of the most poorly reasoned books I have ever read....


49 posted on 08/24/2012 7:07:56 AM PDT by Inconvenient Truthteller
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To: Pontiac

“How is it that Leftist like Obama can not see the clear evidence of the tide of history is with capitalism. Capitalism brings the most prosperity to the most people.”

Simply because all The Massiah cares about is what HE can get. He doesn’t give a rat’s rectum about the rest of Holder’s People after they leave the voting booth. He doesn’t give a rat’s rectum about ANYTHING other than himself. Just look at all his adoring acolytes who pay $35K for a dinner with him - he makes an appearance of less than 10 minutes, then goes off to eat a quiet dinner alone with Valerie Jarret. Talk about a ship of fools.


50 posted on 08/24/2012 7:08:38 AM PDT by tgusa (gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger .......)
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To: Inconvenient Truthteller

Nice try, troll. Now get back under your bridge.


51 posted on 08/24/2012 7:10:03 AM PDT by tgusa (gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger .......)
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To: tgusa

Are you in favor of the D’Sousa policy of making a deal with “traditional Muslims” in the hope that they’ll kill you last?


52 posted on 08/24/2012 7:29:31 AM PDT by Inconvenient Truthteller
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To: Inconvenient Truthteller

Like I said - get back under your bridge, troll.


53 posted on 08/24/2012 7:33:20 AM PDT by tgusa (gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger .......)
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To: Mark
Sadly since it is only in a couple hundred theaters, chances are it won't be shown here in Canada.

Yet, government agencies in Canada have provided viewings of Al Gore's “masterpiece”.

54 posted on 08/24/2012 9:48:35 AM PDT by Sam Gamgee (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't. - Patton)
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To: tgusa

Er... not seeing an answer in that post. “Yes” or “No”?


55 posted on 08/24/2012 10:59:20 AM PDT by Inconvenient Truthteller
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To: jazusamo

I saw the movie, Mr. Sowell is right.


56 posted on 08/24/2012 11:07:01 AM PDT by alicefan
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To: jazusamo

We saw this. Very well written. As usual an excellent job by Dineesh D’Souza.


57 posted on 08/24/2012 12:49:10 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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To: higgmeister

They don’t see that if they got their wish, they themselves would be in the rice fields right along with those rich people they hate.

I don’t agree. I think the useful idiots would be dead of starvation or shot for counterrevolutionary activities the moment they showed their worthlessness.

What you say is likely the true truth, and what would happen. But the useful idiots never see themselves as useful idiots, nor do they see themselves as useless idiots. Nor do they believe that good socialists would even put people out into rice fields, unless it was punishment for being rich, in which case it would be justified.


58 posted on 08/24/2012 2:50:03 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (This stuff we're going through now, this is nothing compared to the middle ages.)
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To: Pontiac
How is it that Leftist like Obama can not see the clear evidence of the tide of history is with capitalism. Capitalism brings the most prosperity to the most people.

He does see it!

Leftists simply cannot afford their subjects knowing how capitalism truly benefits all who embrace it because if it is known, their subjects would no longer "need" them.



59 posted on 08/24/2012 4:42:16 PM PDT by rdb3 (We need Ward Cleaver for President. We already have Eddie Haskell. (ATB))
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To: jazusamo

Playing near you? Click on the pie map for your area —keep clicking to zoom in....

http://www.2016themovie.com/theaters/


60 posted on 08/24/2012 4:58:25 PM PDT by gaijin
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