"The Brainwashing of My Dad - documentary" The truth behind the right-wing media machine that changed a father - and the nation "When the filmmaker's parents moved to a place where her father had a long solo commute to work and started listening to Talk Radio to alleviate the boredom, her family saw him change from a non-political Democrat to a radicalized, angry Right-Wing Republican. What happened to Dad?
As filmmaker, Jen Senko, tries to understand the transformation of her father from a mild mannered life-long Democrat to an angry, Right-Wing fanatic, she uncovers the forces behind the media that changed him completely: a plan by Roger Ailes under Nixon for a media by the GOP, The Powell Memo and the dismantling of the Fairness Doctrine, all of which would ultimately misinform millions, divide families and even the country itself.
Remember when Hillary Clinton got pilloried for blaming a “vast right-wing conspiracy” for the relentless attacks against her husband? Maybe you weren’t around then. Well, she said it. Some thought she’d gone off the deep-end. We all know that “conspiracies” mean that you think that we really didn’t land a man on the moon, or that Bigfoot stalks the North - not that there’s anything wrong with that!
But really, was Hillary right? If you think about it, the country has changed dramatically within the last 30 years. During the 1960s and 70s America was moving in a much more socially minded direction. One could say, “liberal”. Then, slowly the country began to shift. What was once considered “right” is now “center-left”. It can’t be denied that corporations play an ever-increasing role in every facet of our government and the media has been instrumental in this development. We are now so divided that the Left will argue that President Obama is to the right of Reagan while the Right labels him a “Socialist”. Hmm. How did that happen?
This documentary will look at the changes that happened to a dad (and many others) when he changed his media habits. Then we look at how the media itself changed and the effect it had on our country. The media has a powerful influence on the American mind – so much so that one could argue: if you control the Media, you control the American Mind."
I HAVE NEVER CHANGED AT ALL. I HAVE ALWAYS USED HISTORY AND REALITY TO FORM MY OPINIONS AND MY IDEOLOGY. I HAVE OUR FOUNDER’S WORDS AND THE WORDS OF GOD ALMIGHTY TO GUIDE ME. WHEN YOU LIE ABOUT HOW THIS COUNTRY HAS CHANGED... IT IS A CYCLIC TREND THAT HAS EVER INCREMENTALLY MOVED US TO THE LEFT. WE ARE NOW THE SOVIET UNION WITH MUGABE AS PRESIDENT!
WE ON THE RIGHT HAVE BEEN FIRMLY HOLDING OUR RIGHTEOUS POSITIONS AND FIGHTING THE EVIL OF THE LEFT SINCE THE BEGINNING. WE HAVE NOT CHANGED... YOU ON THE LEFT HAVE SHUNNED GOD AND OUR FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND USE THE POWERS OF satan TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR GOALS. THAT IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH SO HELP ME GOD!
Wow.
I have always maintained that liberals will tell you what they are really thinking, you only have to listen long enough. Like Dr. Strangelove's who cannot keep their arms from involuntarily raising in nazi salutes, what comes out of their mouths gives you a picture into their minds.
They believe their own BS. So, thirty years ago, what kind of values were considered "right" that are now "center-left"?
The concept that having children out of wedlock is a bad thing, and that single motherhood is, all things considered equally, worse for a child than a mother and a father in a home? You are a far right winger today if you believe that.
The concept that homosexuality is abnormal, and having two mommies or two daddies damages children? Oh, yeah, you are "center-left" today if you believe that.
I could list dozens of more examples, but the bottom line is, this is an example of why liberalism has become more pervasive. Liberalism is a one-way ratchet, and they plant their flag on every inch of conservative ground they claim, and declare that to be part of the "new normal".
In reality, what was once considered right is now considered EXTREME right.