Is this film anti-American?


Josey, the hero, is a separatist fighting against the unionists.

The unionists are generally portrayed as being wild, vicious animals/opportunists or both, whereas the courage and conviction of the separatist fighters, or at least some of them, is strongly emphasised.

And Josey's greatest ally, and fellow hero, is a Native American who feels cheated and exploited by the "white man".

So is there more than a tinge of anti-Americanism, as in anti-union sentiment, going on here?

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Clint Eastwood has always presented himself as a patriot so I wouldn't say so. Southerners were still Americans.

I think it is meant to convey the fact that this one particular faction of Americans were wrong headed in many ways at this one particular time.

I think what many people don't understand is just because you point out flaws with some of your people does not mean you are against them.

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Good point.

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Josey Wales was a Missouri farmer. This film starts in Missouri. The Red Legs were a Union militia/vigilante unit that started up in response to guerrilla fighters, specifically, Quantrill's Raiders. Both sides were irregular forces and both were frequently accused by the opposing side of violating the rules of war. It was the most vicious fighting of the Civil War.

I tend to side with history on the Red Legs, but I'm a Yankee. My Rebel aquaintances are more apt to side with Quantrill and Josey.


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Did the real Red Legs murder woman and children just for kicks like they did in this movie?

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Josey Wales was a Missouri farmer. This film starts in Missouri. The Red Legs were a Union militia/vigilante unit that started up in response to guerrilla fighters, specifically, Quantrill's Raiders. Both sides were irregular forces and both were frequently accused by the opposing side of violating the rules of war. It was the most vicious fighting of the Civil War.

I tend to side with history on the Red Legs, but I'm a Yankee. My Rebel aquaintances are more apt to side with Quantrill and Josey.


The best diplomat I know is a fully charged phaser bank.

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Well this film is many things.

What I see most by it is that this film is about Community.

Josey's speech with Ten Bears pretty much some's it up....

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Best scene ever, perhaps.

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I would say it's more liberal the JFK and not the Obama kind of liberalism. But not anti-American.

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No, but it appears to be anti-carpetbagger.

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Carpetbagger lives matter.

I don't love her.. She kicked me in the face!!

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Anti-American? What a silly statement. They were ALL Americans. Wales just happen to be on the losing side of the war, that's all. The Conferdates were not "Anti-American".







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Anti-American - NO
Fictional Entertainment - YES

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