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Completely biased

posted 11 years ago by miao84
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Before I say anything I have to say that I am not Anti-Semitic. I feel it needs to be stated because the moment you get critical about Zionism, everyone is really quick to label you Anti-Semitic. This however is not the case with any other religion. Being an atheist I have been very critical of any and all religion.

I watched this documentary a couple of weeks back and I just had to say that this is one of the most one-sided documentaries ever. Most of the Jews in the movie are regular people, senior citizens even. The Protocols doesn't speak of regular people, it speaks of people who own corporations and international banks or the people who own and control the media, not the filmmaker's grandparents.

It also bothers me that the only people they manage to get for the opposition are Skin-Heads, Separatists and Neo-Nazis. There are a lot of educated people who are not Anti-Semitic but still believe that the plagiarism aside most of what the book states has actually happened.

Although it would be great to see an objective documentary on the subject. This film is not it in any way.

[–] jymn-365-224576 11 years ago

You will be called 'anti-Semitic.' It's the argument stopper. Take a look at Canada's right-wing government - its position is that ANY criticism of Israel is anti-Semitism.

But you are right. This doc is self-serving and dishonest. By portraying Jews as the prime victims of 9/11 is ridiculous. I don't know about you but I've heard a zillion conspiracies but I've never heard of that one.

The portrayal of Muslims is also deceptive and borders on Islamophobia. The host pretends to let Muslims talk for themselves. But he chooses the most illiterate and angry Muslims while he presents Jews here as almost holy and altruistic like that of the religious guy who also examined the bodies of 9/11 victims

It's important that this movie was released eight years ago, before the flotilla raid and the rise of right-wing hard liners in the form of Bibi and the US' GOP. That's why people today are not as enamored with this doc; it is not only heavy handed, it no longer applies.