Saturday, September 5, 2015

Ken Burns’ “Civil War”–Impressively Shallow

Via Billy

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Twenty five years ago this year Ken Burns launched his supposedly epic series entitled “The Civil War.” One thing you have to understand about Mr. Burns going in, he is a modern day radical abolitionist. That is his mindset. Oh, he feigns objectivity but a quick look at his work will show you that he is anything but objective.

His original “Civil War” series lasted several nights on prime time television and to be sure I got it all I sat through the entire thing. Supposedly it took Mr. Burns five years of research and a ton of Rockefeller money, all to discover that, guess what, the war was really all about slavery! What a surprise! Knowing at least part of his funding sources could anyone who has followed any of this think his conclusions would be any different.

4 comments:

  1. Why oh why doesn't some true son of the south produce an accurate documentary
    reflecting the southern view of the cause(s) of the civil war! CH

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    1. There are many. Here is a freebie of 13,000 words.

      http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2011/02/american-revolution-secession-of.html

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  2. He's always been a biased little faggot. Add liar and charlatan to the list and you've about got him pegged.

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