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Catherina

(35,568 posts)
Sat Mar 23, 2013, 08:47 AM Mar 2013

The Killing Of America (Uncut)



A documentary of the decline of America. It features a lot a footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much-much more. While this documentary is easily available everywhere else, it has never been released, distributed, televised nor made available for sale in the USA. This documentary argues that the turning point was when John Kennedy was assassinated in Texas 1963 combined with poverty, racism, the Vietnam war, and gun violence.
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Little Star

(17,055 posts)
1. The documentary's argument about the turning point is one I totally agree with....
Sat Mar 23, 2013, 09:10 AM
Mar 2013

Bookmarking to watch later. Thanks for putting it up.

Catherina

(35,568 posts)
2. I'm still watching it
Sat Mar 23, 2013, 09:58 AM
Mar 2013

You're welcome Little Star. I'm still watching it.

JFK was before my time but I cried watching the assassination footage. I'd seen it before, many times, but this time it really hit me hard imagining the shock and pain the country went through. Watching Jackie on the car just killed me. The rest is a bit hard to watch too so I had to take a mental break. Thanks for bookmarking it to watch. Let me know what you think afterwards.

onethatcares

(16,163 posts)
3. is this available for download or on tape somewhere?
Sat Mar 23, 2013, 11:03 AM
Mar 2013

my wife will flip if I tie the puter up for an hour and change.

Catherina

(35,568 posts)
4. Google turned up some torrent downloads
Sat Mar 23, 2013, 11:22 AM
Mar 2013

but I don't know how safe that is. There's also a real player add-on for browsers that allows you to download directly from youtube but I don't know if it can handle such a large file. I never tried. Good luck.

https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Killing+Of+America+download

DebJ

(7,699 posts)
6. Wow thanks, perfect timing. My sister is taking a course called
Sat Mar 23, 2013, 12:04 PM
Mar 2013

The History of Violence in America, and she was asking me for help with a paper yesterday.
Looks like this will be just what my sister needs. She has little to no concept of history,
always hated it, I am a history major. She is taking criminal justice courses.

Mira

(22,380 posts)
7. thank you for this! Bookmarked
Sat Mar 23, 2013, 12:23 PM
Mar 2013

I will watch every bit of this with great interest and I expect with much sadness.

DebJ

(7,699 posts)
9. 1968, a seminal year in my life, the reason I am posting here today.
Sat Mar 23, 2013, 01:46 PM
Mar 2013

I was twelve, just becoming aware of the wider world around me. Lived in Hyattsville, Md,
just outside of the district. Watched the district burn from my friend's back porch.

dotymed

(5,610 posts)
10. IMO, JFK was assassinated and "our" govt. was involved.
Sat Mar 23, 2013, 02:01 PM
Mar 2013

This is a widely accepted opinion (many believe it was a govt. coup). Possibly, his murder and the continued un-prosecuted crimes of the ruling elite was the beginning of "the killing of america."
Also, these sociopaths are mostly high IQ people. I wonder if that is the reason for the "dumbing down" of americans?
Hell..idk

rwsanders

(2,594 posts)
11. Agreed, but I wonder if the "turning point"...
Sat Mar 23, 2013, 03:02 PM
Mar 2013

shouldn't be traced back earlier to the plot to get rid of FDR by Prescott Bush. Maybe Kennedy was their first "success".

dotymed

(5,610 posts)
13. I can
Sun Mar 24, 2013, 08:50 AM
Mar 2013

easily believe that.
FDR made many bad decisions during his presidency (internment camps), I think his refusal to prosecute the treasonous elite, ranks right up there.
It is unbelievable what you can get by with in America if you are wealthy..

rwsanders

(2,594 posts)
14. I've been learning even the best presidents had flaws and even the worst did some good...
Sun Mar 24, 2013, 03:42 PM
Mar 2013

But I think FDR would have been the first to admit the internment camps were a mistake, but it was part of the time. I also think he would have supported the reparations. Contrast that with Cheney who is still shrilly trying to justify war crimes.
My wife got me a great book called "Together We Cannot Fail" that had a history of FDR's speeches with a CD that had recordings of excerpts. I really enjoyed it. Since then he has been one of my tops as far as presidents go.
If you measure a president by the magnitude of the crisis and their response to it, FDR and Lincoln are tops because I can't think of any other presidents that faced challenges so severe.

dotymed

(5,610 posts)
15. Thank you rwsanders.
Sun Mar 24, 2013, 04:53 PM
Mar 2013

I will see if that is available at powells.com, the only Union bookstore that I am aware of..good deals too.
Obviously (as my avatar suggests) I have always identified myself as an FDR Democrat. Unfortunately, they are rare in politics. Pretty easy to find fakes during their candidacy period, but when elected most show their true corporate colors. Fortunately, we still have a handful...I hope they will support a non-violent coup...
Hell, I wish one would run for president...

rwsanders

(2,594 posts)
16. Oh if one did my wife and I would throw ourselves into the campaign. I long for one to at least
Sun Mar 24, 2013, 07:55 PM
Mar 2013

acknowledge his second bill of rights or even mention the 4 freedoms.

rwsanders

(2,594 posts)
19. How many will have to fall into poverty before that will happen?
Mon Mar 25, 2013, 12:56 PM
Mar 2013

I'm not great myself. The only action I have taken to date was calling in sick the day of shrub's first inauguration and I don't think anyone noticed. Good thing too, I was active duty at the time.

GiveMeFreedom

(976 posts)
12. If this movie
Sat Mar 23, 2013, 03:02 PM
Mar 2013

had a part TWO, with the current events happening in this country now?

Unbelievable! No wonder the rest of the world thinks the U.S. is crazy.

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