Firstly, I have independently observed many of the findings in this documentary. The mainstream media is collectively deceitful. Their goal is not to inform but to generate malice and to enslave people's thinking.
I happen to be a huge fan of Cassie Jaye and Jordan Peterson. Both of them were under utilised in this video. I can confirm that the Australian media savaged Cassie Jaye in a most heinous manner. I public raised objections when it happened, however, in Australia, we have adopted the US mainstream media's propagandist techniques with open arms. Cassie was doomed for challenging feminism.
I also found the Black Lives Matter section to be wonderful. The BLM rep seems like a wonderful human being. I too would love to see him have more representation in the media, but, I know exactly why the entire media industry will not give him a voice.
On the flip side, this documentary distracted viewers with 1984 style imagery. There were some comments that I questioned. In the same way "The Vice" feels like Democratic propaganda, this video feels like Republican propaganda. The anti Islam message written on a guest speaker's face was left unchallenged without any Islamic representation. This whole "1984" propaganda tone made me feel very uncomfortable. Propaganda is the thing that made me distrust the mainstream media. Why use it to influence me here?
This documentary is absolutely worth watching. However, its propagandist techniques (through 1984 style imagery) make me uncomfortable to recommend this to friends. I want to educate with facts, not via distractions. I say this in spite of agreeing with most of what was said. In other words, I'm not against the message, but I was uncomfortable with the delivery method and the one-sidedness at times.
The focus of this documentary should have been less about races/political parties and instead, it should have been built around who benefits and why. A presenter partially talked about how most of the media is strongly left (and I agree) - but this should have been the premise - and it should have been backed with fact. Otherwise, this is just more fake news ... out of one cave and into the next.
Summary: Excellent examples, poor use of propaganda as if the facts aren't enough by themselves, not enough myth-busting (eg. is everyone who is white really a white supremacist?). 7/10 for bravery and good research. 3 Marks lost for loss of focus and use of propaganda imagery.
