The Beck documentary chronicles the estimated over 100 million people killed by their own governments in the 20th Century by revolutionary Communist leaders such as Stalin, Mao, Hitler, Pol-Pot, Che Guevara, Castro, etc. People, who were once commonly despised as bloodthirsty killers, are now widely promoted by celebrities and impressionable students as trendy change-agents worthy of praise.
Beck will also explain the ties between these Communist revolutionaries who brought political change by violence and their cousin 20th and 21st Century political Progressives (and thinkers such as Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci) who sought (and seek) similar political goals, but who have rejected violence and advance their agenda by evolutionary, peaceful change over a long period of time.
Because much of real American or world history is no longer taught in the public schools, or is revisionistic, it is more important than ever for citizens (and older students) to understand where we have been, the past, and where we may be going, the future. Beck's documentary is must see TV.
NOTE: because of the disturbing, graphic nature of real 20th Century history, it is best that younger children not be permitted to see the documentary. However; for high school students and adults, it is important teaching we need to see and understand. If you miss the 4 p.m. airing, it is rebroadcast again (in Oklahoma City on Cox Channel 44) at 1 a.m. It may also be rebroadcast again over the weekend. In the near term, it will NOT be available for purchase as a separate DVD, so you must record it if you wish to have it in your library.
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