Posted on 09/26/2007 2:30:49 PM PDT by VOA
This is a "heads-up" for the airing of "The War", the Ken Burns
(Florentine Films) production on PBS.
Curious, any WWII veterans or historians out there have an idea or stats of how many Americans didn’t want to join the services during WWII?
Thanks indcons. I hope Ken’s next documentary is about the Spanish conquests of the late 15th-early 16th centuries. ;’)
Well put.
Huh? Do you honestly think that there was no segregation and discrimination in the North and the West before and during the war?
“And Americans, black and white, from the North and West saw for
the first time and first hand race segregation when they were stationed
in the South.”
Statistically, that probably is most of the story.
But it’s not ALL of the story.
As even Burns (a mild tip of the hat to him) listed a number of
locations in last night’s Part 3 on racial strife...and some of those
locales were most decidedly ABOVE the Mason-Dixon Line.
Well, I guess if I’m going to ding Burns for spending maybe about double
the air-time he need to make his points about how G-d-awful America was
during WWII...
I should give him credit for admitting it was NOT a 100% “Southern thing”.
Ah, the radio message of D-Day by Robert St. John.
I saw a documentary on him. IIRC, he lost his job at NBC during
the Red Scare (he was a leftie).
BUT, then ended up as a reporter from and an advocate for Israel.
In that regard he was a different kind of leftist than the ones
we endure in the USA today.
OK, a tip of the hat to Burns for including all the “thanksgiving”
observances as news of D-Day spread in the USA.
And even the religious services got acknowleged.
Wow....
Burns even included FDR’s “imprecatory” (sp?) D-Day Prayer.
I wonder who at “Florentine Films” went to bat to air FDR’s voice
intoning “Almighty G-d,...”.
“Fortunately, a significant part of this series is the words of the Veterans and Americans in general themselves. Thats a good thing.”
I agree. Tuesday night’s episode was very slow moving. Tonight’s was better.
As tonight’s program wrapped up, I prayed and as God to use it to open the eyes of my fellow Americans. Perhaps this series (even with some of its liberal bias) can be used to help people see the necessity of fighting through to victory.
My heart is so heavy when I hear the traitorous remarks of many in our nation’s capital who want to turn tail and run from the enemy of freedom we now face.
I was heartened to hear the final song in tonight’s program pay tribute to Americans. Yes, America is a force for good in the world. The bravery and courage of our soldiers—past and present—bear witness to our love of liberty. Not only do these courageous souls fight and die for us, but they do so by the thousands for people they don’t know. God bless every one.
This was my first night watching it, and I thought it was done rather well. Very stirring and stunning images and accounts. I am surprised PBS didn’t make him edit out all references to “the Japs”.
Okay...I'm sure this is not an original thought...but, I have to ask.
Why is it conservatives and other normal people have completely conceded Hollywood and the media to the liberals? (I deliberately excluded academia because I realize it's hopeless).
Is there not a studio or network out there even slightly interested in bankrolling an accurate account of anything...or does it all have to be liberally biased?
Hey, here's a novel concept: let's shoot the moon and find some struggling producer willing to put together the first-ever conservatively-biased account of some/any event in America's history.
I know I may be pipe dreaming here, but why is that (seemingly) such an unattainable dream...and why are we forever wallowing in liberal bias?
....I haven’t seen any interviews with a veteran looking back with nostalgia at the good times,laughs and comradship in the service...ever been to a WWII reunion?...I have, and the men reminisce with fondness over the good times.....they also respect with honor the terrible times of death and loss...for many men the War was the high point of their lives....my old sergeant major was with Patton and saw his share and had a silver star to prove it, but yet had wonderful stories....example: you could always tell a grizzled veteran infantryman from a green replacement because the seasoned veteran carried a corkscrew....the better to “liberate” French vinyards don’cha know!
....Burn’s approach reminds me of a college in our area that was going to have a 1950s themed dance....the administration canceled it because they said “the 50s weren’t a very good time for blacks”
Well, Burns is giving the “Go For Broke” guys some just due.
Linked below is a profile of the fellow whose name adorns the walls
of the US Army Reserve center at the corner of Wilshire and San Vicente/Federal
in West Los Angeles (just to the west of the VA Hospital).
I admit the real reason I know about it was that I saw the fenced in
Army center and when I located an apartment a couple of block away
down Wilshire...I took the apartment, thinking if there was another bit
of “civil unrest”, I’d at least head over there.
(Silly though I know, but that’s how a flyover guy things a few years
after the Rodney King riots and the OJ trial).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadao_Munemori
URL for a thread about an IBD editorial on “The War” and our present-day
circumstances:
‘The War’ - Then And Now
IBD ^ | September 25, 2007
Posted on 09/25/2007 7:39:56 PM PDT by Kaslin
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1902183/posts?page=1
Well, my impression that it was nothing in comparison with what the japs did to American prisoners. I gather that as the war wore on, our guys became more like the Japanese troops, because that was the only way to take them down. They were, after all, religious fanatics dying for a living god, the Emperor. Don’t waste lives trying to take them prisoners: just kill them
And I don't think they're biased at all.
If anything, they tend to buy into the current media "thought-pattern" of the day.
Sure...not as bad as the other networks, but the "conservative" label on FNC is, IMO, not only a bad rap, but a strategy of the left.
I'm talking about plays, movies, documentaries, music videos...other cultural commodities that are now virtually 100% liberal.
Does anybody have any interest in producing entertainment/news fare for normal people?
It would seem to make economic sense.
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