I haven’t read the book, but I get a very strong feeling that the film is part of the ongoing lefty revisionism of all of our history, which states that basically every good thing happened in spite of conservatives and Republicans, not because of them. Regardless of the facts. “New” facts will be supplied to replace the old.
For example, we’ll know that the global warming movement has officially been completely exposed as a fraud when we see it starting to get blamed on Republicans.
Nope, the film isn’t like that at all. It’s quite even handed, and damn good.
The link at post 6 has a sizable excerpt for your review.
This is the exact same feeling I got when I first saw the trailer for the upcoming film.
An attempt to minimize the efforts and achievements of the Reagan Administration and give credit to the Democrats for ending the Cold War.
Having read the book and seen the film you would be wrong.
I haven’t read the book, but I get a very strong feeling that the film is part of the ongoing lefty revisionism of all of our history, which states that basically every good thing happened in spite of conservatives and Republicans, not because of them. Regardless of the facts. “New” facts will be supplied to replace the old.
For example, we’ll know that the global warming movement has officially been completely exposed as a fraud when we see it starting to get blamed on Republicans.
You’re completely correct,denydenydeny; the book definitely implies Wilson’s role in securing support for the Afghan rebels (and thereby ending the Cold War) far outstripped that of Ronald Reagan’s; Reagan is in fact barely mentioned in the book.
A broader, deeper and more accurate perspective is presented here: Reagan's War, Not Charlie Wilson's.