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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What really got me was howf the original film 'Birth of a Nation' had such a profound effect on our country.  I had NO idea that film, which was well revered at the time (probably still is?), helped lead to the uptick and normalization of white supremacy and the clan.

I also didn't realize the whole Reagan/Nixon war on drugs was meant to lock up AAs and silence hippies, and that administrative officials at the time have actually admitted this. If we allow the U.S. government to do this to AAs, will they do to the rest of us?

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The documentary clearly shows Democrats including Hilary also supporting these policies....   TO BE FAIR...[/quote]

Absolutely. Clinton was the biggest offender. Prison population nearly doubled under his watch. But as the film points out, whether or not WJC believed it or not, he had to take those positions to secure the moderate white vote against GHB. GHB's "tough on crime" stance is part of the reason he beat Michael Dukakis (soft on crime-- soft on defense, etc.)

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