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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Brave New Films: 'This Is What Happens When Latinos Don't Vote'


Source:Brave New Films with a look at Latin-American voters.

"The stakes in this election for the Latino community are at an all-time high. Instead, anti-immigrant rhetoric, electoral and issue mis-information has been increasingly latent.

This is a problem - while both sides are working hard to court the Latino votes - they are largely neglecting what is truly essential to our community in this country.

Instead of mobilizing Latino voters to the polls, there is a palpable effort and narrative that Latinos are simply "not enthusiastic" this time around. This is a lie.

"Latinos Don't Vote" is designed to bring these issue to the forefront of the political discussion in the last leg of this electoral season. We aim to both combat negative stereotypes about Latinos and prove that our community will go out and vote this November. 

“Pandemic of Hate: Anti-Asian Racism During COVID-19” 
This documentary exposes how Trump’s bigotry is inciting violence against Asian-Americans and putting lives at risk. 
Watch it here:   

 • Pandemic of Hate: Anti-Asian Racism D...  

“Voting By Mail Is Patriotic: Trump Exposed”
This documentary shines a light on Trump’s lies about voting by mail. Our military has been voting by mail safely and securely for 200 years! 
Watch it here:   

 • Voting By Mail Is Patriotic: Trump Ex...  

“Suppressed: The Fight To Vote” 
This documentary takes a deep dive into how Brian Kemp STOLE the 2018 Georgia governor’s election through voter suppression.  
Watch it here:   

 • Suppressed: The Fight To Vote - FULL ...  

“Trump Inc: Lining Their Pockets - White House For Sale”
The documentary exposes Trump and his administration for profiting off the presidency. 
Watch it here:   

 • Trump Inc: Lining Their Pockets - Whi...  

“Sentencing Reform: Part 1 - The Power of Fear”
This documentary investigates our racist criminal justice system and makes the case for why mass incarceration must come to an end. 
Watch it here:   

 • Sentencing Reform: Part 1 - The Power...  


When Latinos don't vote, the populist-right (who are stuck in the 1950s culturally, racially, and ethnically) who want to deport them and prevent them from coming into the country in the first place, come into power. If Latinos vote in 2012, they won't have to worry about that.

Thom Hartmann: Mike Papantonio: 'The Decline of Broadcast News in America'


Source:Thom Hartmann talking to left-wing radio talk show host Mike Papantonio.

Source:The Daily Journal

“Thom Hartmann talks with Mike Papantonio, attorney and Host of Ring of Fire Radio about the decline of broadcast news since Ronald Reagan did a way with the Fairness Doctrine and Bill Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act.
If you liked this clip of The Thom Hartmann Program, please do us a big favor and share it with your friends… and hit that “like” button!” 


If as a country, we want to have strong broadcast news divisions, then Americans have to actually watch network news. Instead of just getting all of their info from cable or online.

We live in a liberal democracy, meaning people get to see what they watch. Rather than programming being forced on them. You can’t force people to do what is in their best interest and make the best decisions for themselves in a free society. Which is what a liberal democracy is.

We have a First Amendment which includes our free press (meaning not controlled by the government) and that means our private media is owned privately. Which means our broadcast networks, including their news divisions have to make money in order to stay in business. Unlike big government propaganda agencies that you see in communist countries that are literally owned and operated by the party in power and the government.

So for hard news to be seen and read in America, Americans actually have to watch and read that news coverage, otherwise it won’t make money and put the operating budgets of news companies, including news divisions, at risk. We get all the soft news and partisan news coverage in this country, because that’s what American watch, listen to and read and what makes money in this country.