Wag the Dog (1998)
sherlockholmes221b 12 points 2 years ago.

This movie makes you wonder and question all the American invasions in the past decades. Invasion such as Afghanistan, Iraq and other middle eastern countries. Not to mention the destruction of millions of lives and properties of innocent people. It is really sad.

dw99 3 points 2 years ago.

And not just American invasions, but European colonialism. All of the above destabilized nations in the interest of grabbing, or being able to buy under favorable terms, valuable natural resources; that’s why every developed nation that interfered where it shouldn’t have has a moral and financial obligation to the refugees from those nations; anti-immigrant hardliners are wrong wrong wrong.

There have been a few exceptions, such as the fight against fascism (WWII) — and, Afghanistan is complicated, given that the 14th-century-esque theocratic Taliban has shattered the life of every girl and woman there — but for the most part, the goal in the 20th century has been to install a govt that would be favorable to US or European business interests, with disastrous results.