Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party

“Hillary’s America” is a documentary directed by Dinesh D’Souza and Bruce Schooley that examines the history of the Democratic Party, including its past presidents and supportive organizations. The movie confronts the prevalent claim that the Democratic Party has long advocated equal rights and economic advancement for all races. This contemporary perception is contrasted with evidence of racism in the party’s history. The movie takes viewers from the early 19th century to the present to investigate how Democrats’ policies originated.

The documentary examines the relationships of different demographics to the two major political parties. It shows how many Democrats supported slavery in the lead-up to the Civil War, and that the opposition to slavery in that era came predominantly from Republicans. As a result, blacks were generally aligned with Republicans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movie depicts the Ku Klux Klan forming during that same era as a Democrat-affiliated organization created to persecute blacks in order to stop their rising political power in the Republican Party.

The concept of progressivism is analyzed from a historical standpoint. In contrast to the widely held belief that progressive policies promote human rights and economic advancement, the documentary contends that the real intent of progressive policies is suppression by the government through social engineering. The movie depicts Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society, and the community organizing movement, as using social and economic advancement as pretenses to attract minority voters, while actually intending to perpetuate economic and racial inequality to keep people dependent on the government for aid.

The documentary also looks into the history of Planned Parenthood and the philosophies of its founder, Margaret Sanger. It depicts her support for birth control in connection with eugenics and highlights the racist views she expressed. The documentary makes its case against modern Democrats by pointing out their influence from progressive activists who supported the manipulation of society through government programs.

The content of “Hillary’s America” is structured and presented very well, with reenactments of historical scenes that seem quite believable. I consider this documentary’s strongest point to be its argument against the notion that the positive societal developments in U.S. history came through Democrats overcoming Republican resistance. I believe this movie will stimulate intriguing discussions regarding contemporary perceptions of the U.S. political parties.

Violence: There are several scenes involving shootings, whippings, or beatings. Many of those scenes are emotionally intense, and twice there are somewhat graphic injuries shown. There is also a scene of a woman being forcibly held down by medical staff to undergo surgery without her consent.

Sexuality: A man signals for a woman to get in bed with him for coerced sexual intercourse. There is discussion of rape, but no graphic dialog or imagery.

Language: The N-word is used once, and there are three or four mild obscenities.

Other: There is a KKK cross-burning scene.

Violence: Moderate / Profanity: Mild / Sex/Nudity: Mild

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