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Old 07-20-2014, 08:08 PM
 
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The narrator mentioned a lot of "facts" without presenting a single credible source to support what he said. In the movie he actually tried to make it seem as though America was acquired fairly by White people and not stolen from the Native Americans. There was A LOT of cherry picking to support his arguments, he brought out many exception especially regarding slavery, and tried to state them as the rule. Complete waste of 10 dollars, Dinesh D'souza was mad at the end of the day for being indited and this was his childish way of getting back. White people seem to be loving this movie, after all it lies about and downplays their evil and violent past. What are your thoughts on the movie?
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Old 07-20-2014, 08:15 PM
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I haven't seen it but have heard nothing but good comments about it.

What is a credible source to you? Sometimes people use their own brains to create something and don't rely on outside sources. From your comments I would imagine that would be foreign to you. How much Kool Aid have you had this week?

I don't think you like America very much.
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Old 07-20-2014, 08:27 PM
 
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I haven't seen it but have heard nothing but good comments about it.

What is a credible source to you? Sometimes people use their own brains to create something and don't rely on outside sources. From your comments I would imagine that would be foreign to you. How much Kool Aid have you had this week?

I don't think you like America very much.
With you classless racist "Kool Aid" reference I don't know why I'm even responding to you...When citing historical events, it's always helpful to cite your source...Otherwise your audience could think you're just making it up.

***Correction to my original post, I meant *exceptions***
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Old 07-21-2014, 07:51 AM
 
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I haven't seen the movie. Preview looks silly.

But could you please explain how Kool Aid is racist? That's a new one for me. I thought it was a Jonestown reference.
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Old 07-21-2014, 08:17 AM
 
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Kool Aid is a Jonestown reference, and not racist in this context. I haven't seen the movie (haven't even heard of it to be honest) but it seems to me that OP is just looking for a fight. First time poster ... don't feed the troll.
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Old 07-21-2014, 09:57 AM
 
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Is there ever a context in which Kool Aid is racist? Is the K spelling the issue, maybe a Klan reference? I'm baffled.
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Old 07-21-2014, 10:44 AM
 
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Is there ever a context in which Kool Aid is racist? Is the K spelling the issue, maybe a Klan reference? I'm baffled.
Yeah, can be used in derogatory manner like fried chicken and watermelon.

But it makes me wonder if OP is too young to remember Jonestown and the origin of the "drinking the Kool Aid" reference.
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Old 07-21-2014, 12:03 PM
 
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My bad, I thought she was using Kool Aid in the same context as someone would use fried chicken or watermelon when referencing what an African American eats. And no, I've never heard of Jamestown in reference to Kool Aid, was it around long before the early 90's?
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Old 07-21-2014, 12:42 PM
 
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My bad, I thought she was using Kool Aid in the same context as someone would use fried chicken or watermelon when referencing what an African American eats. And no, I've never heard of Jamestown in reference to Kool Aid, was it around long before the early 90's?
Yep. 1978, to be precise. Drinking the Kool-Aid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Jonestown, not Jamestown)
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Old 07-21-2014, 01:53 PM
 
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My bad, I thought she was using Kool Aid in the same context as someone would use fried chicken or watermelon when referencing what an African American eats. And no, I've never heard of Jamestown in reference to Kool Aid, was it around long before the early 90's?
I've never heard of Kool Aid being a racist derogatory term. You learn something new every day I guess.
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