BBC: The Power Of Nightmares
Friday, July 13, 2007
The Power Of Nightmares (The Rise of the Politics of Fear) explores the origins in the 1940s and 50s of Islamic Fundamentalism in the Middle East, and Neoconservatism in America, parallels between these movements, and their effect on the world today.
From the introduction to Part 1 (Baby It's Cold Outside): "Both [the Islamists and Neoconservatives] were idealists who were born out of the failure of the liberal dream to build a better world. And both had a very similar explanation for what caused that failure. These two groups have changed the world, but not in the way that either intended. Together, they created today's nightmare vision of a secret organized evil that threatens the world, a fantasy that politicians then found restored their power and authority in a disillusioned age. And those with the darkest fears became the most powerful."
Download a burnable ISO image of the full The Power Of Nightmares DVD here.
From the introduction to Part 1 (Baby It's Cold Outside): "Both [the Islamists and Neoconservatives] were idealists who were born out of the failure of the liberal dream to build a better world. And both had a very similar explanation for what caused that failure. These two groups have changed the world, but not in the way that either intended. Together, they created today's nightmare vision of a secret organized evil that threatens the world, a fantasy that politicians then found restored their power and authority in a disillusioned age. And those with the darkest fears became the most powerful."
The Power Of Nightmares: Baby it's Cold Outside
(part one)
(part one)
The Power Of Nightmares: The Phantom Victory
(part two)
(part two)
The Power Of Nightmares: The Shadows in the Cave
(part three)
(part three)
Download a burnable ISO image of the full The Power Of Nightmares DVD here.
Labels: BBC, Cold War, Islamic Fundamentalism, Neo-Con, New World Order, PNAC, Religion
