the power of nightmares: "baby it's cold outside" - bbc documentary
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Should we be worried about the threat from organised terrorism or is it simply a phantom menace being used to stop society from falling apart?In the past our politicians offered us dreams of a better world. Now they promise to protect us from nightmares.The most frightening of these is the threat of an international terror network. But just as the dreams were not true, neither are these nightmares.In a new series, the Power of Nightmares explores how the idea that we are threatened by a hidden and organised terrorist network is an illusion.It is a myth that has spread unquestioned through politics, the security services and the international media. . . .http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/3755686.stmhttp://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+power+of+nightmares+&aq=fTRANSCRIPT
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The Power of Nightmares Trailer
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“Baby It's Cold Outside”
Leo Strauss
Sayyid Qutb
(1 of 6)
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pssst!!! ~
~* its cold outside *~
~~~~~~ she tells ya!!!
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This film 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:
"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 todayÃÂÃÂs 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 1 - Baby it's Cold Outside | 64 kbps | 256 kbps | mpeg 2 Part 2 - The Phantom Victory | 64 kbps | 256 kbps | mpeg 2 Part 3 - The Shadows in the Cave | 64 kbps | 256 kbps | mpeg 2
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This movie is part of the collection: Feature Films
Producer: Adam CurtisProduction Company: BBCAudio/Visual: sound, colorKeywords: Adam Curtis
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The Power of Nightmares Part 1 - Baby it's Cold Outside
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The Power of Nightmares Part 2 - The Phantom Victory
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The Power of Nightmares Part 3 - The Shadows in the Cave
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The Power of Nightmares Part 3 - The Shadows in the Cave
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The Power of Nightmares, subtitled The Rise of the Politics of Fear, is a BBC documentary film series, written and produced by Adam Curtis . Its three one-hour parts consist mostly of a montage of archive footage with Curtis's narration. The series was first broadcast in the United Kingdom in late 2004 and has subsequently been broadcast in multiple countries and shown in several film festivals, including the 2005 Cannes Film Festival .
The films compare the rise of the Neo - Conservative movement in the United States and the radical Islamist movement, making comparisons on their origins and claiming similarities between the two. More controversially, it argues that the threat of radical Islamism as a massive, sinister organised force of destruction, specifically in the form of al - Qaeda , is a myth perpetrated by politicians in many countries—and particularly American Neo-Conservatives—in an attempt to unite and inspire their people following the failure of earlier, more utopian ideologies.
The Power of Nightmares has been praised by film critics in both Britain and the United States. Its message and content have also been the subject of various critiques and criticisms from conservatives and progressives . Curtis has also been quoted in such publications as Liquid Times by Zygmunt Bauman .
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