The Brainwashing of My Dad

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This film looks at the rise of right-wing media through the lens of the filmmaker’s World War II vet father, who transformed from a non-political Democrat into an angry, right-wing fanatic after discovering talk radio on his lengthy commute to work. We learn that this is a common phenomenon, and, startlingly, that it is the result of the way the media has developed over the last 30-40 years. Beginning with the work of Roger Ailes to create a media for the GOP during Nixon’s campaign, she traces various developments that have changed the nation’s political direction and culture. This phenomenon has created the biggest division in the US since the Civil War.

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1 hr 29 min 24 sec

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