Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States

[Jaymann]

I heard about this on Joe Rogan's podcast. Well worth watching (part one) and fairly even handed. I knew most of this, but fascinating to see it summarized in a one hour video, especially the analysis of Woodrow Wilson.

Spoiler:

Even Teddy Roosevelt was a shill for the robber barons.

[Holman]

I no longer give Oliver Stone the benefit of the doubt. As a muckraker, he's capable of bringing unacknowledged sins to light, but he's often shown a slant that goes beyond bias to outright conspiracy theory. I put him alongside Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky that way.

I haven't seen this series, but the reviews from generally liberal sources seem to say the same thing.

[Moliere]

That was my impression watching the first episode. Yes, America has done some bad things, but don't act like Russia is a paradise under the communists.

[Jaymann]

That was my impression watching the first episode. Yes, America has done some bad things, but don't act like Russia is a paradise under the communists.

I don't think he is making that case. Will wait until I see part 2.