The Power of Nightmares
8.7
2004
Documentary
Examines how politicians have used our fears to increase their power and control over society.
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- Cast:
- Richard Perle , Ali Haroun , John Kerry , John Ashcroft , Vladimir Pozner jr. , Adam Curtis
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October. 20,2004
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. The first part of the series explains the origins of Islamism and Neo-Conservatism.
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