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CSA:
The Confederate States of America (2004) – K. Willmott
Faux documentary (in the style of Ken
Burns’ Civil War) that imagines a future after the South won the “War of
Northern Aggression”, complete with commercials hawking real racist products (that
actually faded away as America became enlightened). So, it turns out that after a few decisive
battles and aided by European powers, Jefferson Davis takes the White House and
Lincoln is tried as a war criminal but flees to Canada (aided by Harriet Tubman
who is caught and executed) where he survives until the early 20th
century. Slavery remains a political and economic commodity for the new nation
(CSA) and this leads them to eventually side with Hitler becoming isolated from
the rest of the world after WWII (except for South Africa). JFK (elected as a Republican) is assassinated
for promoting abolition. And so on. Things are a bit uneven but the points are
well taken. However, it is hard to laugh
at the bitter comedy here and even more so on the evening when Trump was
elected. Staring down an alternate
reality seemed like a good thing to do but it might be harder to put into
practice in the next four years.
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