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They were complex times. Yet, despite the apparent vacuousness of postmodern America, Lennon’s times don’t seem very far removed from our own. The only illustration one needs is footage of Nixon insisting that troop drawdowns are at hand (years before the end of the Vietnam War) while cautioning that there isn’t to be a timetable for withdrawal. Should the viewer need more evidence, he could consider the overwhelming paranoia of the FBI towards dissident movements or the urging of J. Edgar Hoover… placed brilliantly in the center of the film for dramatic nemesis effect that this country needs good Christian soldiers. If that isn’t enough, there’s always John stating that peace can be viewed as a commodity. It is like soap, and should the housewife or soccer mom be presented with the product of peace or the product of war and death, well, the market has a way of deciding. In today’s atmosphere of repression and Constitutional crisis it is easy to forget that America has existed in a way antithetical to our guiding principles for much of the last century. Does this make the times less dangerous? Not exactly. Yes, things were fucked up in the 1960’s whether or not you were affiliated with the Black Panther Party. Things are fucked up now. Trying to weigh that quality is a fool’s errand. --Bryan Newbury for Documentary Films .Net http://www.documentaryfilms.net/index.php/the-us-vs-john-lennon/

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