I must profess that I was unsure of what to expect from the “2016: Obama’s America” movie. I had heard that it was “disturbing, but deceitful” from the political left and “sadly, frighteningly true” from the right. But now I have seen it for myself and can hopefully help you determine what to expect from this film if you plan on seeing it.
“2016: Obama’s America” is a documentary created by Dinesh D’Souza. D’Souza formerly served as a political analyst in the White House under the Reagan administration.
D’Souza’s experience with Reagan is what prompted him to draw comparisonS between what he considers to be two very different Americas. In his documentary, D’Souza begins by comparing his life to Barack Obama’s life. And indeed, there is a lot to compare. President Obama and D’Souza were born in the same year, graduated in the same year and married their wives in the same year. Both attended Ivy League schools and both have multi-cultural backgrounds (D’Souza is an Indian-American immigrant), but, D’Souza said, despite all of their similarities, they seem to view America in two very different ways. The question is … why?
D’Souza talks about his perspective of America, its greatness and its moral superiority. He bases his documentary around these questions: Why doesn’t Obama see it the same way? Then, if he does, why doesn’t he act like it? D’Souza delves into Obama’s past to discover the answers to these questions.
The film leads viewers into an examination of the life of Obama’s biological father, Barack Obama Sr. We see glimpses of his past, his life, his relationships and his world views. D’Souza puts all these pieces together and gives his diagnosis: anti-American and anti-colonial. To discover any impacts that Obama Sr. may have had on his son, D’Souza studies the president’s autobiography, “Dreams from My Father.” D’Souza also obtains the opinion of psychologist Paul Vitz, who said that the version of his father the president knew was in fact a fictional character. This would have caused a dramatic impact on Obama’s life if he were to have found out the real identity of his father, which he did during a visit to Kenya after Obama Sr.’s death.
D’Souza also researched other vocal anti-American friends with whom the president has remained close throughout his life. Among them, Frank Marshall Davis (Communist Party USA member 47544), William Charles Ayers and Jeremiah Wright.
After D’Souza investigated President Obama’s past, he predicted what the future will look like if Obama is re-elected. He believes that America will reduce its nuclear weapon inventory by thousands of missiles down to only 300. D’Souza believes the Middle East will become united under one radical Islam regime, possessing thousands of nukes. America’s economy will experience a collapse akin to Greece.
Finally, America will be so in debt that it will be virtually incapable of doing anything as a free enterprise system. Not a pretty picture. But being the delightful, pleasant, charming, unbiased writer that I am, I feel it incumbent upon me to state that this is the prediction of one man. See for yourself if D’Souza is worth listening to or not. Go see the movie. Research what you hear and see. Be informed and educate yourself. It truly is a gift that we have the opportunity to do so.
The Declaration of Independence states “governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” May the God of heaven and earth be with us always.
