Review of 2016: Obama's America (2012) by Judy S — 03 Nov 2012

This is a gutsy and worrisome theory about who Obama is and what his goals are.

All in all, I found it informative. I did not know that Obama's father had many wives and children. I also did not know that he was a anti colonial socialist. The many connections that Obama had with certain anti-Israeli platforms surprised me. It also had a few clips about Obama that show that he will change in his second term. In particular his words with the Russian President.

It left me confused and I wonder about who he really is. I am not surprised that the critics gave it a 27% rating while users gave it a 76%. I know it is not a great film, but at least it gets you thinking about how important this election is and some of the issues at stake. There were way too many clips of random people with underlying psychological implications that were distracting from the message. The filming was also jerky at times.

It will only be lasting if Obama wins again and he proves true the three predictions made in the film. They are: 1) Obama will not do anything significant to stop Iran from getting nuclear bombs. 2) He will spend money as if the deficit did not matter. 3) If the political climate changes and he is forced to tackle the deficit, he will cut military spending and seek to raise taxes. The first two are solid, but the third is more of a backup for if 2 fails.

There was a few more predictions. One highlighted the future in the Middle East will be The United States of Islam. Although this is unrealistic, it still was an interesting idea with many implications.

The clips on Jesse Jackson were also insightful, who said that racism is a covert operation and no longer in your face, but he combats this by saying that racism is not something that will prevent you from living the American Dream.

It also shows us that Obama is trying to level the playing field by reducing the power that the US has, by reducing nuclear bomb stockpiles, reducing the military, and promoting oil drilling in South America while banning it in the USA.

Regardless of some of these extreme claims, it gets you thinking.