Last night I saw The Post! Wow! It was fantastic! The movie follows The Washington Post getting their hands on the Pentagon Papers and wrestling with the thought to publish or not to publish. The government and President Nixon does not want them to publish. The Papers were a government study to see the effects of the Vietnam War. In the study the government admits they are lying to the American public. The movie highlights a major issue:
One of the amazing things about this film is that it is relevant. In the 1970s the President tried to limit the Press, but it is a good reminder that the Press cannot be limited. I think the current government needs to remember that. One line or quote I loved was, "The News is the rough draft of history!"
The Press has done so much for us! It can be a game changer! One example was the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. The game changer was for the Nation seeing the violence and oppression being committed at the marches.
Children being fire hosed at the Children's March in Birmingham 1963.
Police attacking marchers in Selma
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