{"id":57213,"date":"2020-08-30T02:00:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T06:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=57213"},"modified":"2020-08-29T08:52:30","modified_gmt":"2020-08-29T12:52:30","slug":"why-gods-and-generals-is-neo-confederate-propaganda-and-objectively-sucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/08\/30\/why-gods-and-generals-is-neo-confederate-propaganda-and-objectively-sucks\/","title":{"rendered":"Why <em>Gods and Generals<\/em> is Neo-Confederate Propaganda (and Objectively Sucks)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S3E2FdedPwU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Atun-Shei Films<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 12 Aug 2019<\/p>\n<p>Like if Ken Burns and Mr. Plinkett had a baby.<\/p>\n<p><em>Gods and Generals<\/em> (2003) is a four and a half hour long epic from the director of <em>Gettysburg<\/em> (1993), chronicling the first two years of the American Civil War in the Eastern Theater from the point of view of General Stonewall Jackson. In this video essay \/ review, I examine how the film is an insidious piece of pro-Confederate propaganda, echoing the inaccuracies and misconceptions of the notorious Lost Cause myth.<\/p>\n<p>Support Atun-Shei Films on Patreon \u25ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/atunsheifilms\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/atunsheifilms<\/a><br \/>\n#GodsAndGenerals #CivilWar #VideoEssay<\/p>\n<p>Watch our film ALIEN, BABY! free with Prime \u25ba <a href=\"http:\/\/a.co\/d\/3QjqOWv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/a.co\/d\/3QjqOWv<\/a><br \/>\nReddit \u25ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/atunsheifilms\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/atunsheifilms<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter \u25ba <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alienbabymovie\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/alienbabymovie<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram \u25ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/atunsheifilms\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/atunsheifilms<\/a><br \/>\nMerch \u25ba <a href=\"https:\/\/atun-sheifilms.bandcamp.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/atun-sheifilms.bandcamp.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-30-Why-Gods-and-Generals-is-Neo-Confederate-Propaganda-and-Objectively-Sucks.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-30-Why-Gods-and-Generals-is-Neo-Confederate-Propaganda-and-Objectively-Sucks-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-59934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-30-Why-Gods-and-Generals-is-Neo-Confederate-Propaganda-and-Objectively-Sucks-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-30-Why-Gods-and-Generals-is-Neo-Confederate-Propaganda-and-Objectively-Sucks-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-30-Why-Gods-and-Generals-is-Neo-Confederate-Propaganda-and-Objectively-Sucks-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-30-Why-Gods-and-Generals-is-Neo-Confederate-Propaganda-and-Objectively-Sucks.png 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atun-Shei Films Published 12 Aug 2019 Like if Ken Burns and Mr. Plinkett had a baby. 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