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The interview between the Obamas and the filmmakers that was released in conjuntion with the documentary was revealing as hell. The filmmakers said they didn't want the film to present any particular ideology, which is a big red flag that it's neoliberal propaganda. Obama said he started the production company because maybe better stories will make the world a better place, lol. The documentary is totally devoid of any political dimension. The 2008 crisis, closure of the plant, and scores of foreclosures in Dayton are all presented as though they were tornadoes or floods - tragic forces of nature that we're powerless to stop. Of course all of these things were exacerbated by Obama's presidency. McCain was to his left on wanting another Home Owner's Loan Corporation in the wake of the crisis so people could keep their homes. Obama was only too happy to let banks foreclose on millions of homeowners through fraudulent means like robosigning. None of this is mentioned in the documentary, of course. And you can't even blame it on obstructionist Republicans because Obama came into his presidency with billions in TARP funds already approved by Congress that he could have used to stop foreclosures with few strings attached. Anyone getting especially mad at the Fuyan CEO has fallen prey to the film's propaganda imo. As Marx would tell you, the behavior of individual capitalists doesn't matter. Their actions are dictated by the system. Our capitalists exploit just as ruthlessly, and the few labor norms and protections we have that still distinguish us from China are disappearing all the time. Plus we still have all kinds of unique forms of exploitation that they don't. The one ray of optimism you get in the documentary is cross-cultural worker solidarity between an American worker and a Chinese worker who eat together, shoot guns together, ride horses together, and become friends. All in all it's effective neoliberal propaganda and Obama can pat himself on the back in his Martha's Vineyard estate for successfully laundering his dogshit presidency through the obfuscation of market forces.
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