Generation Zero, a documentary film about the current economic crisis, has been getting some major buzz lately. Billed as "the inconceivable truth," Generation Zero promotes the view that the recent financial meltdown is part of a historical cycle of boom and bust.
In a nutshell, Generation Zero suggests that the "Greatest Generation" wrongly sheltered their children from economic hardship, which promoted self-indulgence. This created an "era of trading campaign contributions for government 'cover' in the form of guaranteed bailouts of Wall Street's speculative investments," and
that helped cause the current economic crisis.
Yes, it sounds confusing to me, too. So I dug a little deeper, and found that Generation Zero was produced by Citizens United Productions, a conservative group that has ties to the Tea Party movement. You can decide if that adds or subtracts legitimacy to Generation Zero, but the movie was a big hit at the Tea Party convention earlier this month. The whole thing has that "Wake up Sheeple!!!" feel to it.
Check out the Generation Zero trailer on the left. It doesn't reveal much about the film, but I'm inclined to disagree with its message. Blaming hippies for the economic collapse is hardly logical. But that's just my opinion. Regardless, I'll be looking for a copy of the Generation Zero movie this weekend.
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