Today the "bible" of the film industry, Variety, publishes an extended Cannes review of Aaron Russo's AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM. What do you think of
Variety's treatment of this subject - and of
the film? See comment section after these excerpts from
the article:
- "Libertarian-positioned docu argues almost persuasively that U.S. citizens are not legally required to pay federal income tax..."
- "With his warm Brooklyn accent and affectedly folksy manner, Russo has a genial-cum-pugnacious presence onscreen and a knack for boiling down complex arguments and issues into easily digestible, 'Global Economics for Dummies' sound bites."
- "Cornerstone contention in 'Freedom to Fascism' is that the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was never properly ratified..."
- Read the rest of the review here