I disagree with the premise of the film completely.  I’ve spent the past 4 years researching and producing a documentary called “American Feud:  A History of Conservatives and Liberals” (http://www.americanfeud.org) that takes a non-partisan look at the history of liberalism and conservatism.  More often than not we found most people have views far more nuanced and complex then this simplistic view would profess.  We may be poorly served by ideologues, but we are not being torn apart.

The advertisements were an unwelcome intrusion during the film.

So, according to John D., anyone who uses symbolic terms to characterize the sociopolitical direction this country is taking due to the dividiveness of a two party system focused on obtaining and maintaining power--rather than actual civil service--is an enemy of peace. An attempt to identify problems and understand the circumstances to which we need to respond in order to avoid future difficulties--and we have experienced serious difficulties due to such polarization, best exemplified (in a worst-case scenario)by the Civil War--is counter to a peace objective. Yeah, that’s intelligent. Rather, let’s ignore the problem because then it won’t exist. Let’s just continue this way and expect that it’ll sort itself out on its own. That approach worked well when the framers of the Constitution put off the resolution of the slavery issue. Good thinking, John. Head in the sand while waving a flag in the air, that;s the best way to live, and maintain a democracy. Jacka$$.