Better Left Unsaid

Brave and necessary . For those who disagree that this isn't happening, make a budget, work as hard as this guy did and put together something that contradicts what he is exposing. As simple as that, otherwise wach it again and think a little.

This would’ve been better as a podcast because the visuals make this one really hard to watch. The host has that annoying hipster habit of speaking off camera periodically, instead of to us, the audience. There’s also the tendency to blur quotes as they are shown on screen and then only slowly make them come into focus, making the viewer feel off balance. As segments transition there tends to be a lot of added visual noise for unknown reasons… just trying to look artsy and hipster, I guess. I don’t know why the filmmakers felt they needed to continually make choices in this doc’s visual style that make it more difficult to take in the message. I’d much rather just watch a static interview where the camera never moves than this disorienting mess. That said… I do think this message is extremely important and might be a good introduction for people who aren’t already familiar with these topics.

Curt Jaimungal is a very sincere guy, and that's why I'm giving this two stars instead of one. Also, because he raises some valid points in the documentary. I think too many on the left idolize horrible dictators like Stalin and Mao and harbor anti-science sentiments, and that's just ridiculous and needs to stop. However, there are a ton of misleading things in this extremely one-sided documentary, and much of the criticism of the "extreme left" is based on strawman attacks. Many of the crazy "extreme left" people and ideas this documentary shows are rare, and do not accurately represent what the vast majority of people on the far left really believe. And some quotes are taken out of context and distort their intended meaning. For example, the Sandra Harding one about Newton's manual... Which, by the way, she has since expressed regret for. There are harely any leftists interviewed, and Curt's criticisms of communism and socialism are sort of meaningless because he lumps all sorts of left ideologies together into one nefarious category and basically says they're all the same and dangerous. But the differences matter. When someone points out that something wasn't really, for example the socialism they support, they're not changing history, but defining what they mean by socialism, etc. because labels like that are confusing. Also, it could be argued many of these "communist" regimes were actually authoritarian fascists, and communist countries like China are very capitalistic. In this documentary, there is no criticism of capitalism or examining of the suffering capitalism has caused, and is causing. The pandemic has only exposed the flaws of capitalism even more. And I think Curt's definition of Postmodernism is sort of a strawman, because most people aren't saying there isn't truth. "Postmodernism" sounds scary, but it's really not as bad as it seems, but again it depends on how one defines it. Also, Curt's argument against words like "oppression" being used in reference to things like systematic racism is basically "at least you live in a country where you're not being forced to watch your family get murdered". But oppression doesn't have to be severe to be oppression, and to many in America, they do feel severely oppressed. Some people have to work 3 jobs just to keep a roof over their head. While billionaires get more and more rich while the rest of society suffers and the ocean literally burns, it's nothing but victim blaming to say the people who want a better system than this are dangerous. No, the ultra-wealthy and culture of worshipping endless greed are literally killing people and ecosystems for profit, and that's incredibly extreme, and totally left out of the documentary. Another important point the documentary leaves out... Freedom of speech does not equal freedom from consequences of that speech. And the motivation for a lot of people who get violent or aggressive against fascism is they know their history and don't want a repeat of the past. Lastly, the way trans issues are represented in this documentary are awful. Those that transition and regret it are a very small minority. The science is not on the side of people who think puberty blockers are dangerous. In fact, they are reversible and studies show that it's more dangerous and detrimental to a trans kid's mental health to wait to transition. And very few trans advocates advocate for sex change surgery for children before reaching adulthood. If Curt Jaimungal is serious about hearing the best arguments from the left and getting educated on what he got wrong in this documentary, I highly recommend that Curt reach out to the YouTuber Vaush and have a discussion with him. He has criticized Robin DiAngelo and people who try to shame white people for being white, but also is very knowledgeable about systematic racism and privilege being real things, knows a lot about trans issues, has discussed what postmodernism is, etc. Also, he has a lot of data and research collected and compiled that may be of interest to Curt.

Single sided debate that abounds with extremist fallacies. There should be concern about radical leftism and the historical applications of conflict theory. But this was riddled with an orgy of misunderstood philosophical axioms. It just feels like they are pandering to an audience that lacks critical understanding of the theories and nuisances of the content. Go ahead and watch if you want to watch a one-sided debate about the dangers of one-sided debates.

Everyone should watch this movie and then sit with others to further discuss the issues facing our country that needs unity in a time of turmoil. There is a force trying to divide ... how can we fight to unify?

this is a movie that "they," don't want you to see, that alone should make it worth watching, in addition, it's well made, coherent, makes you think and Mr Jaimungal does an outstanding job!

I enjoyed it. It’s pretty heady. I like the history research in it. I wish I personally had more of this history ingrained in my brain instead of the crap my head is filled with. Thank you to the makers for making this documentary.

I’m thoroughly impressed with how it handled the immense amount of information, dense information at that, and broke it down in a digestible, cohesive, and relevant manner. This film is noble work. Well done.

This documentary was better left unsaid !

It’s impossible in our current political climate to fairly treat the arguments and positions across the spectrum but this gets as close as you can with a lot of heavy-hitters chiming in with well explained ideas. Your friends at Ground News !