Synopsis:
The Tea Party movement has taken American politics by storm. But is
this truly a populist uprising or one of the greatest feats of
propaganda ever seen?
Seeking to find out, Australian filmmaker Taki Oldham embeds himself
in the Tea Party uprising. From men sporting tri-corner hats in
Louisville Kentucky (the movement takes name from a key event in the
American revolution) to 100,000 placard waving patriots in Washington
D.C. ‘taking our country back’ from Obama’s ‘communist’ regime. But who
are generals of this army?
Enter brothers Charles and David Koch. Oilmen, billionaires 20 times
over and on a mission to create a privatized America. For three decades
they’ve unwritten a propaganda war, funding fake grassroots groups
(branded ‘astroturf’ by opponents) to dupe citizens into protesting on
behalf of some of Americas most powerful people and corporations. As
Taki infiltrates one such group, Americans For Prosperity, he captures
David Koch beaming as operatives report running Tea Party events all
over the country.
Weaving together commentary from propaganda experts and political insiders with unprecedented footage,
The Billionaires’ Tea Party follows
astroturf groups Americans For Prosperity and Freedomworks coopting the
movement from day one. As the Koch’s extreme vision of free market
capitalism is woven into that cherished American spirit of individual
freedom, the patriotic Tea Partiers are guided to oppose key elements of
the Obama agenda. Witness hysterical scenes as a proposed Health Care
bill is reframed as Soviet style ‘socialised medicine’. Follow
industry-funded spin doctors and scientists dismissing Obama’s climate
bill a liberal conspiracy to control peoples lives and destroy the
economy. See the cosy relationship between Koch operatives and Fox News.
Come undercover as Tea Partiers are indoctrinated into equating their
own interests with those of corporate America. Finally, see the stunning
culmination at the 2010 elections as fully 1/3 of those elected are Tea
Party endorsed candidates out to make Koch’s dream a reality.
With America now facing a new era of budget-slashing union-busting politics,
The Billionaires’ Tea Party is both a journey through a unique moment in American history and chilling portent of the corporate takeover of democracy. This movie will have you thinking! Worth watching if you are an independent voter or simply an educated voter.
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