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1 - In 2016 we elected a pathologically compromised president. Crises were botched, our treasury was raped, and tribalism, already bubbling to the surface, became rampant. Winning became everything, expertise became subordinate to feelings, and stubbornness became a virtue
2- We narrowly escaped as a functioning democracy. Institutions barely held. But a cult metastasized, and now, every single flaw in our system has been exposed or is in process of being exposed by a power-crazed minority party and a network of enablers, grifters, and amplifiers.
3- It's so pronounced that a major American amplifier (Fox) champions a mass murderer. We've even lost faith that our own Supreme Court can rise above partisan politics! When the Jan 6 committee has public hearings, we'll learn more about how narrow our 2020 escape really was.
4 - Never have norms, code of conduct and "country above party" been so trampled and eroded. The constitution still exists, but the power of our constitution has always been in the veracity of the oaths sworn to uphold it. (North Korea has a constitution; reads a lot like ours.)
5 - In 2022 Democracy IS on the line. We go into the midterms with brutally partisan voting laws, roadblocked by the Senate filibuster. What is the solution? How does Democracy prevail? Will Fox News change? No. Will the GOP become ethical? No. Will the electorate become smarter?
6 - Some will say we have to show up to the polls like never before. That's correct! Some will also say 2022 hinges on accountability for 2020. There's merit there too! We're going to take a third road - the road of math. We say that the electorate CAN be smarter and swing this.
7 - Not all Americans are political creatures. Not all Republicans are Trump supporters. Not all Trump supporters are rabid or ridiculous. Everybody watches films. When they do, they're away from the mob and the noise. MATH says - there are votes to win over, we don't need many.
8 - In 2020 we spoke TRUTH about the aberrant pathological behavior of Trump in our film #UNFIT. Everything we said was valid and has been revalidated since. The film was widely distributed; widely seen. It made a difference. It even crossed over to moderates. There's still many!
9 - But in 2022, we have a different foe. It's NOT Trump anymore, it's TrumpISM. Trumpism is the apparatus of enablers, amplifiers, and opportunists. It's a powerful foe. Its chief weapon is known by many names: Disinformation, propaganda, false narratives, gaslighting ... LIES.
10 - In 2022, before the midterms, we will release #UNTRUTH - the Psychology of TrumpISM and War for Democracy. It will speak to Trumpism and make sense to ANYONE who watches it. Experts, science, psychology, production value, entertainment, information, and most of all - TRUTH.
11 - #UNTRUTH must be a fiercely independent film, like #UNFIT. It's the only way films like these can be made to elicit results. If enough truth prevails, democracy will prevail! The better we convey what Trumpism really is, the more we ALL understand it, better chance we have!
12 - Here's a link. Please click it, watch the short trailer at the top, then scroll down and read the truth about Trumpism. It's behavioral psychology. And it's there.
We hope you'll also consider supporting the effort (there's only a few days left).

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13 - We're all in this together. Democracy is the thing most worth fighting for; and it really IS on the line. So we need to be ALL IN.

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1 - Authoritarians like Putin use ONE weapon above all to keep its own citizens supportive and unaware. Like "The Devil", it has many names: Propaganda. Gaslighting. Disinformation. False narratives. Russia is a closed society, so Putin tries to NEVER let the truth in.
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