This was released three years ago, but it is more relevant in 2018 than ever before. Great history and explanation of why our country is so divided and what gave rise to a President that can spew lies and hate and it makes no difference to his supporters. It seems that half of our country is now brainwashed. It is quite apparent that those who gave this movie low marks are among the brainwashed. How do we deprogram a nation???

I fell under the spell of conservative talk radio when I was out of college and working as a delivery driver. I was bitter and angry that the 4-year liberal arts degree I worked hard to obtain was seemingly worthless. As academia had failed to deliver success, I was eager to find and alternate worldview: looking for something to believe in, or, a purpose. Neil boortz, Michael savage, and bill o'reilly were my guides on this fruitless journey. Their rhetoric was effective because they (1) created an enemy: either enemies to prosperity (lazy welfare dependents, illegal immigrants), or enemies to security (radical Muslims): basically, people I could feel superior to. (2) "real listeners" calling in to share their victimization from political correct "social engineering" (3) the hosts' unwavering confidence and focused message, which is amplified by talking over those people who call in with alternate viewpoints. According to this documentary, these tactics are commonly employed by right-wing talk shows and foxnews (great collage of fox news "journalists" shouting over their guests to prevent them from expressing their ideas). How did I manage to give this up? A combination of things: my parents always had fox news on in the house and I grew annoyed at the lack of critical thinking and one-sidedness. I found that my media choices were putting me in a category of people who deferred to their tribal mentality than think critically. I began to see these media hosts more as propagandists than informed critics (Michael Savage's assertion that Obama attended an "Islamic Madrassas" in Indonesia--a country I had some personal knowledge of--was laughable). This documentary was enjoyable as it helped me understand how my political identity went on a certain path for a brief time

If you need an example of leftist propaganda this film works perfectly.Point of fact, the Left has dominated academia, media, and the entertainment industry for decades. These also happen to be the greatest shapers of political opinions for the masse. If you want to brainwash a populace you need to be dominant in those three fields.It is then richly ironic that this film is accusing Fox of brainwashing when the film itself is attempting to do the same thing. It was created to distort and mislead, the two things lefties accuse Fox of doing. They are right in that Fox does this, but then Fox is merely a response to a decades long assault upon the American people by the Left from the aforementioned quarters.There is a war for your mind. Both Ledt and Right are going all out to win your heart and mind through manipulative and deceitful practices. This film is an example of that.If you are s simpleton or a leftist fanatic you will love this film. If, however, you are a person capable of critical thought you should pass on this tripe and watch an episode of Garfield and Friends. That would be a more productive use of your time then watching this bilge.

My opinion refers to actual outcomes of the documentary, so this review should be considered a "spoiler": Kind of ironic how the title of the documentary is "The Brainwashing Of My Dad" supposedly refers to how Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, FOX News, etc. "brainwashed" her Dad into right-wing thinking. As it turns out, in my opinion, the real "brainwashing" was by the Mom and daughter who modified the TV and email to only allow left-wing views to be presented. The Dad did eventually moderate his views back to left-leaning and that is fine.Both sides present slanted information. Some things are "fact" and there is no wiggle room for compromise. Obama did refer to right wing conservatives who cling to their Bible & guns. Hiliary referred to right wing conservatives as a basket of deplorables who were not redeemable. But, some things are just factual: if you are a Conservative you likely oppose abortion. Usually the Democrat candidate does not oppose abortion, but the Republican candidate does oppose abortion. Ditto (see what I did there) with the topic of the Death Penalty, higher taxes for welfare vs. defense, estate/death taxes, gay marriage, 2nd Amendment gun rights, illegal immigration, global climate change, etc. If a news source is on the other side of the argument on these topics, then someone like me is not likely to give them as much credence as we will when we hear opinions that we agree with.This documentary implies that the FOX News side of the story is the only one out there. Without FOX News we'd be left with CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, and NPR. These are ALL obviously biased to the left and a source of "false" news. FOX News simply allows us to balance the sources with just ONE channel on our side! It is thoughts like those from Slate that contributed to Hiliary's LOSS this year. It is time to put America first again and brag about our exceptionalism rather than apologizing for ANYTHING we did in the past! We WILL make America GREAT again!