Indivisible: Healing Hate

I don't write reviews normally. I wanted to like this, to understand how someone ends up in a hate group, but where are the far right groups? We can't heal any divide by pointing out that one side hates. Hatred is awake and well on both ends of the political spectrum. Maybe someone could take an honest look at how we got here, and open a dialogue instead of pointing fingers.

There are parts of this documentary that are insightful. To listen to people who were members of hate groups speak of how they became a part of the group was helpful. We are all swayed by the company we keep, and the mob mentally can be deadly.

5 stars for telling half the story.

Part of the fundamental problem in today's society is we seek out confirmation bias, almost as a lifeline to our own sanity. Which explains why there are so many polar responses to this mini-series. You can infer the political party of the critic based solely on the number of stars given. 10 Stars = Democrat, 1 star = Trump Republican. Make no mistake about it, their political views cloud their opinion.

But for those of us that might not think of our party as the absolute epitome of morality, or are independent, the absoluism can be a bit less convoluted.

The series begins with telling the tale of an ex-skinhead trying to make sense of his past, one that saw him utterly fail in his hate crime against a synagogue where he was arrested and sent to jail for his crimes.

Throughout the series it returns to his disillusionment about what being a part of the arian nation means.

In the meantime it weaves national news story after national news story that have entranced the country for years, and examines how they are connected in a fundamental way that even the participants might not fully comprehend or understand.

It examines how the flow of news we choose to to view shapes our very understanding of the story itself.

It manages to string together a narrative of wildly diverging stories from the past several decades into one that actually makes sense.

It is a good examination for those looking to understand the events of Jan 6 beyond simply a coup attempt by Trump.

It examines what Trump was tapping into and relying upon in his attempt, and it's much deeper than him simply attempting to usurp power.

The journey is well worth the time to explore.

Just the opening statement was a turn off "our Democracy" knowing history and being very well read I know that the United States is a Constitutional Republic. Perhaps others haven't read the "Records of the Federal Convention of 1787". My second issue is that in referring to the Jan 6th incident the narrator failed to mention that the violent attack started at 12:20. The people there for the rally with Trump were still in the park 22 blocks away. There was a failure to mention that as many as 100-200 FBI, BLM, and Antifa member. Some were among those that arrived before the event ended at the park. Some were dispersed throughout the crowd that arrived after the rally ended.

It is a shame that on a site whose purpose is to review and rate a film for its execution many people by the rating at present and reviews are giving it a thumbs down because they do not like the content and message that it draws as a conclusion.

For me the episodes show a linear timeline exposing the deep divisions amongst us an American people that is clearly escalating.

Democracy as an institution only survives if we believe in a majority rule. The inability of many Americans to accept this principle shows up in our everyday life every day. And now has even seeped into this user review section of IMDB.

Yes the imagery of January 6th implies that Trump was behind everything. But the rest of the reviews here are obviously written by people who stopped watching after that. There is plenty here for conservatives to cheer about. The FBI comes off looking dreadful at Ruby Ridge and Waco. The media is seen to over-reach and mislead. Even Timothy McVeigh is portrayed as having been disillusioned by a government that betrayed him, albeit with terrifying results. It is definitely worth a watch wherever your politics lie. Hollywood will bend the facts so that the nuance is anti right. But if you think they got away with it this documentary you weren't paying attention.