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Agenda: Grinding America Down

Name: Agenda: Grinding America Down
Director: Curtis Bowers
Released: 2010
Duration: 93 min

Representation Score

0.8/10

Minimal

2010

Director

Curtis Bowers

Runtime

93 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Grinding America Down is a political documentary that prioritizes the preservation of traditional Western values. The film critiques progressive cultural shifts, viewing them as threats to institutional stability. Because the narrative focuses on defending traditional norms, it lacks depth in representing diverse identities. Ultimately, the film's perspective is rooted in a specific ideological framework that sees the deconstruction of traditional norms as a systemic effort to undermine the country.

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Category Breakdown

Does Agenda: Grinding America Down have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film portrays changing social norms as a threat to traditional values. LGBTQ+ identities are shown as part of an ideological movement rather than as individual characters.

How does Agenda: Grinding America Down portray gender?

Limited

The narrative defends traditional social structures and morality. It reinforces conventional gender roles by presenting disruptions to these roles as attacks on freedom.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Agenda: Grinding America Down?

Minimal

The film focuses on a localized Idaho context and traditional Western demographics. There is no indication of a diverse or non-Anglo-Saxon majority cast.

How does Agenda: Grinding America Down represent religion and culture?

Minimal

The film criticizes anti-Western influences and views the dismantling of established social orders negatively. It prioritizes the defense of traditional Western institutions.

Does Agenda: Grinding America Down include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not include or portray characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

Provides a clear, focused perspective on traditionalist political and civic values.

Limited or Absent

Lacks nuanced representation of LGBTQ+ individuals and diverse racial identities.
Fails to explore gender through lenses of empowerment or subversion.
Does not address or include characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

When Idaho Legislator Curtis Bowers wrote a "letter to the editor" about the drastic changes in America's culture, it became the feature story on the evening news, people protested at the Capitol, and for weeks the local newspapers were filled with responses. He realized then... he'd hit on something. Ask almost anyone and you'll hear, "Communism is dead! The Berlin Wall came down." Thought the word communism isn't used anymore, this film will show the ideas behind it are alive and well. Join Bowers for a fascinating look at the people and groups that have successfully targeted America's morality and freedom in their effort to grind America down. It's a well documented AGENDA.

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