[quote=ShonHarris]
Wait... We're talking about the same 'Story of Stuff' right? That mostly animated, less than 20min short that draws a line from where products begin, where they're consumed, and where they're disposed of? Now yeah, the thing criticized our excessive consumption, and it also underscored our using other countries to obtain resources in ways illegal here, but I don't see how either are anti-American or, frankly, left wing. Unless you're in the Green Party or some other political group that actually values the Earth, it's pretty much Anti-Earth-Fucking. In terms of misleading information, we have companies like Nestle and Coca Cola that are notorious for securing land or prime water spots from third world communities for their products, often in a shady place in terms of legality. But again, how is this Anti-American? I see how it is could be seen as Anti-Capitalist, though I'd propose the video is less about stomping out consumerism and more about making such sustainable and creating products that don't give us cancer. Usually I'd just walk by a statement like this, but seriously, this video gives a lot of broad information clearly present in America. Many of our products do cause illness with sustained use, many of our production processes do create poisons in our communities (the inner city knows this well), we do import tons of natural resources we lack, and we do export those production processes deemed illegal here so they can be done elsewhere. I think there's a difference between 'offended' on a flighty emotional level and 'offended' as an emotional trauma. For example, if a minority is constantly sidelined when it comes to the decisions of their nation, despite their votes, and are subsequently devalued since their population is so small, this issue would probably a bit more significant than someone seeing a nativity scene and being taken aback. There are issues that effect some people more than others based on minority status. Historically, America has created laws with the intent to increase restrictions on certain minorities, be they women, Asian, African, Arab, and so on. During the Red Scare those that did not fit the American status-quo were placed under heavy suspicion and perhaps escalated to national threats. Such paranoia driven judgements returned post-911 and have fluctuated throughout the states. My point is that, although Democracy is a majority rule, America is neither wholly a Democracy nor has it welcomed other populations equally. Human beings have been categorized, over-and-undervalued simply based on race and creed for so long that to just say 'you all can vote, screw minority-based anything' is a considerably short-sighted. All people in America are not treated equally when it comes to criminalization, incarceration, or even how we cast our votes. It's a constant struggle to maintain accessibility to voting for communities not as privileged as those of us with time to type away on forums like this. 

Never forget that. You and I are the privileged. While we can pretend equality exists and our votes should be enough, we know how much money talks and how little ethics or equality are even thought of when it comes real governmental decisions. [/quote]

It's anti-American in that it uses a volley of false information with the specific design of portraying the United States and Americans in a negative light.

There is no such thing as "emotional trauma" in the area of political representation, and how certain demographics were treated in the past should not in any way influence how they are treated in the present. If you want to create a 'perfect society' where minorities have more power than they representatively should and people who were formerly discriminated actively turn the formerly homogeneous majority into second class citizens, good for you. But don't tell me that godforsaken hell-hole you're trying to install would be a society of equals.

Neither of us are 'privileged', at least in the sense that you're using the word.