The Fall of America and the Western World

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:''Not to be confused with [[Oswald Spengler]]'s ''Decline of the West'' or ''The Decline of Western Civilization'' series of documentaries (favorably) about punk rock.''

'''''The Fall of America and the Western World''''' is the name of a DVD released in 2009, which is a [[Declinism|declinist]] documentary boldly claiming to be about "How to protect you and your loved ones from financial armageddon, government tyranny, the destruction of the middle class and the end of freedom." It was written, directed and co-produced by Brian Kraft, defined not as a liberal or conservative, but a "free man,"<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140729093737/http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/09/11/idUS110275+11-Sep-2009+MW20090911 "The Fall of America and the Western World" Documentary Is a Survival Guide to Prepare Families for Economic Collapse, September 11th 2009]</ref> which raises the question why he would create a documentary alleging the installation of a [[Big Brother]] state across the whole of the Western World.

==DVD marketing==
The DVD consists of "an 8 hour plus, 9 DVD box set survival guide," poised to protect the average American from the modern day social and economic threats to middle-class Western life and everything the [[United States of America]] stands for. According to the website,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090814205402/http://www.fallofamerica.net]</ref> for one easy payment of $79.99 - apparently marked down from $250.00 to make it affordable to consumers during these tough economic times - all this could be yours. The homepage concludes by proclaiming in big, bold letters "'''IT COULD LITERALLY SAVE YOUR LIFE.'''" And after all, at one point or another, who hasn't had a DVD case take a bullet for them? Interestingly, the filmmakers claim to be unaffiliated with either [[liberal]] or [[conservative]] ideology, instead condemning both sides of the political spectrum, while also featuring interviews with both liberal and conservative Americans. <ref>''"This DVD box set brings together voices from the left, the right, and the center to give you the facts about what is happening to your world. Don't be fooled, things are much, much worse than the "conservatives" and the "liberals" are letting on."'' Taken from the website [https://web.archive.org/web/20090814205402/http://thefallofamerica.net/ homepage.]</ref>

Incidentally, no evidence has yet been found of the package ever being sold for $250.

==Content==
A list of "Important DVD Content" on the homepage includes such useful tips as ''"The Destruction of the Middle Class and the End of Democracy,"'' ''"The Forthcoming World-wide Police State/Surveillance Society,"'' ''"The Globalist Agenda and the End to Nation Sovereignty,"'' ''"How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones from Financial Armageddon,"'' all of which generally seem to come back to the government attempting to infringe on the rights of you and your loved ones.

===Interviewees===
The film contains interviews with several 
high profile
 
prolific
 general people from the American political scene.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090815221516/http://thefallofamerica.net/home/featured The Fall of America: Featured Participants]</ref>
*[[Joseph Farah]] - the founder of [[WorldNetDaily]]. Need we say more?
*Naomi Wolf - self-described "liberal feminist"<ref>''Jaggar, Alison. Feminist Politics and Human Nature. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1988.''</ref> turned conspiracy theorist<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190925221950/https://www.vox.com/2014/10/5/6909837/naomi-wolf-isis-ebola-scotland-conspiracy-theories Max Fisher, "The insane conspiracy theories of Naomi Wolf," ''Vox'', Oct. 5, 2014, accessed Sep. 25, 2019.]</ref>
*Dr. {{wpl|Paul Craig Roberts}} - [[Ronald Reagan|Saint Ronnie's]] Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
*Professor {{wpl|Mark Crispin Miller}} - an activist for democratic media reform who supports several conspiracy theories like 9/11 Truth.
*[[Alex Jones]] - "libertarian"<ref>[http://www.slate.com/id/2215826/ I'm a libertarian, dammit!]</ref> film maker and [[Conservative talk radio|radio host]].
*{{wpl|Doug Casey}} - a free-market economist and author of the #1 best-selling financial book of all time<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19991004231107/http://www.escapeartist.com/efam/about_douglas_casey.htm Escape Artist - About Douglas Casey]</ref> ''Crisis Investing (1979).''<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Crisis-Investing-Douglas-R-Casey/dp/0671426788/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275672491&sr=8-1 Amazon - Crisis Investing]</ref>
*[[David Icke]] - [[Americentrism|The only non-American]] interviewee, David Icke played football at first and second division level before retiring at the age of 21,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060309172715/http://allfootballers.com/screen5.php All Footballers - David Icke]</ref> later working for the British [[Green Party]] and later still becoming a political commentator. Now he writes books claiming that [[Insanity|a race of shape-shifting reptilian aliens]] is secretly running the world. The ''Fall of America'' website boasts him as someone "[people] used to laugh [at], but now they come in the [[ad populum|thousands]] to hear him speak all over the world."<ref group=note>Only one of these claims is true, take a guess as to which...</ref>
*{{wpl|Michael Zezima}} - an author of two books, ''The Seven Deadly Spins: Exposing the Lies Behind War Propaganda''<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Deadly-Spins-Exposing-Propaganda/dp/1567512704/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275673262&sr=8-1 Amazon - The Seven Deadly Spins]</ref> and ''50 American Revolutions You're Not Supposed to Know: Reclaiming American Patriotism,''<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/American-Revolutions-Youre-Supposed-Know/dp/1932857184/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275673309&sr=1-1 Amazon - 50 American Revolutions You're Not Supposed to Know]</ref> "Mickey Z" also has a bimonthly column for VegNews Magazine.
*David McAlvany - currently Secretary of the Asia-Pacific Children's Fund (a non-profit organisation aimed at helping impoverished third world children),<ref group=note>And by that logic a good Christian.</ref> McAlvany has experience in commercial and economic areas, working for various charity organisations in America.
*{{wpl|Doug McIntyre}} - a political commentator with a morning radio show on KABC radio in Los Angeles, California, McIntyre identifies as a [[Republican]], though of more liberal creed than most.<ref group=note>He has publicly apologized for supporting George W. Bush.[http://web.archive.org/web/20060518021704/http://www.kabc.com/mcintyre/listingsEntry.asp?ID=432586&PT=McIntyre+in+the+Morning]</ref>
*
{{wpl|Peter Griffin}}
 {{wpl|G. Edward Griffin}} - an American film producer, author and political lecturer. Griffin is known for his writings on topics such as [[Noah's Ark]], [[Laetrile]], and [[terrorism]]. In 2002 he founded Freedom Force International an organisation promoting [[libertarian]] values.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010316013712/http://www.freedom-force.org/ Freedom Force International Homepage]</ref>
*Ken Klein - a former NFL player, Klein is a political commentator and author of the book ''America, Globalism and the False Prophet.''<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/America-Globalism-False-Prophet-Prophecy/dp/0963636588/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275674914&sr=8-1 Amazon - America, Globalism and the False Prophet]</ref>

====Plagiarism====
It is interesting to note that the ''Fall of America'' website's descriptions of the featured interviewees has no clear format or structure in the bios, most likely because they were lifted from elsewhere on the internet. Performing a simple Google search with extracts from the texts of the ''Fall of America'' website yield similarities between the biographies on the website and those on the WorldNetDaily website for Joseph Farah,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010408030016/http://www.wnd.com/speakers/jfarah.asp WorldNet Daily - Joseph Farah]</ref> the ''Big Think'' webpage on Naomi Wolf,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090821161608/http://bigthink.com/naomiwolf Big Think - Naomi Wolf]</ref> the Wikipedia entry for Dr. Paul Craig Roberts,<ref>{{wpa|Paul Craig Roberts}}</ref> the Wikipedia entry for Mark Crispin Miller,<ref>{{wpa|Mark Crispin Miller}}</ref> the Facebook page (apparently) of Alex Jones,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100201235200/http://www.facebook.com/AlexanderEmerickJones?v=info Facebook - Alex Jones]</ref><ref group=note>Although it is possible that the Facebook page lifted the bio from the ''Fall of America'' website.</ref> the Wikipedia entry for Doug Casey,<ref>{{wpa|Doug Casey}}</ref> the David Icke Books website for David Icke,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070221174505/http://www.davidickebooks.co.uk/index.php?act=viewDoc&docId=1 David Icke Books]</ref> the Wikipedia entry for Michael Zezima<ref>{{wpa|Mickey Z}}</ref> the McAlvany ICA website for David McAlvany,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111120055409/http://www.mcalvanyica.com/contact/about-david/ McAlvany ICA]</ref> the Wikipedia entry for Doug McIntyre,<ref>{{wpa|Doug McIntyre}}</ref> the Wikipedia entry for G. Edward Griffin,<ref>{{wpa|G. Edward Griffin}}</ref> and the Ken Klein Productions website for Ken Klein.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071129184513/http://www.kenkleinproductions.net/aboutus.asp Ken Klein Productions]</ref>

While this is not relevant to the contents of the DVD, it indicates that the director of the website needs a good, hard, kick in the groin.

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1786262/ ''The Fall of America and the Western World'' on IMDb]
==Notes==
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==References==
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