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I wondered why nations live and nations die. How do you kill a nation? Like Germany... it destroyed
several other nations before being destroyed itself
at the end of World War II. Even powerful empires perish. Where's the Roman Empire today? Or the Soviet Union? Nations can be destroyed
from the outside, by invasion and conquest, or they implode from within, by losing
what makes them distinctive
several other nations before being destroyed itself
at the end of World War II. Even powerful empires perish. Where's the Roman Empire today? Or the Soviet Union? Nations can be destroyed
from the outside, by invasion and conquest, or they implode from within, by losing
what makes them distinctive
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I wondered why nations live
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and nations die.
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How do you kill a nation?
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Like Germany... it destroyed
several other nations
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before being destroyed itself
at the end of World War II.
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Even powerful empires perish.
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Where's the Roman Empire today?
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Or the Soviet Union?
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Nations can be destroyed
from the outside,
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by invasion and conquest,
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or they implode from within,
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by losing
what makes them distinctive.
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Movie Summary
This docudrama draws parallels between the dramatic fracturing of the nation over Abraham Lincoln's presidency and the presidency of Donald Trump.