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26 Apr 2025 8:34 p.m. PST
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Editor in Chief Bill	26 Apr 2025 8:28 p.m. PST
You were asked – TMP link As an ACW gamer, would you watch Birth of a Nation? Or have you already seen it? 28% said "I would watch Birth of a Nation" 24% said "I have seen Birth of a Nation" 19% said "I would not watch Birth of a Nation"
glengarry6	26 Apr 2025 11:59 p.m. PST
Seen it. While often ridiculous and repulsive it is still a landmark in the history of cinema.
John the OFM	27 Apr 2025 3:38 p.m. PST
Anything that Woodrow Wilson would praise so highly is not worth watching. To a student of "Cinema", it may be worth watching, but then so is Triumph of the Will.
Col Durnford	27 Apr 2025 5:25 p.m. PST
I seem to recall some of the Civil War scenes were quite nice.
TimePortal	28 Apr 2025 9:33 a.m. PST
Never have watched it.
Grattan54	28 Apr 2025 10:23 a.m. PST
I likely would not watch it. Yes, I understand the importance of the film as art, but knowing what it represents I think I will pass.
Sundance	03 May 2025 8:35 p.m. PST
I have seen it and showed it in my history classes a couple of times, pointing out, of course, the inaccuracies and racism where it wasn't readily apparent.