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Holiday classic or Commie propaganda? Welcome back to ‘Navigating Netflix’, the monthly series from Media Monarchy that takes a look at what you’re watching. Bob Brunner, this month’s guest from the Tragedy & Hope community, brings the Frank Capra classic from 1946: ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’. We talk about why the film still resonates – and why we fight over control of the narrative.

‘It’s A Wonderful Life’
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It’s_a_Wonderful_Life

Ayn Rand Helped the FBI Identify ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ as Communist Propaganda
http://www.openculture.com/2014/12/ayn-rand-helped-the-fbi-identify-its-a-wonderful-life-as-communist-propaganda.html

‘Why We Fight’: Frank Capra’s WWII Propaganda Films
http://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2011/06/07/why-we-fight-frank-capras-wwii-propaganda-films/

Corbett Report: The Coming Anastrophe
https://www.corbettreport.com/episode-170-the-coming-anastrophe/