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 Posted: Sat Oct 29th, 2005 04:32 am
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GenHood
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Mana: 
 I've not seen the film, but did visit the website on more than one occasion.  I found it interesting (disturbing) that the historical timeline based the entire change of the course of history on the fact that, with the aid of British and French troops a Confederate victory at Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863 the actual dates) turns the tide of the war, resulting in a Federal surrender on the same dates and in the same place as the actual Confederate surrender at Appomattox.  I am a firm believer that if even one small component of history were different, a multitude of changes would have occurred.  So if the South wins at Gettysburg, everything else is the same except for the result?  I don't buy that for a second, and the filmmakers assumption that the European powers would have recognized a slaveholding government ( if I'm not mistaken England refused to recognize the C.S.A. BECAUSE of slavery) is a complete historical "oversight" and sloppy research.  If for no other reason, and I do have other issues w/ this film and its "message", its historical misrepresentation will keep me away from it.  Just my two cents.