Whether the movie itself is subtle is not the issue.............
In order to transform our society into whatever socialist 'utopia' the liberals want it must first be pulled down from within. To do THAT they must convince a suitable majority that it is of no worth, value or morallity and therefor needs drastic change. Openly attacking our history and society is too obvious so they make a constant series of little attacks over many decades. Forty years of movies depicting white society as racist, hostile, war-mongering, environment wreckers is doing just that. Look at the patriotism and positivity of pre-sixties American kids and compare it to todays rotten little turds.
I understand full-well what you're saying Newman. But remember, there are people in the world who view the "Klansmen" movie to be documented proof that ALL black people are animals and should therefore be lynched or killed by any means 'available'. Don't think I'm lost on the reality that there are movies dedicated to tearing down people who think a certain way. But I don't think that "The Great Debaters" is a movie that dicates that ALL white people are evil. I think the movie is more about taking responsibility for your own actions than anything else. I do become a little vexed when I hear/ read words in forums like "liberals" ,"Democraps", "politically correct" "Affirmative action people", and "liberal agenda" because those words basically mean that everything ANYONE does is for a reason having to do with politics. Sometimes its just cut and dry. For instance, we've had many arguments about your use of 70's T.V. shows to describe how blacks should act and think. (Which is a lot like me saying that every white person should think like the white guy represented in "Chico and the Man".
) The reality is that everyone has hardships at some point in their lives its just the matter of finding inspiration to go on without getting caught up in the negativity that's out there. With that said, I'm glad movies like "Schindler's List", "JFK", "School Daze", "Bamboozled", "Jungle Fever", "Get On the Bus", "The Color Purple", "Imitation of Life", "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", and "Roots" were ever made because they tackle issues that we actually had/have in America and abroad. It's not politcal, it's not about sticking it to "The Man", and it's not about affirmative action.