His attention is directed at the act of constructive work, and as Jackson (who happens to be a black man) makes clear, his plumbing enterprise has given him a strong sense of self—as a prosperous business owner and dignified free citizen of the United States. As the film unfolds, the viewer realizes that his life and work are an undeniable refutation of the definition of black Americans as “victims” of “systemic racism.”
As Jackson and director Malone reveal, this “spell” has been cast mostly by means of Marxist ideological indoctrination.
An especially powerful moment features a famous 1983 interview with KGB defector Yuri Bezmenov in which he describes the step-by-step process whereby a society is “demoralized” and ultimately overthrown by means of Marxist-Leninist ideological indoctrination. This endeavor is achieved primarily by infiltrating the targeted society’s educational system in order to brainwash its youth, thereby rendering an entire generation unable to draw any sensible conclusions about what is best for its families, communities, and country.
As “Uncle Tom II” unfolds, many viewers may be surprised to see the mounting evidence that Bezmenov’s explication of Marxist-Leninist activism reveals the anatomy of the Black Power movement in the sixties and the Black Lives Matter organization today.
Malone identifies the key orchestrators of these organizations and shows precisely how they have gone about their work of sowing division, anger, despair, and hate. Two of the most notable are white “progressive activists” who shaped the Black Power and Black Lives Matter organizations along Marxist-Leninist lines. Both remind me of Mephistopheles—the “Spirit that Always Negates,” as Goethe memorably introduced the character in “Faust” (one of Marx’s favorite plays). The actions of these men, and many others like them, have indeed cast a spell.
“Uncle Tom II” is an extremely ambitious documentary that attempts to cover an enormous amount of historical and intellectual ground in only two hours. While it will likely generate a great deal of debate (and vitriolic blowback), it has the dramatic and documentary potency “to break the spell”—at least among viewers who approach it with open minds.