Must-See TV from Ken Burns

 Forget FRANKENSTEIN. Forget PSYCHO. Forget ALIEN and ALIENS. This feature is one of the most frightening productions I have ever seen on a screen. What makes it most frightening is that it's true. It all really happened. And elements of it are happening again.

Endangered democracy. The rise of authoritarian rhetoric. The attitude that Black lives don't matter. Anti-Semitism. Anti-immigration sentiments. Book banning. These elements are seen in the newest documentary from Ken Burns. It's THE U.S. and the HOLOCAUST and it's airing on PBS stations. I cannot urge you enough to see it. I watched the first episode and, within the opening 45 minutes, it just about scared the color off me. Look at the U.S. from the torch-bearing white supremacists marching through Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017 to today's investigation into the January 2021 insurrection and current anti-immigrant news being made by governors in Florida and Texas. Our current United States parallel to 1933 Berlin will chill you to the bone. This important documentary series is also a warning, an alarm that demands our attention.

Watch it, record it, stream it, tell your friends about it. History seems to be repeating itself and we should be very, very afraid. For more information on this PBS presentation, click onto this link:  www.pbs.org.