Team America: Right Wing?
I do not agree with the assertion that "Team America: World Police" is a right wing satire. Having now seen the movie twice, I think that it points out the follies and inadequacies of both the right and left in American politics. Certainly it pokes fun at how absurdly liberal Hollywood is with the Film Actors Guild. If this was a normal movie, the moral of it would be something along the lines of force being necessary to stay safe, which also pokes fun at the peace-loving liberals. On the other side, everyplace that Team America goes to kill terrorists they do more destruction and leave the locals more disenchanted than if they had never shown up. In France they blow up the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower and the locals look horrified even after Team America announces that they've saved them from terrorists with WMDs. In Egypt they blow up pyramids and the Sphinx and the locals look shocked even though Team America was supposedly protecting them. Also, another jab at the current administration and the right is the fallibility of I.N.T.E.L.L.I.G.E.N.C.E., which sometimes just shows Team America the evening news. More than anything, the movie shows that to be successful in today's world there needs to be a balance and a trust between those that wish to remain peaceful and those that would like to use force as a tool for safety at home.

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