CLEARLAKE – Second Sunday Cinema's film for September will be “The End of America.”

This recent, important and well-made film might better be called, “The End of America as a True Democracy.”

Author, speaker and activist Naomi Wolf (not Klein) speaks on the 10 big similarities between what's happening in the USA today, with Obama in office, and what was happening in Germany as Hitler took power, and in Stalin's Soviet Union.

In addition to the fascinating and alarming facts, there are plenty of interesting film clips. This film was released in 2008, before Obama was elected, but most – if not all – of the provisions of the Patriot Act are still in full flower.

Many of the changes that seriously reduce our sacred freedoms came in with the second Bush Administration, following Sept. 11, 2001. But Obama has not rejected them.

This film is more than a little scary, more than a little angering and quite inspiring. What kind of nation are we passing on to our children and grandchildren?

According to Naomi Wolf, only determination and vigilance will restore the US to freedom and true democracy. Highly recommended.

Second Sunday Cinema meets at 14521 Pearl Ave. near Mullen in Clearlake.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for snack and seat-grabbing. The film – sometimes with a (very) brief speech (as in 5 minutes) – begins at 6 p.m.

For more information contact Shannon Tolson, telephone 707-279-2957.