The documentary does present a clear and compelling narrative, but it comes across as heavily filtered through modern sensibilities, drawing explicit parallels between past U.S. policies and contemporary issues. The focus on identity and race is foregrounded, sometimes at the expense of broader, more nuanced historical context that might include a wider range of factors.

The film interrogates America’s past, often calling out religious and national traditions as complicit in failing Holocaust victims. While this historical self-examination is important, the tone sometimes tips toward framing traditional values and institutions as barriers to progress, instead of offering a more balanced perspective.

Dissenting historical viewpoints and nuance are present, but the documentary largely promotes a singular, progressive interpretation of U.S. history, framing alternative or traditional perspectives as regressive or harmful. There is little genuine debate or representation of conflicting ideological stances.