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New Documentary Challenges Woke Culture as Totalitarian Threat

7/12/2025

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Angel Studios has launched the provocative documentary series "Live Not By Lies!" that challenges "woke culture," labeling it a form of "soft totalitarianism" in the West. Premiering in the U.K. on June 30, the series, inspired by Rod Dreher's book, raises alarms about the erosion of free speech, spotlighting troubling cases like Adam Smith-Connor's conviction.

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Angel Studios has launched the provocative documentary series "Live Not By Lies!" that challenges "woke culture," labeling it a form of "soft totalitarianism" in the West. Premiering in the U.K. on June 30, the series, inspired by Rod Dreher's book, raises alarms about the erosion of free speech, spotlighting troubling cases like Adam Smith-Connor's conviction.