U.S. WAR DEPARTMENT - WARNING! Us vs. Them!

[katanalori]

This film was produced in 1947 by the U.S. War Dept.
Admonishes Americans that they will lose their country if they let fanaticism and hatred turn them into "suckers."

SO timely today, as Bachman, Palin, Beck et.al. spread their bigotry and hate.

PLEASE click to view the film (I do not know how to embed it):

http://www.archive.org/details/DontBeaS1947

from the comments following the film -

"Did They Listen?"
"Excellent film produced by the War Dept. presumably for viewing by the armed forces just after the end of
WW II warning about bigotry and using the history of Nazi Germany as the object lesson for what can happen if prejudice is left unchecked. I suspect this kind of film would have excited Joe McCarthy's suspicions---perhaps it did. What's sad is the realization that many of the Tea Partiers of today and other right-wing extremists would probably find this film to be dangerous and subversive--witness their common references to our "Kenyen" president..."

"What's "old" is "new" again."
"Hate Arabs anyone ? Do you think their are "evildooers" out there ready to strike you down in mid step ? Anybody you know who goes around preaching hatred against queers or liberals perhaps ? Have you ever heard anyone in or near the goverment preach absoloute nonsence against this group or that when all the while making political hay on the issue ?

Do you know anyone who still supports an official lie long after it's totally discredited ?

Well....do you...?

Sigh....here's a nice little movie that time hasn't rendered a relic of the past...it's message is as timeless as todays headlines. Perhaps a few will find rationality after a viewing of it here....we can certainly pray that they do.

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[annabanana]

1. k&r.. As we say goodbye to the Generation who faced fascism down,

toe to toe, we can't afford to let the lessons learned slip away with them.

(I miss you Daddy)