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kimbutgar

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2. Saw this movie yesterday on TCM Things to come from 1936

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2020, 05:11 PM

Jan 2020

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The dictator type guy controlled the people by continuous war and made a comment that it’s better to control people by war and fear. They then went into the future 2026 the same actor but different character said science is bad and that you can’t trust science and turned the people against the the peace loving scientists who were trying for a better world for its citizens. He used fear to control an uprising. I thought it reminded me of Fox and the right wing media propaganda that has made at least 35% of our population into chickens supporting colonel sanders.

The was originally a story written by HG wells but I couldn’t help think it was prophetic to what is going on currently.

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Orwell: The war is not meant to be won... [View all] Roland99 Jan 2020 OP

Theory of Oligarchical Collectivism. roamer65 Jan 2020 #1

Saw this movie yesterday on TCM Things to come from 1936 kimbutgar Jan 2020 #2

Things to Come nonpareil Jan 2020 #4

Based on H. G. Wells' novel The Shape of Things to Come, published 1933. n/t sarge43 Jan 2020 #8

Doubt it's on Netflix or amazon. This makes me sad Roland99 Jan 2020 #19

The 1985 version PatSeg Jan 2020 #20

Wow. Thanks! Roland99 Jan 2020 #21

You're welcome! PatSeg Jan 2020 #22

That's what the shanti Jan 2020 #3

It's meant to fuel and fund the Military Industrial Complex. Mr.Bill Jan 2020 #5

Agree. When I sucked at that teat I knew it was just another WPA erronis Jan 2020 #16

Gingrich commented on this about 10+ years ago. The "Long War" will last about 70 years, he stated Evolve Dammit Jan 2020 #6

What a non-competitive waste of money compared to peace-mongering. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2020 #10

But it's hard for the profiteers to fill their coffers if peace is the goal. erronis Jan 2020 #17

You mean hard for the likes of Amazon and Google to fill their coffers? Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2020 #23

Couldn't agree more. Supported Kucinich's plan for Dept. of Peace (cabinet level) Evolve Dammit Jan 2020 #24

He didn't need to think hard or extrapolate bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #7

Maybe since history first recorded wars. Greek/Persian/Roman/Abyssinian/etc. erronis Jan 2020 #18

The war on Terror, The war on some Drugs, The war on Women, The war on People of Colour, .... . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2020 #9

the war on us onethatcares Jan 2020 #11

The war on Christmas.... TrishaJ Jan 2020 #13

This is WHY we have to fight to protect our democracy, Hortensis Jan 2020 #12

Victory is not possible. edbermac Jan 2020 #14

war AdamGG Jan 2020 #15