Re: Chaplin's mindblowing speech 70yrs ago.
racingminds;701790 said:
Great speech by Chaplin in The Great Dictator...70yrs ago and how relevant it is in the world we live in today. Linked from my friend's website.
Hello
Nice rhetoric, but it's a sad fact that the earth cannot support life (at a level that the vast majority desire) for 7, 10, 15 billion people as the population growth goes ballistic. Too many greedy people (including myself).
The sense of entitlement that those fortunate to have won 'ovarian lottery' and be born into the right countries and families, feel, is stronger than ever. They will use their minds, technology, wealth, and destroy anyone who challenges them for what they feel is rightfully theirs.
The instinct to put yours above the rest prevails. Protect and secure your family, community, society, country, race, religion, above all else. But in this day and age, instinct can easily kill what it was supposed to protect.