Charlie Chaplin; A Timeless Message »
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A scene from "The Great Dictator" one of the most poignant films of all time, where Charlie Chaplin transcends his comic wit to deliver a powerful statement in his satire against fascism. This anti-Nazi speech by Chaplin at the film's end is one of filmdom's greatest moments.
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Spadecaller
May 4, 2008, 10:31 a.m.Chaplin's closing oration is as pertinent and meaningful as it was fifty-eight years ago.
And this was the man forced into exile...
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cowboygrandpa
May 4, 2008, 7:15 p.m.Spadecaller:
Thank you!! What a wonderful piece of timeless wisdom. It was true then and it is true now.
Wish I could have seen this during Nam. Because it was the same garbage wrapped in shinier wrapping. We were preventing the spread of communisim. Hah!!!
Who do we trade with today but the very communist we sought to destroy.
It is all lies by a government bent on controlling and destroying the very lives they are put in charge of protecting.
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not2needy
May 4, 2008, 11:09 a.m.That was compelling and very befitting of what is going on in the world, and the U.S. today. If only people would listen and do what Chaplin said in that speech, the world would be a much better place.
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scriblerus1
May 4, 2008, 11:36 a.m.Great classic, SC! Thanks for reminding me. The present Great Dictator, GWB, does almost as well at blind self-parody as Chaplin did miming der Goozenschtepfer.
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GHOSTWHOWALKS
May 4, 2008, 11:40 a.m.Great post SC. Wonder if any of the idiots will understand what Charlie said?
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TheRealizer
May 4, 2008, 11:48 a.m.Spade...Thanks for the heads up on this. If I had ever seen this, I had forgotten it. I is unreal that the more things change, the more they stay the same..
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GHOSTWHOWALKS
May 4, 2008, 11:49 a.m."Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead."
Louisa May Alcott
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david_nwpa
May 4, 2008, 12:44 p.m.As long as men die, liberty will live. Very moving speech, thank you for posting this, Spadecaller. What does it say of our generation when we forget these words?
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Dicax_Maximus
May 4, 2008, 12:49 p.m.SC - Never seen this one before.....
Shame that so many of our so called leaders also seem to have missed both the clip, and, more importantly, it's message........
Cheers,
DM.
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Francisca
May 4, 2008, 1:22 p.m.I saw and heard this speech years ago, when I was a child at school for the first time and I must admit I wasn't old enough to understand the Power of the Words (too young). It's only now that I really realize how true, how deep was what he wanted to tell. Thanks for refreshing the Collective Memory Spadecaller!
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ML2007
May 4, 2008, 2:03 p.m.Very poignant and moving speech with a lot of truth. A lot said in a very short time. Looking back, the speech was very prophetic.
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texangelwings
May 4, 2008, 5:37 p.m.Wow, Mr. Chaplin's words are as if he was speaking of today's times! I had never seen this clip before!
Mr. Chaplin spoke from his heart and said so much!
Thanks to all for the excellent comments above!
Thanks Spadecaller!
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CRYMTYPHON
May 4, 2008, 7:43 p.m.Am I the only one, picturing a certain current president, twirling a globe about on his finger?
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