Must Watch: Charlie Chaplin And His Great Thought-Provoking Speech

Here is a speech from the movie The great dictator which was released in 1940,

The Great Dictator was a political satire, condemning Hitler, Mussolini, the Nazis, and anti-Semitism. It was Chaplin’s first full-sound production and was nominated for five Academy Awards. The film tells the story of a Jewish barber (Chaplin) who is mistaken for a dictator he resembles and is asked to take his place. At the film’s conclusion, he rejects his position as emperor and gives an impassioned speech that has become one of the most famous in film history.

it’s 76 years old, but literally could have been written yesterday

Charlie Chaplin didn’t say much in his movies—but the first time he really did, it was amazing.

A really thought-provoking speech that was an intricate part in changing how I viewed the world and I believe everyone should watch this.

A speech about tolerance, love, kindness.

A speech about caring for others, stopping greed, war, and hate.

It’s now 76 years old—but, the Charlie Chaplin Great Dictator speech has never been so timely, resonant and on point.

Watch the video, and then read the speech in full below.

Read it, absorb it, share it, live it.

Without music in the background (Music in the background below)

With music in the background and imagery

I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business.

I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone – if possible – Jew, Gentile – black man – white.

We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that.

We want to live by each other’s happiness – not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another.

In this world there is room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone.

The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way.

Greed has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed.

We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in.

Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want.

Our knowledge has made us cynical. Our cleverness, hard and unkind.

We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity.

More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost….

The aeroplane and the radio have brought us closer together.

The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men – cries out for universal brotherhood – for the unity of us all.

Even now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world – millions of despairing men, women, and little children – victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people.

To those who can hear me, I say – do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed – the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress.

The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people.

And so long as men die, liberty will never perish. …..

Soldiers! don’t give yourselves to brutes – men who despise you – enslave you – who regiment your lives – tell you what to do – what to think and what to feel!

Who drill you – diet you – treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder.

Don’t give yourselves to these unnatural men – machine men with machine minds and machine hearts!

You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men! You have the love of humanity in your hearts! You don’t hate! Only the unloved hate – the unloved and the unnatural!

Soldiers! Don’t fight for slavery! Fight for liberty!

In the 17th Chapter of St Luke it is written: “the Kingdom of God is within man” – not one man nor a group of men, but in all men! In you!

You, the people have the power – the power to create machines. The power to create happiness!

You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure.

Then – in the name of democracy – let us use that power – let us all unite.

Let us fight for a new world – a decent world that will give men a chance to work – that will give youth a future and old age a security.

By the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power.

But they lie! They do not fulfill that promise. They never will!

Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people! Now let us fight to fulfill that promise!

Let us fight to free the world – to do away with national barriers – to do away with greed, with hate and intolerance.

Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness.

Soldiers! in the name of democracy, let us all unite!

VIDEO: Agriculture In Puerto Rico in the 1940’s (Democracy at Work USDA)

by Jivan Wild January 27, 2016January 27, 2016

Here is a video from the 1940’s entitled Democracy at Work in Rural Puerto Rico about agriculture in Puerto Rico, This 40s film, made by the U.S. Department of Agricultures Extension Service, chronicles the services the Extension Service provides to rural Puerto Rican families, including training in better farming methods, help with starting home-based businesses, and starting 4-H clubs for the kids.

According to an editorial review on Amazon,
“Democracy at work in Rural Puerto Rico, is a propaganda piece to teach the world what democracy offers for places like Puerto Rico and how much they and the United States have gained from the alliance. When it is not reminding the audience how wondrous democracy can be, the film shows some compelling statistics and customs of Puerto Rico, including a traditional country dance complete with music and smiling Puerto Ricans. Made when tensions were reaching a boiling point with Europe in the 1940s, the narrator also claims Puerto Rico has strategic importance in fending off enemies. This is an informative, albeit slanted, look into the culture and customs of Puerto Rico.”

It’s a flash from the past and a look back at how agriculture was a big part of Puerto Rico, where everyone grew food, where as now they are dependent on imported foods and dependent on food stamps and welfare.

Massive amounts of rich land goes unused as the people have forgotten about the foundation this island was built upon. Before they had their farmers market, now those are replace with mass amounts of fast food joints as the people forgot about real food.

I truly believe the richness is in the land, but like then, people would prefer for an outside company to buy off all the land, in order for them to work for a pittance for that company. Just like the sugar cane industry that presided here during those times.

I mention on another one of my blog post that cannabis hemp could be the new sugarcane, but again people have to regain control of the land and rebuild the foundations. Stop waiting on governments and corporations to lay the foundation out for you. The power is in your hands.

The people of this island have to start to grow food and the people need to start working together as they did back then. Start producing again to regain their own dependence and it all starts with agriculture.

Back then these life skills were passed down from generation to generation. Now nothing much is being passed down but the skill to be dependent on governments and corporations.

Instead of investing in Iphones, maybe the people should be investing in gardening tools. I made a challenge which could be found here entitled donate land in exchange for food. I stated that there were many people, especially those who study agriculture, who wants to grow with no land and people with lots of land but not growing.

I think we must share the land so that we could share the food. Time to stop being dependent on corporations and governments and start depending on each other. In solidarity. UNITY!

Here is another video from 1950′s and a blog where I compare the 50’s to now and ask the question what has happened.

What do you think of the current state of Puerto Rico and it’ agriculture?

Leave comments down below, I would like to hear from you. Peace, love, unity, FREEDOM

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Watch This Thought-Provoking short – I am Nature

by Jivan Wild January 20, 2016January 20, 2016

I am Nature

Here is this short, well done film campaign by WWF, I am nature. For WE ARE NATURE. It is something I always repeat though out my blog and vlogs. I believe we lost connection to nature, lost connection to the beauty that this Earth and thus we have lost connection with each other as we have now become walking corpses devoid of life.

Do we truly appreciate this gift of life that we have or do we go on to waste every minute of every second that we have on the mundane. Do we truly live life or do we just simulate how life is lived?

In I AM NATURE we reflect on the nature of us. Right now and in the moment. Not by the number of likes on our Facebook pages and not by the unopened mails in our in-boxes but rather through the art of personal reflection.

WWF aims its message directly to you, personally and direct. The viewer is pulled in by the powerful symbolism and imagery of the story, shown here in reverse. The film brings to life the still and natural beauty of nature and reminds us to take a step away from the hectic of everyday life. It awakens our born and inherited love of the outdoors. “I am Nature” is you. Is us. Make a change and get out there!

“I’m not my dozens of unread emails, I’m not my to-do list, I’m not the likes on my Facebook profile, and I’m not the fast food on my lunch break. I am the leaves falling on my shoulders, I’m the grass beneath my feet, I’m the wind blowing through the trees, I’m the water flowing between the stones, the soil running between my fingers. I’m the choices I make,”

Enjoy the video, leave comments below on what you think of the video, Do you think we are nature ?

In some ways this video reminded me of a poem I wrote which could be found here entitled My definition of life.

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MUST WATCH: Century Of The Self (Documentary)

by Jivan Wild January 5, 2016January 5, 2016

Century Of The Self

A 4 part , but great documentary, the century of the self illustrating the way we are manipulated into becoming a world of consumers. We have allowed our subconscious to continually be controlled. We are told what to buy, how to dress, and ultimately how to live our lives.

Do you ever stop to ask yourself if your thoughts are your own or do you wear what you wear because it was your choice or do you wear what you wear because it was subliminally sold to you to wear.

Are your choices your own and I think that is something we have to be deeply aware of, as I think we have a society wearing layers that are not their true selves, as society has become diluted in this artificial materialistic world.

Synopsis: Adam Curtis’ acclaimed series examines the rise of the all-consuming self against the backdrop of the Freud dynasty.

To many in both politics and business, the triumph of the self is the ultimate expression of democracy, where power has finally moved to the people. Certainly the people may feel they are in charge, but are they really? “Century of the Self” tells the untold and sometimes controversial story of the growth of the mass-consumer society in Britain and the United States. How was the all-consuming self created, by whom, and in whose interests?

The Freud dynasty is at the heart of this compelling social history. Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis; Edward Bernays, who invented public relations; Anna Freud, Sigmund’s devoted daughter; and present-day PR guru and Sigmund’s great grandson, Matthew Freud.

Sigmund Freud’s work into the bubbling and murky world of the subconscious changed the world. By introducing a technique to probe the unconscious mind, Freud provided useful tools for understanding the secret desires of the masses. Unwittingly, his work served as the precursor to a world full of political spin doctors, marketing moguls, and society’s belief that the pursuit of satisfaction and happiness is man’s ultimate goal.

Each part of the 4 part series is an hour long. This video added them all together.

Happiness Machines. Part one documents the story of the relationship between Sigmund Freud and his American nephew, Edward Bernays who invented Public Relations in the 1920s, being the first person to take Freud’s ideas to manipulate the masses. (First 58 minutes)

The Engineering of Consent. Part two explores how those in power in post-war America used Freud’s ideas about the unconscious mind to try and control the masses. Politicians and planners came to believe Freud’s underlying premise that deep within all human beings were dangerous and irrational desires.

There is a Policeman Inside All of Our Heads, He Must Be Destroyed. In the 1960s, a radical group of psychotherapists challenged the influence of Freudian ideas, which lead to the creation of a new political movement that sought to create new people, free of the psychological conformity that had been implanted in people’s minds by business and politics.

Eight People Sipping Wine In Kettering. This episode explains how politicians turned to the same techniques used by business in order to read and manipulate the inner desires of the masses. Both New Labor with Tony Blair and the Democrats led by Bill Clinton, used the focus group which had been invented by psychoanalysts in order to regain power.

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Documentary: Welcome To Puerto Rico (Fiesta Island) in the 1950’s

by Jivan Wild October 8, 2015October 8, 2015

Here is a video filmed in the 1950’s to promote tourism to Puerto Rico. After watching, you can click here for a video on agriculture in Puerto Rico in the 1940’s

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WATCH: The Story Of Your Enslavement

by Jivan Wild October 7, 2015October 7, 2015

Here is a short video by Stefan Molyneux talking about our enslavement. I for one agree with his assessment and I believe many others do as well in certain aspects.

People do know that they are hopelessly enslaved but many just continue to allow themselves to be herded like the cattle that we have become. While many others refuse to see the chains that bind them.

We think we are free, but are we really? They tell us what to think, how to feel and we are easily manipulated into conforming and obeying into this mundane bullshit illusion that we live in. We are controlled into a way of being, a way of living and this supposed freedom is nothing but a coerced sense of freedom.

Our enslavement continues through patriotism, which I believe is a disease and you can read about that in this posting here. It continues through religion and it continues with the corporations and the corporation that is the government. It continues through this bullshit system we continue to blindly follow and through the constrained wages that we happily accept.

I will write further on modern slavery in another post. For now enjoy the story of your enslavement.

Do you enjoy your enslavement?

Do you think that we are enslaved? What is your opinion on what I wrote and what was said in the video? Please discuss, I would like to hear your thoughts. Please share and subscribe. Peace, Love, Unity, FREEDOM!

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Watch: Earthlings (Powerful Documentary On The Unforgivable Use Of Animals)

by Jivan Wild August 28, 2015August 28, 2015

EARTHLINGS

You might also want to watch Cowspiracy: the sustainability secret.

WARNING: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC FOOTAGE. I dare you to watch this movie in it’s entirety.

“EARTHLINGS is the single most powerful and informative documentary about society’s tragic and unforgivable use of nonhuman animals, narrated by Joaquin Phoenix with soundtrack by Moby. Directed by Shaun Monson, this multi-award winning film by Nation Earth is a must-see for anyone who cares about nonhuman animals or wishes to make the world a better place.

EARTHLINGS is an award-winning documentary film about the suffering of animals for food, fashion, pets, entertainment and medical research. Considered the most persuasive documentary ever made, EARTHLINGS is nicknamed “the Vegan maker” for its sensitive footage shot at animal shelters, pet stores, puppy mills, factory farms, slaughterhouses, the leather and fur trades, sporting events, circuses and research labs.

The film is narrated by Academy Award® nominee Joaquin Phoenix and features music by platinum-selling recording artist Moby. Initially ignored by distributors, today EARTHLINGS is considered the definitive animal rights film by organizations around the world. “Of all the films I have ever made, this is the one that gets people talking the most,” said Phoenix. “For every one person who sees EARTHLINGS, they will tell three.”

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After watching this, watch Cowspiracy: the sustainability secret.

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Short Thought-Provoking Video Exposing The Lie We Live

by Jivan Wild August 27, 2015August 27, 2015

Exposing the truth about our corrupt world and what humanity has become.

This is a short documentary film made by Spencer Cathcart, questioning our freedom, the education system, corporations, money, the American capitalist system, the US government, world collapse, the environment, climate change, genetically modified food, and our treatment of animals.

I could have not said it better myself. Most of what this cosmic soul says in this well put together video is what I have been saying throughout this blog and throughout my videos and it is something many around the world are awakening to. Many of us are waking up from this world we live in and seeing it for what it is and not for what it appears to be.

But the lie we live. What a lie it is. The illusion right on front of our eye. I always ask myself why do we live this way. Always asking if we are put here for the mundane. To rinse, wash repeat our way through life and to follow the path going no where. Life should be more than chasing the perceived happiness that is paper. Life should be more than a repetitive cycle. It should be spontaneous, it should be thrilling, it should lived with a purpose going beyond than the mundane.

Anyway enjoy the video. I think I shall start making more videos soon with a better presentation such as this video. I think it is time to step up my game in making videos. I was going to write a blog about the lie we live in and I just searched to see what I would find and this video showed up. He has some other cool one’s as well, so be sure to check out his channel.

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WATCH: First Earth (Earthen Homes Documentary)

by Jivan Wild August 26, 2015August 26, 2015

I wrote a blog on my vision on a sustainable future which can be seen by clicking here. I think we need to change the way we look at shelter as all we see is the big house with the white picket fences and the giant swimming pool. Living in debt all our lives, paying off our giant homes.

Using materials that leave a negative impact on our environment. So many viable options, as I wrote in that post I mentioned before. From cob to hempcrete.

So many options, but we limit those options by the limits of our creativity. Here is a documentary on earthen homes which I enjoyed very much. Hopefully it can open your eyes and inspire others into seeing a new way of living.

FIRST EARTH is a documentary about the movement towards a massive paradigm shift for shelter — building healthy houses in the old ways, out of the very earth itself, and living together like in the old days, by recreating villages. It is a sprawling film, shot on location from the West Coast to West Africa. An audiovisual manifesto filmed over the course of 4 years and 4 continents, FIRST EARTH makes the case that earthen homes are the healthiest housing in the world; and that since it still takes a village to raise a healthy child, it is incumbent upon us to transform our suburban sprawl into eco-villages, a new North American dream.

It is a sprawling film, shot on location from the West Coast to West Africa. An audiovisual manifesto filmed over the course of 4 years and 4 continents, First Earth makes the case that earthen homes are the healthiest housing in the world; and that since it still takes a village to raise a healthy child, it is incumbent upon us to transform our suburban sprawl into eco-villages, a new North American dream.

First Earth is not a how-to film; rather, it’s a why-to film. It establishes the appropriateness of earthen building in every cultural context, under all socio-economic conditions, from third-world communities to first-world countrysides, from Arabian deserts to American urban jungles.

In the age of environmental and economic collapse, peak oil and other converging emergencies, the solution to many of our ills might just be getting back to basics, focusing on food, clothes, and shelter. We need to think differently about house and home, for material and for spiritual reasons, both the personal and the political.

It establishes the appropriateness of earthen building in every cultural context, under all socio-economic conditions, from third-world communities to first-world countrysides, from Arabian deserts to American urban jungles.

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Watch Animated short film: Man & The Relationship With The Natural World

by Jivan Wild August 22, 2015August 22, 2015

Watch: Man The Relationship With The Natural World (Animated film)

Here is an animated short by Steve Cutts. He has many wonderfully done animated shorts on his website which you can visit by clicking here. In this video entitled Man , we look at man’s relationship with the natural world and how fickle have we made this world. We seek to be the dominate species and we seek to exploit everything around us. Every other species is just a commodity, just a casualty of our own ignorance. We go on thinking that the world revolves around MAN. Again, thinking that we are on top of the pecking order and we don’t only want to dominate other species and the world around us, we also want to dominate each other.

Here you can see more pictures by Steve cutts entitled the insanity of mankind.

Enjoy this video and check out his other videos.