will729
March 19th, 2008, 07:09 PM
using scripture to back up his claim he says that happiness, prosperity and world peace are all achievable by man through science and technology, it's the current institutions that are keeping man in the state it's in and causing men to hate and kill each other. oh and It's Charlie Chaplin 68 years ago by the way.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5IvPIWzQcUY
I just saw this and at first I was thinking "wow that sounds nice" then i realized the character was trying to promise things that only god will be able to provide through the power of men. It strikes me as the sort of powerful uplifting hopeful speech someone would give when the world is in turmoil and is looking to anyone to give it stability. *cough* the Antichrist after the rapture *cough*
I'm not saying i think Charlie Chaplin is evil, during that era (and even now) those ideas must have been very comforting to people. I just see this appeal to mankind's wish for peace being a way control and a shift in world politics could be achieved by the Antichrist.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5IvPIWzQcUY
I just saw this and at first I was thinking "wow that sounds nice" then i realized the character was trying to promise things that only god will be able to provide through the power of men. It strikes me as the sort of powerful uplifting hopeful speech someone would give when the world is in turmoil and is looking to anyone to give it stability. *cough* the Antichrist after the rapture *cough*
I'm not saying i think Charlie Chaplin is evil, during that era (and even now) those ideas must have been very comforting to people. I just see this appeal to mankind's wish for peace being a way control and a shift in world politics could be achieved by the Antichrist.