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February 14, 2014

You and I have the courage to say to our enemies,

"There is a price we will not pay." "There is a point beyond which they must not advance."
Winston Churchill said, "The destiny of man is not measured by material computations. When great forces are on the move in the world, we learn we're spirits—not animals." And he said, "There's something going on in time and space, and beyond time and space, which, whether we like it or not, spells duty." You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We'll preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we'll sentence them to take the last step into a thousand years of darkness. A TIME FOR CHOOSING (The Speech – October 27, 1964)

Posted by gerardvanderleun at February 14, 2014 11:29 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Watch The Speech on YouTube

http://youtu.be/uHuGvhelcGU

Posted by: Scott M at February 15, 2014 2:00 AM

Only 950 years to go.

Posted by: BillH at February 15, 2014 7:20 AM

See the wonderful benefits of ruining western civilization and having communist/multicultural/atheists/gays running our economy, schools and politics. Yes, Winston, Muhammad is the most popular name in England, how is that working out for you, wanker.

Posted by: Alex at February 15, 2014 7:23 AM

Every bifurcation is a time for choosing. I love Winnie. Thanks, G.

Posted by: AbigailAdams at February 15, 2014 7:44 AM

As heard by today's electorate, this is an incomprehensible, wasted pile of phonemes.

The vast majority of Americans don't have the foggiest clue who their enemies are. The rest are shamed, demonized, muzzled, hobbled and marginalized.

Just one more data point in the body of evidence showing that while homo sapiens may be the most advanced organism on the planet, homo socius has a recurring death wish.

Posted by: goy at February 15, 2014 7:55 AM

Winston Churchill is unfortunately dead. And his spirit is on life support. No big fan of Robert A Heinlein but he was right about the natural state of mankind being poverty and misery.

Posted by: Glenn at February 15, 2014 8:53 AM

As heard by today's electorate, this is an incomprehensible, wasted pile of phonemes.

In the end, the left didn't need a Newspeak Dictionary. Gramscian control of the schools and "narrative" was sufficient.

Thanks for the link, Scott M. It is nice to watch a political speech where the audience doesn't jump up like a pack of portly jack in the boxes at every applause line.

Posted by: el baboso at February 15, 2014 2:04 PM

In the end, the left didn't need a Newspeak Dictionary. Gramscian control of the schools and "narrative" was sufficient.

Don't forget television. All of the horror of Huxley's and Orwell's visions was merely a metaphor for the coming nightmare of television.

I got stuck in a waiting room the other day while my car was getting an alignment and an oil change. Television was not optional. Once again I was forcefully reminded that every word, every character, every attitude portrayed on every television set, every television channel, every television program, is simply a lie. Is it on television? It's not true; quod erat demonstrandum.

When you don't own one, being confronted with the extent that it's the background to most people's lives is just staggering.

Television is the Big Lie; it's not beyond belief that television is Satan incarnate, or at the very least the mainline to the Evil One. If you wonder at the idiocy and stubborn refusal to see reality in the surrounding populace, look no further than your nearest boob tube. It's there to make people stupid, and its success rate is breathtaking.

Posted by: Rob De Witt at February 15, 2014 4:18 PM

De Witt, as we are told on a daily basis "America is the greatest country in the world", this is worth looking at also. You only have to stay in Switzerland for a few weeks, let's say Zurich, then fly back to land at JFK in NYC for some heavy culture shock. You must surely ask yourself "what are they drinking in the U.S. to make such claims"?

Posted by: Alex at February 15, 2014 6:39 PM

But, my friend, that is exactly the point. For the last 50 years or so, they haven't been "drinking" anything. Television says it's so - and then proceeds to illumine an America that never was.

Posted by: Rob De Witt at February 15, 2014 7:18 PM

The difference between Zurich and Outer Boroughs Noo Yawk is obvious to even the most casual observer. What is that difference? Not to put too fine a point on it, but let's just say it is a characteristic that Swiss people and Swiss ski slopes have in common...

Posted by: Shibes Meadow at February 15, 2014 7:50 PM

The difference between Zurich and Outer Boroughs Noo Yawk is obvious to even the most casual observer. What is that difference? Not to put too fine a point on it, but let's just say it is a characteristic that Swiss people and Swiss ski slopes have in common...

Posted by: Shibes Meadow at February 15, 2014 7:51 PM

Recently stopped at a Burger King in a metropolis for lunch and there was a big screen on the wall with a news channel on though the sound was thankfully muted. First time I had seen such a thing in more than 10 years. What a spectacle. Stuff scrolling sideways at the bottom, split screens, PIP, fast edits, etc., it seemed like a Windows 3.11 screensaver. This creation was surely meant to scramble the thought process by rapid fire and panic. After a minute of watching I had to look away and continue doing so. I saw no sense in any of it. People that partake of that stuff are lacking in value and substance and are barely human. More like a grouping of programmed organic materials assembled to resemble ancient bipodal carbon unit Borgs.

Posted by: ghostsniper at February 16, 2014 6:56 AM

@ghostsniper
I, too, had a similar experience at a local Burger King. In my case it was even more intolerable as the wait staff had the TV tuned to MSNBC. I will not subject myself to the agit-prop that spews from the alphabet soup "news" programs. I couldn't imagine why anyone would think watching the "news" was a good idea. My conclusion was that management didn't want the diners to become too comfortable. Eat your food and leave.

Posted by: Richard at February 16, 2014 8:49 AM

ghost: it is called cognitive dissonance. Can be used quite effectively to subdue and interrogate subjects. First scramble and break down the barriers, then go into their heads and get what you can. I've been on both sides of that table, and it ain't nice.

TV and other mass media like yoo toob, the movies and vids, all pushing an agenda and offering a thought pattern for viewers to emulate. Subliminal is not so very sub these days.

Ever see the movie "They Live"? We all gonna need some glasses to discern the reality behind what comes before our eyes.

Posted by: chasmatic at February 16, 2014 7:08 PM

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