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Old 08-27-2009, 01:12 PM
 
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Commies Are Taking Over! American Gullibility, Then And Now.
In 1938 Orson Wells made a radio broadcast that New York City was being invaded by martians. Many listeners believed this was a actual event and panicked.
Parallels between then and now...
Currently, we have many demagogues that claim Obama is converting America to communism. The believers eat it up, hook, line, and sinker. Not much has changed; a large segment of the population is gullible enough to believe anything. I guess if Glen Beck announced that martians have invaded, his loyal listeners would probably grab their guns and fearfully flee to their basements for protection or stand guard at their windows ready to shoot the first space alien they see.

War of the Worlds: How Orson Welles Drew the Nation into a Shared IIlusion

"War of the Worlds": Behind the 1938 Radio Show Panic


YouTube - 'Attack By Mars' Panic; Orson Wells Speaks 1938/10/31
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Old 08-27-2009, 01:29 PM
 
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you are correct ... americans are gullible then and now:

THE 43rd PRESIDENT: THE VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT; Cheney Says Bush Administration Will Move Rapidly on Issues Central to Campaign - The New York Times

CNN.com - Transcripts
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