Put Your Money On A Long Shot

I watched "Benito-the Rise and Fall of Mussolini" (Il giovane Mussolini) on Netflix, staring Antonio Banderas... Interesting film, nicely done.

The question arises: How come the reviewers saw a completely different movie than I did?

Can people be so brainwashed that they can only see what they are told to see?

How does this 'mass hypnotism' shit work, anyway?

Both Fascism and National Socialism are 'spiritual' movements. They go beyond dollars and cents, and entries on a ledger. They are 'mystical' movements that seek to connect the adherent to the 'Ultimate Reality'.

Socialism, Communism and Capitalism are the work of vulgar accountants, party hacks, and idealistic dreamers. Where they succeed in gaining power is where men's hearts are filled with the spirit that drives humanity onward and upward. Where they fail is at the point where the pencil-pushers - the bureaucrats - assume control of the apparatus of party and state.

The Ultimate Reality of materialism is the festering sore, the starving child, and the dung heap. Nothing romantic about 'book-keeping'. Nothing exciting about being a banker or a stock broker. You don't see people lining up to give their lives to the cause of selling insurance, or used cars.

Dreamers dream magnificent dreams. Wouldn't it be nice if everyone could have a decent job; one that enabled one to have a family, feed and clothe them, and put a roof over their heads? Wouldn't it be nice if we all lived in little pink houses, with white picket fences? Wouldn't it be great if we all could have a car? Or, at least reliable public transportation? If the water was safe to drink, and the air was safe to breathe? If the food was wholesome and pure, and nobody had to go hungry? And, when we got sick, we could go to a doctor or hospital, and get paid for being off work? Wouldn't it be nice if our neighborhoods were safe, and our children could get a decent education? If there was no crime and violence? If everyone was happy and got along with each other? If we were healthy enough to enjoy our free time? If we didn't have to worry about money? If someday we could retire and enjoy our 'golden years'?

What a wonderful world it would be!

Wouldn't you like to live in a future like that? Wouldn't you like to be happy? To realize your fullest potential as a human being?

Well, there are some problems that you are going to run into along the way. The first one is called: REALITY.

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Here I would like to inject an idea. The problem with living in a 'perfect world' is PEOPLE ARE NOT PERFECT. Far from it. And, some are downright EVIL. Of course one individual's idea of an 'evil person' could be another individual's idea of a role model... That is another dimension to the problem. For now, we are trying to come to grips with reality.

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