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John F. Kennedy's Speech on Secret Societies, Done to Slides
Kennedy's speech regarding Secret Societies is my favorite speech ever given by an American President and that is why I took seven hours to compile and edit the pictures I thought fit well. I hope you enjoy and if you did then please tell me what you think, or if didn't enjoy then please still feel free to tell me what you think.
Mar 4, 2008 10:20 AM
Re: John F. Kennedy's Speech on Secret Societies, Done to Slides
Thank you for making this. The visual selections were potent. You certainly did some image hunting. Great eye for what fits the message.
As much as I hate Bush, I still don't know how far to take the finger pointing. How wicked is he really? Is he mostly acting on what he believes to be the 'right thing' to do? If so, how can anyone be that fucking thick?
It's kinda interesting that Kennedy's father, a powerful Irish bootlegger who bought himself into politics, argued that Hitler wasn't such a bad fella. (Yet, he lost his first son to the war that followed). Not the same ideology his sons later drove home to America audiences.
You know, John and Bobby had their faults (esp John) but they both sure knew how to capture people when they spoke. I'm glad they had their moments. Sure, they were corrupt (esp John, I bet). thing was, they just knew people could be distracted and motivated with dreams instead of fear.
(Suddenly, a pissed off Cuban shouts at me, "Senior, asshole ! el Google '61 missile crisis.... stupido!")
As much as I hate Bush, I still don't know how far to take the finger pointing. How wicked is he really? Is he mostly acting on what he believes to be the 'right thing' to do? If so, how can anyone be that fucking thick?
It's kinda interesting that Kennedy's father, a powerful Irish bootlegger who bought himself into politics, argued that Hitler wasn't such a bad fella. (Yet, he lost his first son to the war that followed). Not the same ideology his sons later drove home to America audiences.
You know, John and Bobby had their faults (esp John) but they both sure knew how to capture people when they spoke. I'm glad they had their moments. Sure, they were corrupt (esp John, I bet). thing was, they just knew people could be distracted and motivated with dreams instead of fear.
(Suddenly, a pissed off Cuban shouts at me, "Senior, asshole ! el Google '61 missile crisis.... stupido!")
By: EViLMinD
Re: John F. Kennedy's Speech on Secret Societies, Done to Slides
Great Job! I liked it, and if it warranted such a long and positive response from EViLMinD, you've impressed the hardest to impress.
By: luclonde
Re: John F. Kennedy's Speech on Secret Societies, Done to Slides
If you're one to follow conspiracy theories, you will hear these words and think, hey, he means a cabal of elites running everything. In actuality, he is referring to Communism. He is speaking about the importance of a free press in this country, antithetical to the stifling of dissent and information in dictatorial regimes. Sorry if that rattles your delusions.
By: amity_means
Re: John F. Kennedy's Speech on Secret Societies, Done to Slides
I didn't hear him use the word communism once. The fear of communism was merely fear of a secret society.
By: odipus
Re: John F. Kennedy's Speech on Secret Societies, Done to Slides
True, he didn't, but what I'm hearing is him saying during the Cold War, we must not use the tactics we oppose. It's a common support for civil liberties, much like the ongoing debate on torture we see today. Could someone post the date of this speech? We need some context, despite my interpretation of this.
By: amity_means
Re: John F. Kennedy's Speech on Secret Societies, Done to Slides
Ah ha. April 27th, 1961. He was speaking to the American Newspaper Publishers Association. This is a heavily omitted excerpt from his full speech.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR1yXR2E_M8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC-yrFxyEx0&feature=related
He mentions the Cold War and our enemies explicitly. Come on guys. This clip is crap. Yes, he's worried about secrets, not the type dishonestly shown here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR1yXR2E_M8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC-yrFxyEx0&feature=related
He mentions the Cold War and our enemies explicitly. Come on guys. This clip is crap. Yes, he's worried about secrets, not the type dishonestly shown here.
By: amity_means
Re: John F. Kennedy's Speech on Secret Societies, Done to Slides
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYGcx2QHPog&feature=related
Oops, last part, though the images are a little misleading.
Oops, last part, though the images are a little misleading.
By: amity_means


