Two Minutes Minus an Hour
By Kenneth V.F. Blanchard
You can do a lot of things in two minutes. You can run, walk or swim a
great distance. I suggest you use at least two minutes to prepare yourself for
the remaining hour needed to watch JPFO's powerful film called Innocents
Betrayed.
You'll need to prepare yourself because, if you don't understand what men and
government can do if they go unchecked, then you are in for a shock.
Innocents Betrayed
is a brief history of what happens when there are no advocates of personal
freedoms, no checks and balances, and no understanding of human nature. This is
a gripping documentary that concisely gives you a snapshot of times in world
history many of us selectively choose to forget.
Ignorance is not bliss
when you are powerless. When law-abiding, good people give up their rights to
protect themselves in exchange for the ideal of a better world they are always
betrayed.
This poignant film visually reminds us that from the Carolinas to Cambodia that
power corrupts. It reminds us that, although we live in a microwave generation,
mankind has changed little. We live in a time of great inventions and comfort
but must be ever vigilant because freedom isn't free.
I give two warning to viewers about this film. The first is that it is not
science fiction. It actually happened.
The second is that it
can scrape your "life is good" mentality like a rug burn. I dare you
to embrace the grim subject matter to help you remember how far we have come
and yet how close we still are to repeating history by supporting "feel
good" legislation.
I challenge you to see
the whole picture that subtly tells us that we are responsible for what we
allow to happen in our world. This film shows us millions of people who have
been betrayed by popular, good looking, charismatic, and articulate people.
Innocents Betrayed is an eye opener for the sleeping masses weaned on
sound bytes, lies and music video.
Watching this film
struck a nerve in me. I am a descendant of institutionalized American slavery.
My people have survived legal lynchings, rape, and castrations for even
thinking of owning a firearm.
Each of us in America
shares a rich heritage of surviving atrocities forced on them because they were
not able to defend themselves. We have freedoms only dreamed about in other
lands. This film is a not-so-gentle reminder that ignorance is not bliss.
I highly recommend Innocents Betrayed for your library. Take two
minutes to consider how many copies you need and use the other fifty-eight to
watch this informative and insightful video to teach, inform and wake up the
land of the free and the home of the brave.
Honor your ancestors by living their dream deferred. Honor their struggle by
fighting for freedom for the next generation, never to forget, and never to
surrender.
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