The Obama Hitler Youth phenomena
Things are getting scary out there.
Let's leave any discussion of the merits and morality of "using" children to convey a political message when the belief system of the child is one that's largely taught by a parent - it's no different than what faithful religious folks do when they raise their own children to be believers.
To the point: George Santayana said: "Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it." In that light, be sure to watch this video. In the not-so-unlikely event that the video is no longer available, what it depicts is the recording session where the children sing the "Obama's gonna change the world" tripe that came out a few days back. The scariest part is the last 30 seconds or so of the video, a film clip of the Hitler Youth in 1930's Germany singing a similar tribute to Adolf. YIKES!!
As with all things youtube, there are linked videos, and I actually got to the video above from this one: this one, which was linked on the drudgereport. Again, if it's gone, it depicts a group of roughly ten young (teen-aged) black men dressed in military camouflage bottoms and black T-shirts dork-stepping (as opposed to goose-stepping - you've got to see the video to understand) into a room chanting "Alpha - Omega" (I think). After stopping, they take turns stepping out and saying "Because I have been inspired by Barack Obama, I will be the next ___" (fill in the blank with a career pursuit: architect, lawyer, fireman, auto mechanic). This is followed by more chanting and synchronized calasthenics. The youth then take turns again stepping out, and each enunciates a point from the Obama health insurance proposal (or at least, what it would be in Obama's ideal world where there's no cost to implement any plan and all government administered programs function perfectly...)
I'm all for kids taking inspiration from wherever they can find it to form a direction in their lives that will be a force for good in the world. And I must admit that there are some similarities between what I see in the second video and the Boy Scout organization that I have been active in over many years. However, I think a line has been crossed. Not only is the unison dork-stepping three or four steps beyond anything the Boy Scouts ever did, it's highly reminiscent of authentic goose-stepping. Then there's the synchronized calisthenics combined with the chants. Yeah, kind of like a football team working out before the game. But the topper here is the dedication to The One - Barack Obama. Boy Scouts dedicate themselves to God and country, and a set of high standards of personal conduct. Football teams are dedicated to the team and the school. The young men in this video are dedicated to one individual.
Can you say Jim Jones? David Koresh? Adolf Hitler? Barack Obama???
Press on. And don't forget to vote.
Let's leave any discussion of the merits and morality of "using" children to convey a political message when the belief system of the child is one that's largely taught by a parent - it's no different than what faithful religious folks do when they raise their own children to be believers.
To the point: George Santayana said: "Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it." In that light, be sure to watch this video. In the not-so-unlikely event that the video is no longer available, what it depicts is the recording session where the children sing the "Obama's gonna change the world" tripe that came out a few days back. The scariest part is the last 30 seconds or so of the video, a film clip of the Hitler Youth in 1930's Germany singing a similar tribute to Adolf. YIKES!!
As with all things youtube, there are linked videos, and I actually got to the video above from this one: this one, which was linked on the drudgereport. Again, if it's gone, it depicts a group of roughly ten young (teen-aged) black men dressed in military camouflage bottoms and black T-shirts dork-stepping (as opposed to goose-stepping - you've got to see the video to understand) into a room chanting "Alpha - Omega" (I think). After stopping, they take turns stepping out and saying "Because I have been inspired by Barack Obama, I will be the next ___" (fill in the blank with a career pursuit: architect, lawyer, fireman, auto mechanic). This is followed by more chanting and synchronized calasthenics. The youth then take turns again stepping out, and each enunciates a point from the Obama health insurance proposal (or at least, what it would be in Obama's ideal world where there's no cost to implement any plan and all government administered programs function perfectly...)
I'm all for kids taking inspiration from wherever they can find it to form a direction in their lives that will be a force for good in the world. And I must admit that there are some similarities between what I see in the second video and the Boy Scout organization that I have been active in over many years. However, I think a line has been crossed. Not only is the unison dork-stepping three or four steps beyond anything the Boy Scouts ever did, it's highly reminiscent of authentic goose-stepping. Then there's the synchronized calisthenics combined with the chants. Yeah, kind of like a football team working out before the game. But the topper here is the dedication to The One - Barack Obama. Boy Scouts dedicate themselves to God and country, and a set of high standards of personal conduct. Football teams are dedicated to the team and the school. The young men in this video are dedicated to one individual.
Can you say Jim Jones? David Koresh? Adolf Hitler? Barack Obama???
Press on. And don't forget to vote.
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