"History Lesson" | ||||
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BLACK SCREEN: (continues a few seconds after VOICE OVER begins) |
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BACKGROUND MUSIC Upbeat music - faintly PATRIOTIC but not overtly so... |
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VOICE OVER: | ||||
"In the early 1960's, the GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA knowingly used MISLEADING STATEMENTS and then later blamed FAULTY C.I.A. INTELLIGENCE in an effort to pursuade the AMERICAN PEOPLE to support the war in VIETNAM." | ||||
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FADE IN with... | ||||
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SLIDESHOW IMAGES
from VIETNAM ERA:
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V.O (CONTINUES): |
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"Initially CONGRESS and the AMERICAN PEOPLE enthusiastically supported our efforts in Vietnam. Thousands of men and women ENLISTED to help fight and win the conflict. The DRAFT BOARD would eventually enlist several thousands more..." | ||||
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SLIDESHOW IMAGES are still fairly UPBEAT but... |
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BACKGROUND MUSIC is becoming slightly MORE OMINOUS... |
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V.O (CONTINUES): |
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(slight pause here as the BACKGROUND MUSIC becomes more
disturbing) "But it became increasingly clear that the United States was involved in what would later be called a "QUAGMIRE". Tens of thousands of Americans LOST THEIR LIVES along with MILLIONS of Vietnamese. |
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SLIDESHOW IMAGES (Suddenly these are NOW DISTURBING)
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V.O (CONTINUES): |
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Bitter allegations began to surface surface here at home of
TERRIBLE ATROCITIES committed by our own soldiers... |
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SLIDESHOW IMAGES
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V.O (CONTINUES): |
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"Many of those that had initially supported our country's involvement in the VIETNAM WAR realized that they had been LIED TO by our GOVERNMENT and that the TRUE REASONS for the conflict in VIETNAM had very little to do with supporting DEMOCRACY and much more to do with supporting CORPORATE INTERESTS." | ||||
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FINAL SLIDESHOW SCENES
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FADE TO BLACK | ||||
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========END OF FIRST SEGMENT======== |
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BACKGROUND SOUND: VIDEO TAPE ON FAST REWIND |
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VIDEO IMAGES: VIDEO TAPE BEING REWOUND |
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========BEGINNING OF SECOND SEGMENT======== |
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BACKGROUND MUSIC Upbeat music - faintly PATRIOTIC but not overtly so... |
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VOICE OVER: | ||||
"In the 2003 the GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA knowingly used MISLEADING STATEMENTS and then later blamed FAULTY C.I.A. INTELLIGENCE in an effort to pursuade the AMERICAN PEOPLE to support the war in IRAQ." | ||||
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FADE IN with... | ||||
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SLIDESHOW IMAGES
from the leadup to war with IRAQ:
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V.O (CONTINUES): |
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"Initially CONGRESS and the AMERICAN PEOPLE enthusiastically supported our efforts in Iraq. Thousands of men and women ENLISTED to help fight and win the conflict. Thousands were called up from the reserves and national guard. There was even some talk about restarting the DRAFT, in case we needed to enlist more troops in the fight..." | ||||
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SLIDESHOW IMAGES are still fairly UPBEAT but... |
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BACKGROUND MUSIC is becoming slightly MORE OMINOUS... |
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V.O (CONTINUES): |
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(slight pause here as the BACKGROUND MUSIC becomes more
disturbing) "But it has become increasingly clear that the United States was not prepared for the resistance we would face. Some people are beginning to call our war in Iraq a "QUAGMIRE". Over a thousand American soldiers and contractors have LOST THEIR LIVES along with TENS OF THOUSANDS of Iraqi citizens. |
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SLIDESHOW IMAGES (Suddenly these are NOW DISTURBING)
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V.O (CONTINUES): |
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Bitter allegations have begun to surface surface here at home of
TERRIBLE ATROCITIES committed by our own soldiers... |
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SLIDESHOW IMAGES
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V.O (CONTINUES): |
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"Many of those that had initially supported our country's involvement in the IRAQ WAR realized that they had been LIED TO by our GOVERNMENT and that the TRUE REASONS for the conflict in IRAQ had very little to do with DEFEATING TERRORISM and much more to do with supporting CORPORATE INTERESTS." | ||||
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FINAL SLIDESHOW SCENES
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FADE TO BLACK | ||||
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========END OF SECOND SEGMENT======== |
As the SECOND SEGMENT ENDS, the camera PULLS BACK to reveal that this movie has been PLAYING ON A CLASSROOM TV SET and we realize this has been some sort of history lesson. The teacher tells her class that it's important to LEARN FROM HISTORY because "those that don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it". She says this as though the kids lives somehow DEPENDED ON IT which should seem a bit strange given the idyllic setting. The camera THEN CONTINUES to PULL BACK and we see a SMALL KID, obviously NOT PAYING ATTENTION. He's playing with a "DUBYA" ACTION FIGURE DOLL. The CLOSING SHOT is of the TEACHER calling the child's name and ROLLING HER EYES. TEACHER: "George? George? Are you paying attention?" IMPORTANT NOTES: Senator Kerry, initially supported U.S. involvement Vietnam, he enlisted and fought bravely for our country. But then he came back home to tell people a first hand account that the war had been a terrible mistake and that it was time to recognize that hard truth. The overall concept here is the create a FLASH MOVIE and supporting website that can be widely distributed FOR FREE via the internet and emails. The goal is to TEACH VOTERS that vietnam was a BAD IDEA (not a good one) and that sticking with a BAD IDEA based on lies and crummy CIA intelligence is not LEADERSHIP. It's STUPID.
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