Ooooo. I have collected the sarcasm dripping off my screen from this email and put it in a jar. I will use it to good purpose someday.

Jan

The "pig"alone would have been enough to boycott the class and bring in the ACLU, and his buddy from the Department of Justice. And what about all the contributions Muslims have made to our country and their exceptionalism? I think I might have even lived in that house that was in the film in about 1956.

The video is dated. So is the time when Capitalism, individual achievement and American exceptionalism and were actually considered good things by the government schools and media.

Show the video; follow with open discussion... That should be interesting, too...

Or an essay question quiz: compare and contrast the positions set forth in the movie with what's going on today...

My mom and dad bought their first house WAY before the 1950s for about $5000. Fought to keep it during the (Real) Great Depression. I grew up in a home with no mortgage and mom beat the idea into me that I should strive to live that way, too, if I could. She was my personal "Kickstarter" to help me on that path, financially and emotionally.

But I've discovered that it's more than 'modern educators in economics' that drive prices and inflation. Most inflation is driven by federal government's control over our money.

But about 60 years after my folks bought their home, its selling price was about sixty times higher... partially due to the desirability of homes and land/property in the geographic area of the house.

Then, I bought my first home in 1973, for about $23k. Sold it five years later for about twice that. Desirable area.

Moved to Silicon Valley and paid about $70k for less land and about the same square footage. Location, Location, Location, as well as job market and climate.

Then the loons in CA made rules that buildings couldn't be taller than six or eight stories... cuts off the view of the surrounding mountains.

Then they passed laws that said that land couldn't be developed for housing ON or close to those mountains... Keep the scenery green...

Supply, Demand and government regulations enacted by 'the people' enabled me to sell that same house (with some upgrades over two dozen years of ownership) for nearly $850k.

The other day, I heard a news report that Boulder, Colorado, I think it was, was fed up with the fast growth of their area and will be enacting rules to limit that growth of population... by limiting the number of homes that can be built, and where they can be built... like up in the hills around Boulder.

Those who do not learn from history... will be bitching about skyrocketing housing costs in Boulder pretty soon.

Handwriting... Wall... Illiteracy.

It could be a 1949 Buick Super convertible.

Here is some historical information on George Stuart Benson, the man that is first seen in this film,
http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/en...

Here is another one of his videos, dated 1955,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5P7MBUy...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_Soc...

I've heard of Fabian Socialism before but don't know much about it. Do you have a source where I could learn more about it?

It's available on a number of sites. That said, there are other aspects that make it look more recent, such as the font used to identify speakers.

I did inherit a Magnavox Brittany Television and that was made in 1947. A tall great looking mahogany corner cabinet built around a real early tube television set.
So I know there were TV sets available in 1948.