Documentaries

Alexander the Great
youtube.com/watch?time_cont … Htv-_VjLiE

Operation Finale a real-life Nazi hunt thriller.

youtu.be/07Y4_6PD0Z4

How did the survivors come to grips with the horrendous results of unchecked hatred and bigotry.

What did they endure? How were their lives changed?

It proves what depths of depravity man is capable of.

Part of it looked suspiciously similar to The Debt, 2010 (with Helen Mirren). (And it had to be a 10 day delay? Really?! Is this some kind of universal bureaucratic SOP?)
youtube.com/watch?v=qnPV_MLgiIc

Having seen both, I think I like The Debt better, as it also brings forth other philosophical/ethical issues that may come up as result, such as ethics of covering up the truth (or “Truth being a luxury” at certain times). Operation Finale is more streamlined and straightforward action/thriller - more about preserving the memory and the revenge of the victims. But reality and the issues that inevitably come up, of course, are more complicated than just that. Does the victim become the monster himself? Will he also cover the truth up to avenge himself and his nation, if he has to?

youtu.be/qnPV_MLgiIc

One of the reviews on this movie.

I do recall vaguely seeing this movie but was not unduly impressed. Still prefer Operation Final as it gives some insight into the emotional element, that I suspect would be long lasting for the victims, I don’t know really, as you would have had to experience this horror and would not wish it on your worst enemy. I think if I had experienced it I would opt out of the human race and live a life of a hermit, one could never trust another being ever, after that.

Why not? An eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth)

There was no cover up, the Nazis were meticulous in documenting and filming their activities, there was more than enough evidence of their heinous acts they produced for themselves.

I was referring to the coverup about the mission, in the movie (Debt). This subject was a big theme in it, which raised the ethical questions as to what actions are justifiable by the survivors/victims. Essentially, is lying okay?

[shoot, just found out that the 2010 movie itself was a remake of an earlier 2007 Israeli movie: youtube.com/watch?v=tIkPj7sraYc]

Such an interesting doco.

“Nothing is so healing as the human touch”…

Pandora wrote:

Sometimes it is a kindness.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P74oHhU5MDk[/youtube]

Mr R, thanks for that video Outfoxed, pretty bloody amazing.

I once read a description of Murdoch as being ’ a big, bad bastard, and the only way you can deal with him is to make sure he thinks you can be a big, bad bastard too’.

"It’s the 2013 meeting of the Bilderbergs, and all of the world’s elite are in attendance: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Ben Bernanke, Paul Volcker, Christine Legarde, Donald Rumsfeld, Henry Kissinger, Larry Summers, Lloyd Blankfein, Jamie Dimon, Rupert Murdoch, Jeff Bezos, Eric Schmidt, Angela Merkel, George Soros, Warren Buffett, the Rockerfellers, and more…

Dan Estuline, the author who investigated the Bilderberg group for 15 years before writing his book – “The True Story of the Bilderberg Group.”

He describes their agenda thusly:

One international identity that observes one set of universal values.
Centralized control of public opinion through propaganda.
A New World Order with rulers, subjects, and the illusion of democracy.
A “zero-growth society” without prosperity or progress, only greater wealth and power for the rulers.
Manufactured crises and perpetual wars."
Establishing the UN as a de facto world government.
Making NATO a world military."

Bactria (specifically, Greco-Bactrian Kingdom; 250 BC-130 BC) (today, area straddling NE Afghanistan, SW Tajikistan, and SE Uzbekistan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bactria
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Bactrian_Kingdom

(Notably, on Hellenization of Buddhism, i.e., the introduction of Buddhist statues/idolatry, as well as contribution to the eventual spread of Buddhism into China). Apparently Zarathustra was also born in the area and some of the elements of Zoroastrianism (fire) were later incorporated into local representations of Zeus and later Kushan (Buddhist!?) rulers; ex.Kanishka’s coins)
Ghandhara: The Renaissance of Buddhism
youtube.com/watch?v=oOtl1CA … K4nmnBR3xH
(this is from 8 part history doc. series on Eurasia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milinda_Panha

Ai-Khanoum (today’s NE Afghanistan), one of the “Alexandrias” of Alexander the Great
On Persian influences on the area (hellenic+persian) (same doc. series)
youtube.com/watch?v=EfNZbCV … K4nmnBR3xH

Some historical background of Greco-Bactrian Kidgdom
Hellenism In the East: Indo-Greeks & The Thousand Cities of Bactria
youtube.com/watch?v=aAb7wF5bEnM

Modern day descendants of Greek settlers? (Perhaps Kalash?..)
youtube.com/watch?v=j5uke7vIaFM

Life and Legacy of Pythagoras
youtube.com/watch?v=Fc6W38etMHg

(paying special attention to Greek-Egyptian-Persian syncretism)
esotericonline.net/group/mys … -egypt-and
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amasis_II

The irony here is that the current president of the US gets his news from Fox, and has labeled virtually every other source of news as “fake”, and claims to be against the “deep state” and in favor of putting America first in world politics.

Chronic State (the dark side of legalizing marijuana - by non-profit DrugFree Idaho, Inc.)
vimeo.com/280127474

How Art Made the World
archive.org/details/HowArtMadeT … man…avi

0123movies.st/serie/how-art-mad … ching.html (last episode: To Death and Back)

Civilizations - BBC, 2018 (documentary on artistic representations throughout history)

  1. Second Moment of Creation (ancient art and its evolution in the West) - dailymotion.com/video/x6iwco0
  2. How Do We Look? (representing the human body)- dailymotion.com/video/x6j4nvn
  3. Picturing Paradise (role of landscape art) - dailymotion.com/video/x6fqng2
  4. Eye of Faith (art in religion) - dailymotion.com/video/x6g1wiu
  5. The Triumph of Art (Renaissance) - dailymotion.com/video/x6iwcmc
  6. First Contact (trade and interactions of cultures in art) - dailymotion.com/video/x6g1wiu
  7. Radiance (on use of colors) - dailymotion.com/video/x6l6lql
  8. The Cult of Progress (influence of industrial age and urban life) - dailymotion.com/video/x6l6lqm
  9. Vital Spark (art in the modern world) - dailymotion.com/video/x6j216b

Out of Fiery Furnace:
youtube.com/watch?v=4vDDMYyhLBw

Ha, this is great stuff.

On a Bronze Age Collapse
youtube.com/watch?v=jt1aWllpChs
Another (lecture) version
youtube.com/watch?v=bRcu-ysocX4

My first conclusion is that it appears that even the collapse of civilization does not permanently halt technological innovation and progress (it only pauses it); bringing me to a reluctant realization that technological progress may not really be stopped in the long run. So, to use Kaczynski’s metaphor, perhaps the real answer lies in humans stop being alcoholics in the first place. (Is it possible?) Globalization definitely plays a major role here, as it only accelerates the process.
Also, if the Western Civilization does collapse, I do not believe that the East will take over the stage in the world history, as I do not see the crucial element of innovation present there as its defining factor. It may adopt Western technology, but I do not believe that it will really evolve it, or significantly surpass it.

That’s insightful.

Its consistent with my law of increasing structural integrity.

Entropy may take down the whole environment but lessons will be learned by survivors / certain elements in the environment will absorb some of the crucial things that played to the collapse and simply advance their standing knowledge with knowledge of the event and their part in it - same in physics, a star system collapses, all that simple atomed order gone, but it spits out heavy metals.

history.co.uk/ - an interesting watch. :open_mouth:

Investigators circle the globe in search of evidence in their quest to determine whether life on Earth began in outer space and if aliens influenced mankind in ancient times. Did extraterrestrial beings visit Earth and share information about technology and influence human religions? And more importantly, if aliens visited the planet before, will they return? Alien theorists believe that the answer to both questions is a resounding yes.

First episode date: 20 April 2010

Narrated by: Robert Clotworthy

Network: History/Blaze