Filmed Lecture on Communism vs Capitalism by US Government Employee, ca 1960s Pt. 2 of 2
Continued... “...I think you see that this is one of their most appealing slogans: We can help you catch up w/ history fast...many of my friends in other countries have said to me...looks pretty logical to me. But you know when you talk about this to the average person in the United States, I think his reaction is words, words, words; theory, theory, theory. We have today in the United States, what the Communists are promising in the distant future, in the most advanced Communist countries.
12:30:30 Vetter’s view: “...after living in the Soviet Union in 1959, is that developed Free World countries have achieved the kind of economic & social justice Marx was calling for w/ real justification 100 years ago. We have a higher standard of performance & justice for our masses of people...”
12:31:03 “...country I love very much, Pakistan, these people have seen there is a change & they are looking for a change...there’s been a revolution in communication at the village level all over the world & people are demanding a better life; and they say if we can’t get it from the Free World we’ll get it any place we can, and sometimes this type of explanation has great appeal. Its much like a Salvation religion...”
12:32:24 “...does the Free World have a counterpart package...? I think you’ll find in the Free World we have many, many packages; not one. But not only do they have their theory, like the Bible or Koran, the same all over the world but they also have done their homework in projecting this...”
12:33:00 “Let me assume the role of a Soviet & take questions from you the audience & answer as they are being answered all over the world by the Soviets.” Does phoney accent presentation of Soviet government official & then both questions & answers
12:34:45 “If we are such a peace people why did we intervene in Hungary in 1956...?
12:35:40 “What is our Soviet interest in Cuba?” re missiles
12:37:10 Berlin Wall & nuclear testing? re French nuclear testing in North Africa.
12:39:25 Goes back to normal lecture voice. “We have many working ideologies...how Free World solves human problems...I believe the alternative to dictatorship is teamwork...I’m basically optimistic...this is why Free society is very productive.”
12:40:48 “We’ve got to use our heads, we’ve got to use our hearts. Love is a very powerful tool...we’ve got to use our morality, our working religions, our experience in solving human problems in the Free World fashion.” The End.
Cold War; Anti-Communism; Communists; Economics; Russia; Soviets; USSR; Soviet Union; Marxism; Leninism; paranoia
NOTE: Charles T. Vetter worked for US State Department, 1950- 1955. USIA post 1955.
NOTE: Any continuous ten minutes of film sold at per reel rate.
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Filmed Lecture on Communism vs Capitalism by US Government Employee, ca 1960s Pt. 2 of 2 Continued... “...I think you see that this is one of their most appealing slogans: We can help you catch up w/ history fast...many of my friends in other countries have said to me...looks pretty logical to me. But you know when you talk about this to the average person in the United States, I think his reaction is words, words, words; theory, theory, theory. We have today in the United States, what the Communists are promising in the distant future, in the most advanced Communist countries. 12:30:30 Vetter’s view: “...after living in the Soviet Union in 1959, is that developed Free World countries have achieved the kind of economic & social justice Marx was calling for w/ real justification 100 years ago. We have a higher standard of performance & justice for our masses of people...” 12:31:03 “...country I love very much, Pakistan, these people have seen there is a change & they are looking for a change...there’s been a revolution in communication at the village level all over the world & people are demanding a better life; and they say if we can’t get it from the Free World we’ll get it any place we can, and sometimes this type of explanation has great appeal. Its much like a Salvation religion...” 12:32:24 “...does the Free World have a counterpart package...? I think you’ll find in the Free World we have many, many packages; not one. But not only do they have their theory, like the Bible or Koran, the same all over the world but they also have done their homework in projecting this...” 12:33:00 “Let me assume the role of a Soviet & take questions from you the audience & answer as they are being answered all over the world by the Soviets.” Does phoney accent presentation of Soviet government official & then both questions & answers 12:34:45 “If we are such a peace people why did we intervene in Hungary in 1956...? 12:35:40 “What is our Soviet interest in Cuba?” re missiles 12:37:10 Berlin Wall & nuclear testing? re French nuclear testing in North Africa. 12:39:25 Goes back to normal lecture voice. “We have many working ideologies...how Free World solves human problems...I believe the alternative to dictatorship is teamwork...I’m basically optimistic...this is why Free society is very productive.” 12:40:48 “We’ve got to use our heads, we’ve got to use our hearts. Love is a very powerful tool...we’ve got to use our morality, our working religions, our experience in solving human problems in the Free World fashion.” The End. Cold War; Anti-Communism; Communists; Economics; Russia; Soviets; USSR; Soviet Union; Marxism; Leninism; paranoia NOTE: Charles T. Vetter worked for US State Department, 1950- 1955. USIA post 1955. NOTE: Any continuous ten minutes of film sold at per reel rate.