D-Day
23rd April 2011, 13:03
Hi guys,
I just found the below video on You Tube and I'm quite curious to know who produced it and why...
The production seems slick and is clearly not supposed to make the viewer think it's real. For me, the overall feel of the video was much like that of a Hollywood 'big screen' production.
The only information I could find about the video's production was at 00:47, when the words "MANIFEST DESTINY" appeared.
I did a Google search on those words and here's what I found:
Manifest Destiny was a phrase which invoked the idea of divine sanction for the territorial expansion of the United States. It first appeared in print in 1845, in the July-August issue of the United States Magazine and Democratic Review. The anonymous author, thought to be its editor John L. O'Sullivan, proclaimed "our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our multiplying millions."
The specific context of the article was the annexation of Texas, which had taken place not long before. Other applications of the notion of manifest destiny were soon found. It was used to promote the annexations of Mexican territory acquired in the War with Mexico, of territory in Oregon gained through negotiations with the British, and the seizure (not carried out) of Cuba from the Spanish during the 1850's.
The philosophical support for manifest destiny was based on the idea that America was destined to expand democratic institutions in North America, which gave the nation a superior moral right to govern areas where other interests would not respect this goal. This was particularly clear with respect to Texas, and the alternative of a Mexican dictatorship, but it was also applied in the Oregon territory. Britain itself might be democratic, but that was not its purpose in Oregon.
Manifest destiny was a popular and easily understood phrase, which was adopted by successive political parties. Originally the position of the Democratic Party, it was absorbed into the platforms of the Whig and later Republican parties. Even the Alaska Purchase of 1867 and acquisitions outside the continent, such as Guam and Hawaii, were promoted as examples of manifest destiny in action. Gradually, the phrase has been seen as a cover for imperialism and political support has died out.
Anyhow, here's the video so check it out for yourself...
wBoOCfhaSUw
Does anyone else get the feeling that there's something STRANGE/WRONG about this video?
Or that there's some kind of hidden meaning behind it?
I'd be very interested to hear from some of you guys as to what you think the purpose/intention of the video is all about...
I just found the below video on You Tube and I'm quite curious to know who produced it and why...
The production seems slick and is clearly not supposed to make the viewer think it's real. For me, the overall feel of the video was much like that of a Hollywood 'big screen' production.
The only information I could find about the video's production was at 00:47, when the words "MANIFEST DESTINY" appeared.
I did a Google search on those words and here's what I found:
Manifest Destiny was a phrase which invoked the idea of divine sanction for the territorial expansion of the United States. It first appeared in print in 1845, in the July-August issue of the United States Magazine and Democratic Review. The anonymous author, thought to be its editor John L. O'Sullivan, proclaimed "our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our multiplying millions."
The specific context of the article was the annexation of Texas, which had taken place not long before. Other applications of the notion of manifest destiny were soon found. It was used to promote the annexations of Mexican territory acquired in the War with Mexico, of territory in Oregon gained through negotiations with the British, and the seizure (not carried out) of Cuba from the Spanish during the 1850's.
The philosophical support for manifest destiny was based on the idea that America was destined to expand democratic institutions in North America, which gave the nation a superior moral right to govern areas where other interests would not respect this goal. This was particularly clear with respect to Texas, and the alternative of a Mexican dictatorship, but it was also applied in the Oregon territory. Britain itself might be democratic, but that was not its purpose in Oregon.
Manifest destiny was a popular and easily understood phrase, which was adopted by successive political parties. Originally the position of the Democratic Party, it was absorbed into the platforms of the Whig and later Republican parties. Even the Alaska Purchase of 1867 and acquisitions outside the continent, such as Guam and Hawaii, were promoted as examples of manifest destiny in action. Gradually, the phrase has been seen as a cover for imperialism and political support has died out.
Anyhow, here's the video so check it out for yourself...
wBoOCfhaSUw
Does anyone else get the feeling that there's something STRANGE/WRONG about this video?
Or that there's some kind of hidden meaning behind it?
I'd be very interested to hear from some of you guys as to what you think the purpose/intention of the video is all about...