The Hangman by Maurice Ogden

An animated rendition of Maurice Ogden's poem "The Hangman"
Narrated by Herschel Bernardi
Music composed and conducted by Serge Hovey
Produced in 1964

This was captured and digitized from a Betamax tape source. Apologies for quality loss.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• animation
• short
• film
• educational

[LazyMan9000]

Apart from the fact that I don't like preachy material that tries to force an alarmist set of morals down my throat (no matter WHAT branch those morals may come from), this is ridiculously outdated.

Come on, people, the age of blanket persecution by the government, at least in the First World, has come and gone. They can't get away with that shit any more, too many eyes watching.

You can be vigilant about monitoring your Government, sure - but don't be an alarmist. You look like a crazy person.

[LedgemDK]

@LazyMan9000 I don't think the intent was to be alarmist, but to make people aware that this can happen. As to "too many eyes watching" - if you've read over some of the recent laws that were proposed/passed (internet censorship, detainment of citizens deemed to be a threat to national security), you'd know that the government isn't afraid to try. Eyes alone isn't a deterrent: what are people doing about it? Nothing, and so the government moves forward...

[LazyMan9000]

@LedgemDK - I like how you say 'what are people doing about it'? Just what makes you think that whatever it is people have planned is any better than what the Government is already doing? Humans are inherantly insane when grouped together in large numbers, no matter WHAT purpose they're united by. The only real difference between a rioting crowd and parliament in session is that the rioters have less paperwork.

[LedgemDK]

@LazyMan9000 Who is saying that we need a new system? I'm not a fan of the government trying to lord over people, and many other Americans claim the same, yet here the government is making power grabs in clear sight and full media coverage (in spite of the "many eyes watching"). Who is opposing it?

[bigjlilt]

They came first for the Communists,

and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.

Then they came for the trade unionists,

and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews,

and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.

Then they came for me

and by that time no one was left to speak up.

Martin Niemöller

[frengers465]

CREEPY.

[MartinVanBoven]

@LazyMan9000 Funny, you are an active member of the group of passive people :)

[laxbros12and13]

this is the creepiest most depressing poem i have ever seen. never to willingly watch it again

[SaintJames012]

they should update this

[mikechandlerpe]

i almost disliked this genius...sorry youtube folk

[Texasjim2007]

The Russian population is shrinking at a rate of 1.7 percent a year. The German population is shrinking at a rate of 2.0 percent a year. Texas has the largest rate of population growth in America. What's wrong with that picture? You socialists are a lot smarter than us dumb rednecks living in Texas so maybe you can explain it to me what I'm missing here but that don't seem to track at Houston.

[jocey4]

@bigjlilt my us history teacher has that quote on a poster in our room and he showed us this video the other day... so powerful