My father (who I miss everyday) and I went to movies together a lot when I was a child in the 1950s.
One we saw was John Wayne's The Alamo. After the movie I was going on and on about how great it was.
I remember he was silent.
The next night he took me to see Mein Kampf. He said he wanted me, as a boy of 12, to see what war was really like. (he had volunteered for the Army Air Corps the day after Pearl Harbor, so knew it first-hand).
I was changed.
10 years later I applied to be a Conscientious Objector during Vietnam. As part of my application I mentioned Mein Kampf. I'm proud of what I did. That "war" was a disaster for Vietnam and for our country.
So, to parents out there: take your sons and daughters to see this film. Teach your children well.
One we saw was John Wayne's The Alamo. After the movie I was going on and on about how great it was.
I remember he was silent.
The next night he took me to see Mein Kampf. He said he wanted me, as a boy of 12, to see what war was really like. (he had volunteered for the Army Air Corps the day after Pearl Harbor, so knew it first-hand).
I was changed.
10 years later I applied to be a Conscientious Objector during Vietnam. As part of my application I mentioned Mein Kampf. I'm proud of what I did. That "war" was a disaster for Vietnam and for our country.
So, to parents out there: take your sons and daughters to see this film. Teach your children well.