Thread: A warning for our nation, from 1965.

Originally Posted by roguenuke

Civil rights is a part of progress. A huge part of it. And he does reference progress.

It seems as if there are those who don't necessarily agree with that...

Does this mean it's time to refurbish the bomb shelter?

Yeah, here is another brilliant warning for the American nation.

Originally Posted by Amigo

I guess that's a prediction of me making another prediction?

I want this sht recorded. There's a Mod in charge of this, I seen it this thread. Ima be 100% and you're gonna be just as chicken little as today.

Originally Posted by ecofarm

I want this sht recorded. There's a Mod in charge of this, I seen it this thread. Ima be 100% and you're gonna be just as chicken little as today.

We shall see what happens.

Originally Posted by Amigo

This is a warning for our nation from Paul Harvey back in 1965. It is scary. It also shows the whole tactics of the left in the past 100 years; gain control slowly. They have done all of this:


If I were the devil.


If I were the Prince of Darkness,
I would want to engulf the whole world in darkness. And I would have one-third of the real estate and four-fifths of the population , but I wouldn't be happy until I had the ripest apple on the tree. So I'd set about, however necessary, to take over the United States.


I'd subvert the churches first; I'd begin with a campaign of whispers. With the wisdom of a serpent I would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve: "Do as you please."


To the youth I would whisper, "The Bible is a myth."


I would convince them that man made God instead of the other way around.


I would confide that what's bad is good and what's good is "square."


In the ears of the young married I would whisper that work is debasing, that cocktail parties are good for you.


And to the old I would teach to pray after me: "Our Father, who art in Washington..."


And then I'd get organized; I'd educate authors in how to make lurid literature exciting, so that everything else would appear dull and uninteresting.


I'd threaten television with dirtier movies and vice versa.


I'd peddle narcotics to whom I could; I'd sell alcohol to ladies and gentlemen of distinction; I'd tranquilize the rest with pills.


If I were the Devil I'd soon have families at war with themselves, churches at war with themselves, and nations at war with themselves; until each in its turn was consumed. And with promises of higher ratings I'd have mesmerizing media fanning the flames.


If I were the Devil I'd encourage schools to refine young intellects but neglect to discipline emotions: let those run wild. Before you know it, you'd have to have drug-sniffing dogs and metal detectors at every school house door. Within a decade I'd have prisons overflowing.


With flattery and promises of power I would get the courts to do what I construe as against God and in favor of pornography.


I'd designate an atheist to front for me before the highest courts and I'd get the preachers to say, "She's right." Thus, I could evict God from the courthouse, then from the schoolhouse, and then from the Houses of Congress.


And in His own churches I would substitute psychology for religion and deify science. I would lure priests and pastors into misusing boys, girls, and church money.


If I were the Devil I would make the symbol of Easter an egg and the symbol of Christmas a bottle.


If I were the Devil I'd take from those who have and give it to those who want it, until I had killed the incentive of the ambitious.


What'll you bet that I couldn't get whole States to promote gambling as the way to get rich?


I would caution against extremes: in hard work, in patriotism, and in moral conduct.


I would convince the youth that marriage is old-fashioned, but swinging is more fun; that what you see on television is the way to be; and thus I could undress you in public and I could lure you into bed where there are diseases for which there is no cure.


Then I would separate families, putting children in uniform, women in coal mines and objectors in slave-labor camps.


In other words, if I were the Devil, I'd just keep doing what he's doing.

Yeah the devil is behind all this. It is kind of creepy when you think about it. And alot of it does have to do with the left not all but some.

'If I Were the Devil' (Warning for a Nation) - Paul Harvey ABC Radio commentator broadcast on April 3, 1965

If I were the Devil . . . I mean, if I were the Prince of Darkness, I would of course, want to engulf the whole earth in darkness. I would have a third of its real estate and four-fifths of its population, but I would not be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree, so I should set about however necessary to take over the United States. I would begin with a campaign of whispers. With the wisdom of a serpent, I would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve: “Do as you please.” “Do as you please.” To the young, I would whisper, “The Bible is a myth.” I would convince them that man created God instead of the other way around. I would confide that what is bad is good, and what is good is “square”. In the ears of the young marrieds, I would whisper that work is debasing, that cocktail parties are good for you. I would caution them not to be extreme in religion, in patriotism, in moral conduct. And the old, I would teach to pray. I would teach them to say after me: “Our Father, which art in Washington” . . .
If I were the devil, I’d educate authors in how to make lurid literature exciting so that anything else would appear dull an uninteresting. I’d threaten T.V. with dirtier movies and vice versa. And then, if I were the devil, I’d get organized. I’d infiltrate unions and urge more loafing and less work, because idle hands usually work for me. I’d peddle narcotics to whom I could. I’d sell alcohol to ladies and gentlemen of distinction. And I’d tranquilize the rest with pills. If I were the devil, I would encourage schools to refine young intellects but neglect to discipline emotions . . . let those run wild. I would designate an athiest to front for me before the highest courts in the land and I would get preachers to say “she’s right.” With flattery and promises of power, I could get the courts to rule what I construe as against God and in favor of pornography, and thus, I would evict God from the courthouse, and then from the school house, and then from the houses of Congress and then, in His own churches I would substitute psychology for religion, and I would deify science because that way men would become smart enough to create super weapons but not wise enough to control them.
If I were Satan, I’d make the symbol of Easter an egg, and the symbol of Christmas, a bottle. If I were the devil, I would take from those who have and I would give to those who wanted, until I had killed the incentive of the ambitious. And then, my police state would force everybody back to work. Then, I could separate families, putting children in uniform, women in coal mines, and objectors in slave camps. In other words, if I were Satan, I’d just keep on doing what he’s doing.
Paul Harvey, Good Day.

I grew up listening to Paul Harvey in my dads car when I was a child and then on AFN Armed Forces Network when I was in the Army. Mr Harvey died on Feb. 28, 2009 at age 90. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005. He was a visionary and the words he wrote in 1965 apply to the nation I love and its people today.

Originally Posted by nathanjames1791

Yeah the devil is behind all this. It is kind of creepy when you think about it. And alot of it does have to do with the left not all but some.

Unfortunately so. I am hoping there will be another great awakening.

I don't see how a higher population of atheists could have a negative effect on society.

This is precisely the sort of evidence that makes me so confident that man created god. Its no coincidence that god always seem to share the same personal values of the speaker and the devil holds the opposite. Its simply a transparent attempt to add validity to one's own values and claiming divine authority. No holy book ever written has declared moral laws that weren't extremely similar to those of the time and place in which it was written.