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1985 - Black Is Beautiful - Yuri Bezmenov
1985 - Black Is Beautiful - Yuri Bezmenov
1985 - Black Is Beautiful - Yuri Bezmenov
BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL
COMMUNISM IS NOT
Ifyou think that / am crazy , please ask
Mexicans. Have you ever heard of any
smart Mexican sneaking across the bord-
er into Cuba , Nicaragua, or the USSR?
Boat people never swim to Red China for
equality andjustice. Black African broth-
my job for about 12 years. There is a When you watch your Hollywood mov-
strange, nagging negativism in the Amer-
ies about James Bond espionage, please
believe me, most of it is pure garbage. The
ican mass media in relation to America.
The monopolized media in the United
SovietKGB do not need any James Bonds
today; YOU GIVE THEM THE SEC-
States tends to blame everything on the
RETS or SELL THEM THE SECRETS
United States —earthquakes arranged by
was engaged
,
my job for about 12 years. There is a When you watch your Hollywood mov-
strange, nagging negativism in the Amer-
ies about James Bond espionage, please
believe me, most of it is pure garbage. The
ican mass media in relation to America.
The monopolized media in the United
SovietKGB do not need any James Bonds
today; YOU GIVE THEM THE SEC-
States tends to blame everything on the
RETS or SELL THEM THE SECRETS
United States —earthquakes arranged by
was engaged
,
Comrade Lenin is described in your mass ly dumb child age of 6 to believe that
at the
media as a great politician, and great revo- such delicious food as Spam meat was
lutionary. He is the idol of many of your supplied to us by the enemy. When Soviet
and freedom fighters and civil
intellectuals propaganda tried to convince me that
rights movements. The United Nations United States is just about to invade us,
recently celebrated the anniversary of believe me, kids in my school and
Comrade Lenin’s birthday. And your gov- thousands of other schools were counting
ernment sent congratulational telegrams to
my government.
the days and minutes —When is Gen. Pat-
ton to invade our country?! We wanted to
Now please try to understand that in the be invaded. We wanted to own blue jeans,
eyes of people who walk by Comrade jazz records with Glenn Miller music,
Lenin’s statue, he was a short, bald man more chocolate bars, more condensed
with a speech impediment who died from milk, more Spam meat. We did not want
syphillis,and who introduced the system Uncle Joe. Yet your presidents, multi-
of mass terror and concentration camps in nationals, and religious groups imposed
my country long before these beautiful Uncle Joe on us to continue the slavery in
ideas came to the mind of Adolf Hitler. my country. With your silent consent.
Nazis killed 6 million Jews. The system
established by Lenin killed 66 million of
my people. Do you see the difference? Or
similarity? You don’t have time to count
how many people were killed by the sys-
tem which is glorified in your mass media.
This is another great politician the sta- ,
Comrade Lenin is described in your mass ly dumb child age of 6 to believe that
at the
media as a great politician, and great revo- such delicious food as Spam meat was
lutionary. He is the idol of many of your supplied to us by the enemy. When Soviet
and freedom fighters and civil
intellectuals propaganda tried to convince me that
rights movements. The United Nations United States is just about to invade us,
recently celebrated the anniversary of believe me, kids in my school and
Comrade Lenin’s birthday. And your gov- thousands of other schools were counting
ernment sent congratulational telegrams to
my government.
the days and minutes —When is Gen. Pat-
ton to invade our country?! We wanted to
Now please try to understand that in the be invaded. We wanted to own blue jeans,
eyes of people who walk by Comrade jazz records with Glenn Miller music,
Lenin’s statue, he was a short, bald man more chocolate bars, more condensed
with a speech impediment who died from milk, more Spam meat. We did not want
syphillis,and who introduced the system Uncle Joe. Yet your presidents, multi-
of mass terror and concentration camps in nationals, and religious groups imposed
my country long before these beautiful Uncle Joe on us to continue the slavery in
ideas came to the mind of Adolf Hitler. my country. With your silent consent.
Nazis killed 6 million Jews. The system
established by Lenin killed 66 million of
my people. Do you see the difference? Or
similarity? You don’t have time to count
how many people were killed by the sys-
tem which is glorified in your mass media.
This is another great politician the sta- ,
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I also studied the music of India, as you ignorance of your mass media. They call
can see. I even tried to look like an Indian this area Russia’s breadbasket. 1 hope you
when I wassecond year student, and I
a people realize that Russia’s breadbasket is
was encouraged to do so because we were not Kazakhstan; it is Kansas, Texas, Ala-
preparing to be foreign correspondents, bama, Mississippi, Ohio.
diplomats or spies. kvicm kom . 4% thr V irmn I<aikU \ct. drmrkif M
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eating; therefore, I was working. This is tor with a Soviet economic aid group
the area where Soviet students spend their building oil refineries. At the time I real-
vacation; it is marked by the yellow color; ized that what we were doing in India has
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I also studied the music of India, as you ignorance of your mass media. They call
can see. I even tried to look like an Indian this area Russia’s breadbasket. 1 hope you
when I wassecond year student, and I
a people realize that Russia’s breadbasket is
was encouraged to do so because we were not Kazakhstan; it is Kansas, Texas, Ala-
preparing to be foreign correspondents, bama, Mississippi, Ohio.
diplomats or spies. kvicm kom . 4% thr V irmn I<aikU \ct. drmrkif M
numbrr j!*mi1 f .r i|«*v rl*»|Mit«*nt i>f wildrmns ^
• OVIET UNION
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eating; therefore, I was working. This is tor with a Soviet economic aid group
the area where Soviet students spend their building oil refineries. At the time I real-
vacation; it is marked by the yellow color; ized that what we were doing in India has
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nothing to do with friendship, coopera- always crazy about Oriental girls for a very
tion, detente, peace. What we were doing simple reason: apart from being a "racist* 1
was building a carbon-copy of the Soviet spent my childhood in the oriental part of
socialist system in India, peacefully, with- USSR, in Kazakhstan. My father was
out tanks. I hated socialism back home, fighting on the front lines, my mother was
yet I did my job in India. Why? Simple. working in the factories. My adopted
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WM and slanted eyes. That was the first lady
that showed me some respect, love and
tenderness, changed my diapers and wiped
my nose. As every normal child, I remem-
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could explain it to your freedom
I
trying to be friendly to not-so- little Indians to deny certain parts of a population the
like this girl. If you remember, Karl Marx majority of blacks in South Africa their —
said, ‘Proletarians of all the countries, un- political rights. I am not debating that.
To
1
ite. be a good Marxist, I wanted to Yes, it is a shame
have a passport, an to
unite with a nice proletarian girl. 1 was internal document, which is unheard of in
10 11
nothing to do with friendship, coopera- always crazy about Oriental girls for a very
tion, detente, peace. What we were doing simple reason: apart from being a "racist* 1
was building a carbon-copy of the Soviet spent my childhood in the oriental part of
socialist system in India, peacefully, with- USSR, in Kazakhstan. My father was
out tanks. I hated socialism back home, fighting on the front lines, my mother was
yet I did my job in India. Why? Simple. working in the factories. My adopted
m
:ftx«>of?oci»ojoo<ao»yc»^^ mother was an Oriental girl with dark skin
WM and slanted eyes. That was the first lady
that showed me some respect, love and
tenderness, changed my diapers and wiped
my nose. As every normal child, I remem-
X!*XvXv!v
ber her face for the rest of my life. I did not
m
lill
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want to marry a fat, white Russian girl. I
Ill
if
wanted to marry a slender, dark Indian
:>>v-
girl.
I wish
could explain it to your freedom
I
trying to be friendly to not-so- little Indians to deny certain parts of a population the
like this girl. If you remember, Karl Marx majority of blacks in South Africa their —
said, ‘Proletarians of all the countries, un- political rights. I am not debating that.
To
1
ite. be a good Marxist, I wanted to Yes, it is a shame
have a passport, an to
unite with a nice proletarian girl. 1 was internal document, which is unheard of in
Russian. But if I were bom a Jew in a
the United States, with a picture, descrip-
God-forsaken village, 1 had no right to
tion of nationality or racial origin, and a move from one city to another. Now there
police rubber stamp, which prescribes for
are demonstrations in front of the South
this man where he is supposed to live. His
African Embassy because 30 blacks were
place of residence, right?
killed in South Africa. Have you ever
heard about anyone of your liberal es-
tablishment demonstrating in front of the
Soviet embassy, who killed 15 million
Ukranians, 2 million Crimean Tartars, and
thousands of other ethnic minorities in my
country. Where are your Jesse Jacksons?
Why don’t they demonstrate in front of the
Soviet embassy? Please explain it to me;
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Now, why don’t you look at this Coming back to my wife’s story the
passport — it ismy passport, a Soviet pass- Communist Party, didn’t want me to marry
port. There is my picture. There is a police an Indian girl, so I had to marry this nice
rubber stamp which prescribes where I Russian girl in the middle. 1 couldn’t stand
have to reside, and there is my indication her, but that was the desire of my superi-
of racial origin on the right bottom line; it ors. A Soviet bureaucrat of my caliber is
says Ruski, Russian. I was lucky to be
Russian. But if I were bom a Jew in a
the United States, with a picture, descrip-
God-forsaken village, 1 had no right to
tion of nationality or racial origin, and a move from one city to another. Now there
police rubber stamp, which prescribes for
are demonstrations in front of the South
this man where he is supposed to live. His
African Embassy because 30 blacks were
place of residence, right?
killed in South Africa. Have you ever
heard about anyone of your liberal es-
tablishment demonstrating in front of the
Soviet embassy, who killed 15 million
Ukranians, 2 million Crimean Tartars, and
thousands of other ethnic minorities in my
country. Where are your Jesse Jacksons?
Why don’t they demonstrate in front of the
Soviet embassy? Please explain it to me;
K
maybe I’m a dumb Russian. Maybe don’t 1
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passport — it ismy passport, a Soviet pass- Communist Party, didn’t want me to marry
port. There is my picture. There is a police an Indian girl, so I had to marry this nice
rubber stamp which prescribes where I Russian girl in the middle. 1 couldn’t stand
have to reside, and there is my indication her, but that was the desire of my superi-
of racial origin on the right bottom line; it ors. A Soviet bureaucrat of my caliber is
says Ruski, Russian. I was lucky to be
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drunk for friendship. And the poor idiots
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this; don’t worry. Secretly people like my- ’
self call them “useful idiots”. This is a start boozing for three, four, five, ten days
gathering of such idiots in the headquarters continuously. And then next morning we
of Novosti press agency. I am standing stop. And if any of you who ever tried this
next to one of them, an Indian poet who trip, to drink for five days and then stop,
ism. And of course they are being paid for cause it’s a tradition in our country to get
drunk for friendship. And the poor idiots
’
this; don’t worry. Secretly people like my- ’
self call them “useful idiots”. This is a start boozing for three, four, five, ten days
gathering of such idiots in the headquarters continuously. And then next morning we
of Novosti press agency. I am standing stop. And if any of you who ever tried this
next to one of them, an Indian poet who trip, to drink for five days and then stop,
a prison for the children of political prison- American journalists representing Look
ers. They don’t explain it to you, your Magazine. You can see in the background
beautiful journalists. the statue to Mother Russia. It is a huge
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a prison for the children of political prison- American journalists representing Look
ers. They don’t explain it to you, your Magazine. You can see in the background
beautiful journalists. the statue to Mother Russia. It is a huge
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monster, ten times bigger than the Statue the Soviet Union. She was in the Soviet
of Liberty, an oversized lady with an over- pocket from the moment she stepped into
dose of hormones, brandishing a sword at
her office.
you.
monster, ten times bigger than the Statue the Soviet Union. She was in the Soviet
of Liberty, an oversized lady with an over- pocket from the moment she stepped into
dose of hormones, brandishing a sword at
her office.
you.
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execution happens everywhere the "peo- tions, and their addresses? I knew how.
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execution happens everywhere the "peo- tions, and their addresses? I knew how.
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34 35
Long before communists invaded that city, My attitude was different. I love India. I
they had established a network of inform- respected their culture. I meditated about
Vietnamese citizens barbers, taxi
ers, — marrying an Indian girl, which I could
drivers, teachers, who acted under control not. Naturally, my decision was obvious.
from the Soviet Embassy in Hanoi, from Run away! It was a very painful decision.
the department which is called Research
and Counter-Propaganda, for which l was
in New Delhi, doing exactly the same job.
And it took me one year, because l am a
thick-skulled Russian, to realize that what
I was doing compiling death lists fot
is
don’t need any quiet diplomacy. You need Jane Fonda, but definitely rich. My father
LOUD diplomacy, loud and clear against was a big boss in the military; I was a
what the Soviet Embassy is doing in United frequent traveller. / could buy anything I
.States
want. Just one telephone call television —
I have no chance to explain it to Dr. booze, girls, you name it. Try to
sets, cars,
Kissinger. Maybe you will have a chance. understand leaving all this behind to run to
This is what we are doing. It took me one the United States to take the side of
year to realize that what I was doing may losers—you! And what do l get for this?
For the last 15 years I have been scream-
bring irreparable damage to India.
ing, “Wake up people!’ What do 1 get in
’
Naturally my decision was to run away
and scream at the top of my voice
to — return? More than 15 countries since my
‘
defection have been occupied by com-
'People, please wake up before this com-
’ munists. Ami yet your media calls me pa-
es to your country.
ranoid, right-wing fanatic, ultra-
conservative, McCarthyist, or whatever.
. '
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Long before communists invaded that city, My attitude was different. I love India. I
they had established a network of inform- respected their culture. I meditated about
Vietnamese citizens barbers, taxi
ers, — marrying an Indian girl, which I could
drivers, teachers, who acted under control not. Naturally, my decision was obvious.
from the Soviet Embassy in Hanoi, from Run away! It was a very painful decision.
the department which is called Research
and Counter-Propaganda, for which l was
in New Delhi, doing exactly the same job.
And it took me one year, because l am a
thick-skulled Russian, to realize that what
I was doing compiling death lists fot
is
don’t need any quiet diplomacy. You need Jane Fonda, but definitely rich. My father
LOUD diplomacy, loud and clear against was a big boss in the military; I was a
what the Soviet Embassy is doing in United frequent traveller. / could buy anything I
.States
want. Just one telephone call television —
I have no chance to explain it to Dr. booze, girls, you name it. Try to
sets, cars,
Kissinger. Maybe you will have a chance. understand leaving all this behind to run to
This is what we are doing. It took me one the United States to take the side of
year to realize that what I was doing may losers—you! And what do l get for this?
For the last 15 years I have been scream-
bring irreparable damage to India.
ing, “Wake up people!’ What do 1 get in
’
Naturally my decision was to run away
and scream at the top of my voice
to — return? More than 15 countries since my
‘
defection have been occupied by com-
'People, please wake up before this com-
’ munists. Ami yet your media calls me pa-
es to your country.
ranoid, right-wing fanatic, ultra-
conservative, McCarthyist, or whatever.
.
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42 43
from there for my anti-communist jokes perception of reality. Why does the KGB
because I was stupid. I thought to be an want to mess up your minds? Very simple.
anti-communist was OK in Canada. No? I Soviet or international communists realize
was wrong. Under Pierre Trudeau it was a perfectly well they cannot defeat United
KGB manipulates your media, apart from ment is being changed every four years.
these pictures; why they do it, and what to You mess up Jimmy Carter; then along
do about it. Some of what l say is described comes Ronald Reagan. It’s impossible.
in this book, “KGB Today,
'
’
written by
But possible to confuse the minds of
it is
Ronald Reagan was absolutely correct the mightiest rulers were cheating and ly-
42 43
from there for my anti-communist jokes perception of reality. Why does the KGB
because I was stupid. I thought to be an want to mess up your minds? Very simple.
anti-communist was OK in Canada. No? I Soviet or international communists realize
was wrong. Under Pierre Trudeau it was a perfectly well they cannot defeat United
KGB manipulates your media, apart from ment is being changed every four years.
these pictures; why they do it, and what to You mess up Jimmy Carter; then along
do about it. Some of what l say is described comes Ronald Reagan. It’s impossible.
in this book, “KGB Today,
'
’
written by
But possible to confuse the minds of
it is
Ronald Reagan was absolutely correct the mightiest rulers were cheating and ly-
‘
diagram, to a closed one, which is carbon
based primarily on deception of your copy of the Soviet communist, or socialist,
enemy. To fight on the battlefield to or fascist society. Why? Why would they
achieve your goals is the most primitive bother? Very simple. To merge into one
and barbaric to achieve your goals. The global system They make no secrets about
.
highest art of war is not to fight at all, but it. You cannot merge our systems today.
to subvert anything of value in your They are incompatible. If we merge the
enemy’s country.” Which includes relig- U .S. free market capitalism with the state
ion, moral principles, traditions, and nat- monopoly of the Soviet economy, it will be
ural established relationships between a great mess. Russians may enjoy it; they
people, families, groups, classes, races. will disappear in your liquor stores and K
Turn the blacks against the whites; turn Marts. But you may not when you wake up
the teachers against students; turn Ralph tomorrow morning and see a tank in your
Nader against the government; labor un- backyard. I’ll bet you’ll become emotion-
ions against business; homosexuals al. Merging, convergence ,or in-
against heterosexuals; and keep on fight-
terdependent economy, like some of your
ing, my dear friends, until you demoralize
beautiful Brezhinski’s are professing, is
and destabilize yourself, and then you flop IMPOSSIBLE. But it is possible to slowly,
like a rotten apple and the enemy will take
in the long stretch
of time, turn your coun-
you over. You will invite the enemy. try into a carbon copy of my society.
This essence of subversion, and it
is the
How? By infiltrating ideas into your
is not new. In this little booklet I explan to
minds. Not agents into your offices. No.
you what exactly isthe objective of the
KGB cannot infiltrate all the newspapers,
KGB. It is not destruction of the United
all the public schools. Why? Because they
States; please don’t believe your peace- will need an army of agents, thousands of
niks and freezeniks. Yes, nuclear war- them, and if they come to United States,
heads have their dangers, but the objective
you know what would happen to these
isnot to destroy United States. Please use
agents? They will defect, because even the
your heads. If they destroy United States
dumbest communist realizes that your sys-
productive capability, where will they get
tem is the best. It may hot be perfect; by no
their grain, credits, technology compu-
definition is it a perfect society. But it
,
‘
diagram, to a closed one, which is carbon
based primarily on deception of your copy of the Soviet communist, or socialist,
enemy. To fight on the battlefield to or fascist society. Why? Why would they
achieve your goals is the most primitive bother? Very simple. To merge into one
and barbaric to achieve your goals. The global system They make no secrets about
.
highest art of war is not to fight at all, but it. You cannot merge our systems today.
to subvert anything of value in your They are incompatible. If we merge the
enemy’s country.” Which includes relig- U .S. free market capitalism with the state
ion, moral principles, traditions, and nat- monopoly of the Soviet economy, it will be
ural established relationships between a great mess. Russians may enjoy it; they
people, families, groups, classes, races. will disappear in your liquor stores and K
Turn the blacks against the whites; turn Marts. But you may not when you wake up
the teachers against students; turn Ralph tomorrow morning and see a tank in your
Nader against the government; labor un- backyard. I’ll bet you’ll become emotion-
ions against business; homosexuals al. Merging, convergence ,or in-
against heterosexuals; and keep on fight-
terdependent economy, like some of your
ing, my dear friends, until you demoralize
beautiful Brezhinski’s are professing, is
and destabilize yourself, and then you flop IMPOSSIBLE. But it is possible to slowly,
like a rotten apple and the enemy will take
in the long stretch
of time, turn your coun-
you over. You will invite the enemy. try into a carbon copy of my society.
This essence of subversion, and it
is the
How? By infiltrating ideas into your
is not new. In this little booklet I explan to
minds. Not agents into your offices. No.
you what exactly isthe objective of the
KGB cannot infiltrate all the newspapers,
KGB. It is not destruction of the United
all the public schools. Why? Because they
States; please don’t believe your peace- will need an army of agents, thousands of
niks and freezeniks. Yes, nuclear war- them, and if they come to United States,
heads have their dangers, but the objective
you know what would happen to these
isnot to destroy United States. Please use
agents? They will defect, because even the
your heads. If they destroy United States
dumbest communist realizes that your sys-
productive capability, where will they get
tem is the best. It may hot be perfect; by no
their grain, credits, technology compu-
definition is it a perfect society. But it
,
46
47
I describe only one idea on this dia- Equal only in one respect. It has nothing
gram. Not because it is the most danger- to do with legislative, social, economic or
ous, but because it is the most popular and any other type of equality. It has some-
evident in your ideology today. The idea is thing to do with equal opportunities for
called egalitarianism, and it is not new. It unequal people to come to this land, or are
goes all the way back to the time ofFrench brought here by force sometimes, to enjoy
Revolution. It is simply equality. What' roughly equal opportunites. And above
wrong with equality, you may ask. Every- all,you the people are equal in one impor-
thing. Look at yourself. Are you equal in
tant respect—in respect of the undetach-
any imaginable way — spiritually able right to stay alive, be free and pursue
physically, mentally, socially, economi-
happiness. And these basic rights are
cally, racially.Whatever. There is no such given to you people, the way I understand
thing as equality. There never was. it, by God.
All through the history of mankind,
So what? they say. Very much so. Be-
some people were tall, curly and dumb. cause you cannot re-elect God. You can-
Others are short, bald and smart. There
are no two individuals which are identical.
not take H im down to face cameras and to
lie toyou about the quality of the distribu-
Every one is unique if we are talking about tion of wealth, social programming, social
people. Fish may be equal. Insects, ball
welfare, all these beautiful concepts. Why
bearings, but not people. If we presume
did leaders throughout the history
that we are created by God, l would think it of man-
kind wanted people to believe that they are
would be no great dealfor Him to make us equal? We know we are not. We know we
all equal. No? We are unequal.
don’t have to be. Why then? Simple. And
And that’ s where I come into conflict
communists take advantage of this mis-
with your beautiful intellectuals. They say,
‘ conception. Because it is impossible to
‘Mr. Schuman, you don’t know our Con-
control and exploit people as long as they
stitution, especially our Declaration ofIn-
stay unequal.
dependence. It says, ’We, the people, take
it as self-evident truth that all men are
’ ’
Then why have poor people always
created equal. ‘
See how ignorant I am? I wanted to be equal? Simple. You name me
don’t know your Constitution. Believe me,
one American who wanted to be equal with
/ know. I read it at the age of 15, and l was someone who has one popsicle less. I think
amazed how simple and how beautiful it is. you want always to be equal with someone
1 1 is the best constitution in the world. First
who has one car more, one bedroom more,
ofall, there is no period, there is a comma. 20 an hour more. And if you don’t get
Your liberals quote only one line: “We, this 20$ an hour more, you become very
the people, take as self-evident truth that
it
unhappy.
all men are created equal.
' ’
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46
47
I describe only one idea on this dia- Equal only in one respect. It has nothing
gram. Not because it is the most danger- to do with legislative, social, economic or
ous, but because it is the most popular and any other type of equality. It has some-
evident in your ideology today. The idea is thing to do with equal opportunities for
called egalitarianism, and it is not new. It unequal people to come to this land, or are
goes all the way back to the time ofFrench brought here by force sometimes, to enjoy
Revolution. It is simply equality. What' roughly equal opportunites. And above
wrong with equality, you may ask. Every- all,you the people are equal in one impor-
thing. Look at yourself. Are you equal in
tant respect—in respect of the undetach-
any imaginable way — spiritually able right to stay alive, be free and pursue
physically, mentally, socially, economi-
happiness. And these basic rights are
cally, racially.Whatever. There is no such given to you people, the way I understand
thing as equality. There never was. it, by God.
All through the history of mankind,
So what? they say. Very much so. Be-
some people were tall, curly and dumb. cause you cannot re-elect God. You can-
Others are short, bald and smart. There
are no two individuals which are identical.
not take H im down to face cameras and to
lie toyou about the quality of the distribu-
Every one is unique if we are talking about tion of wealth, social programming, social
people. Fish may be equal. Insects, ball
welfare, all these beautiful concepts. Why
bearings, but not people. If we presume
did leaders throughout the history
that we are created by God, l would think it of man-
kind wanted people to believe that they are
would be no great dealfor Him to make us equal? We know we are not. We know we
all equal. No? We are unequal.
don’t have to be. Why then? Simple. And
And that’ s where I come into conflict
communists take advantage of this mis-
with your beautiful intellectuals. They say,
‘ conception. Because it is impossible to
‘Mr. Schuman, you don’t know our Con-
control and exploit people as long as they
stitution, especially our Declaration ofIn-
stay unequal.
dependence. It says, ’We, the people, take
it as self-evident truth that all men are
’ ’
Then why have poor people always
created equal. ‘
See how ignorant I am? I wanted to be equal? Simple. You name me
don’t know your Constitution. Believe me,
one American who wanted to be equal with
/ know. I read it at the age of 15, and l was someone who has one popsicle less. I think
amazed how simple and how beautiful it is. you want always to be equal with someone
1 1 is the best constitution in the world. First
who has one car more, one bedroom more,
ofall, there is no period, there is a comma. 20 an hour more. And if you don’t get
Your liberals quote only one line: “We, this 20$ an hour more, you become very
the people, take as self-evident truth that
it
unhappy.
all men are created equal.
' ’
48
EGALITARIANISM
ity and social unrest. This leads to radical-
EXPECTATIONS UP
That leads to power struggles. Power
I
—
able 35 years is always the same closed
PRODUCTIVITY DOWN
society. Just the opposite of what we
I
RADICALISM
school, right? My right to live in Russia is
I
EGALITARIANISM
ity and social unrest. This leads to radical-
EXPECTATIONS UP
That leads to power struggles. Power
I
—
able 35 years is always the same closed
PRODUCTIVITY DOWN
society. Just the opposite of what we
I
RADICALISM
school, right? My right to live in Russia is
I
51
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forever. On the stage of demoralization,
the media plays the most important role.
Why? Because it conveys ideas into your
mind. If your media presents the picture of
socialism this way, this image of your
country, which you see every day on
television — crime, child abuse, police
brutality, racial discrimination, acid rain,
explosion —This image is not to the ad-
vantage of the United States. A child can
grow up in America believing that he lives
in the worst possible country on earth,
whereby the reality is just the opposite:
you live in the best possible country.
If you think that I am crazy, please ask
Mexicans. Have you ever heard of any
smart Mexican sneaking across the border
• :
51
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years, crisis; one year, “normalization”
'•*
ml
1 jr
‘
*•*"
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••
•
• •
-
1
forever. On the stage of demoralization,
the media plays the most important role.
Why? Because it conveys ideas into your
mind. If your media presents the picture of
socialism this way, this image of your
country, which you see every day on
television — crime, child abuse, police
brutality, racial discrimination, acid rain,
explosion —This image is not to the ad-
vantage of the United States. A child can
grow up in America believing that he lives
in the worst possible country on earth,
whereby the reality is just the opposite:
you live in the best possible country.
If you think that I am crazy, please ask
Mexicans. Have you ever heard of any
smart Mexican sneaking across the border
• :
deficit, they are thinking that your Penta- solution. Start your own media. If you
gon doesn't deserve $500 toilet seats. That read such monsters as The New York
Salvadorans do not deserve $30 million to Times, or The Washington Post, or The
protect it against communism. At the very Los Angeles Times, if you watch the gar-
same time, your Congress votes for bil- bage coming through the three major TV
lions of dollars of credits to the enemy of networks, just for curiosity’s sake, please
my people in the Kremlin. These billions of subscribe to conservative literature. If you
dollars are not reaching poor people in my watch The Phil Donahue Show, just for
country or Asia or Africa or Latin Amer- curiosity watch Pat Robertson or Jimmy
ica. All of them are directed to the Soviet Swaggart, or Jerry Falwell; there are many
military-industrial complex, to world ter- others. If you read The Los Angeles Times,
rorist networks, to destabilization process read The Washington Times for a change.
in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Stop You will see the difference. That’s all I
this before it is too late. have to say to you. Please do it fast. Be-
Force your Congress to stop aiding my cause if you pooh-pooh your system, you
enemy and your enemy and there will be no will follow the destiny of the Vietnamese,
nuclear war. You will not need more MX Cambodians, Nicaraguans, Zimbabweans
missiles. That’s all. You will not need
54 55
deficit, they are thinking that your Penta- solution. Start your own media. If you
gon doesn't deserve $500 toilet seats. That read such monsters as The New York
Salvadorans do not deserve $30 million to Times, or The Washington Post, or The
protect it against communism. At the very Los Angeles Times, if you watch the gar-
same time, your Congress votes for bil- bage coming through the three major TV
lions of dollars of credits to the enemy of networks, just for curiosity’s sake, please
my people in the Kremlin. These billions of subscribe to conservative literature. If you
dollars are not reaching poor people in my watch The Phil Donahue Show, just for
country or Asia or Africa or Latin Amer- curiosity watch Pat Robertson or Jimmy
ica. All of them are directed to the Soviet Swaggart, or Jerry Falwell; there are many
military-industrial complex, to world ter- others. If you read The Los Angeles Times,
rorist networks, to destabilization process read The Washington Times for a change.
in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Stop You will see the difference. That’s all I
this before it is too late. have to say to you. Please do it fast. Be-
Force your Congress to stop aiding my cause if you pooh-pooh your system, you
enemy and your enemy and there will be no will follow the destiny of the Vietnamese,
nuclear war. You will not need more MX Cambodians, Nicaraguans, Zimbabweans
missiles. That’s all. You will not need
.
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ISBN 0-935090- ia,5
Copyright by Tomas Schuman
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American Talent Association) —
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cassettes with Schuman‘s talk on KGB‘s Active Measures are available for
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Los Angeles, 1985