Do you agree with this quote?

by Farnsworth Posted 2012/07/05 04:17:58

Related Topics: Twilight, Rights, Netflix, Ring, Future, Streaming, Quote, Couple

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	Damned right I agree, Rod was on target	51 votes	96%
	It's BS, I love the "state" and want them to tell me what to do	0 votes	0%
	Concepts like this makes my head hurt. Thinking is HARD!	2 votes	4%

From the Obsolete man:

" The chancellor, the late chancellor, was only partly correct. He *was*
obsolete, but so is the State, the entity he worshiped. Any state, any
entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the
rights of man, that state is obsolete."

Considering all that has happened in the past couple of weeks, this quote from the "Twilight Zone" in 1961 was prophetic don't you think?

the whole episode is brilliant and rings so true today and possibly the near future.
If you have happen to have netflix streaming, look it up. It's worth the 25 minutes.

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sglmom 2012/07/05 04:30:40

Damned right I agree, Rod was on target

+20
Truly fascinating indeed ..
how the sci-fi of the past ..
seem to be so .. prophetic ..
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Jorge Enriquez 2012/08/04 06:30:51

Damned right I agree, Rod was on target

Time not pass

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Tombo 2012/07/10 03:51:36

Damned right I agree, Rod was on target

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I was told many years ago the Mr. Serling was a conservative. When I watch this and many of his other episodes, it becomes quite obvious that he was very conservative. He attended Antioch University in Yellow Springs, Ohio long before it became an indoctrination center for communism. I've seen every episode of the Twilight Zone and I always liked them best when he used them to make a political statement.

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gregaj7 2012/07/10 00:36:43

Damned right I agree, Rod was on target

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What's the name of the episode, for the rest of us that don't have subscription-streaming?

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Farnsworth to gregaj7 2012/07/10 01:59:48

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Well, it's in the body of my above question...."the obsolete man"

A couple of people who have responded have posted links to a site that has it. You can watch it on your computer...

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gregaj7 to Farnsworth 2012/07/10 02:40:41

+1
Missed that. Thanks.

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Farnsworth to gregaj7 2012/07/10 02:54:55

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no prob. run time is about 25 minutes. well worth the time.

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gregaj7 to Farnsworth 2012/07/10 03:11:50

+1
10-4.

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Marlene Wilkins 2012/07/09 21:34:23

Damned right I agree, Rod was on target

+2
An excellent quote and a very potent, true message.

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Diane Spraggs Yates 2012/07/06 17:47:56

Damned right I agree, Rod was on target

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Any state, any
entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the
rights of man, that state is obsolete."

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Tarheel 2012/07/06 06:08:38

Damned right I agree, Rod was on target

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Rod Serling was very prolific and expressed his opinions on the Twilight Zone. In my 7th grade class (I'm a teacher) we read the teleplay "The Monster's are Due on Maple Street" that is a Twilight Zone episode. The kids love it and it has a really great theme of how we are our own worst enemies.

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Farnsworth to Tarheel 2012/07/06 11:18:54

+4
very good episode. TZ had some great social and societal commentary.

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Tarheel to Farnsworth 2012/07/06 19:42:32

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I know, that episode really makes you think. Most of my students would get it but there were always a few jokesters that when I'd ask, "So who were the monsters?" Answer: "The Aliens". Nooooooooooooooooo! I had to also get them to understand "writer's purpose" which in this case was entertainment and expressing an opinion.

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Space Invader 2012/07/06 03:37:11

Damned right I agree, Rod was on target

+5

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Farnsworth to Space I... 2012/07/06 03:52:32

+4
thanks

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★Calliope★ 2012/07/06 00:54:13

Damned right I agree, Rod was on target

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He was a smart guy. Nice too. And did smoke far too much.

A family member used to work for him.

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Farnsworth to ★Calliope★ 2012/07/06 01:14:13

+5
that cool

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Kat ♪ 2012/07/06 00:39:14

Damned right I agree, Rod was on target

+9
I've seen most episodes, it was usually prophetic. A series that sometimes dealt with issues before they became issues.

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Farnsworth to Kat ♪ 2012/07/06 01:15:03

+4
if you havent seen this one, someone posted a link to it

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Chi~Cat to Kat ♪ 2012/07/06 17:32:03

+3
http://vimeo.com/15365268

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WhereIsAmerica? ~PWCM~JLA 2012/07/05 23:54:19

Damned right I agree, Rod was on target

+7
Rod rocked.

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dasimon1 2012/07/05 23:06:23

Damned right I agree, Rod was on target

+8
Wow thats as real as today !!

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Farnsworth to dasimon1 2012/07/05 23:55:40

+6
isn't it

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blissful 2012/07/05 22:59:53

Concepts like this makes my head hurt. Thinking is HARD!

+4
What! I don't speak ideology. Can you help me out on this one?..

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Farnsworth to blissful 2012/07/05 23:58:19

+7
at least you picked the correct answer, good start.

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blissful to Farnsworth 2012/07/06 01:26:36

+2
So does it have something to do with dignity? What is this quote saying?..

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Farnsworth to blissful 2012/07/06 02:40:44

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"Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the
rights of man, that state is obsolete."

seems pretty clear to me

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blissful to Farnsworth 2012/07/06 03:47:15

Whatever!!..

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Prion I... to blissful 2012/07/09 22:25:01

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Paraphrase: Any belief, or government that doesn't respect human rights, is a worthless government or belief.

Does that help?

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blissful to Prion I... 2012/07/10 02:48:17

does this seem like I care!

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Farnsworth to blissful 2012/07/10 02:55:43

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probably because it requires thought....and thinking hurts doesn't it?

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blissful to Farnsworth 2013/02/13 22:49:51

It only hurts when I have to think about you!!

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Prion I... to blissful 2013/02/11 05:38:49

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Then why the hell did you ask if you don't care? seems pretty pointless to me!

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blissful to Prion I... 2013/02/13 22:50:37

Your thoughts alone are Pointless!!

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Prion I... to blissful 2013/02/14 04:54:08

You don't even know my thoughts! I bet you're just trolling becase you like pissing people off. Maybe you'rea boring person with no life or hobbies. :)

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templer003 2012/07/05 22:13:38

Damned right I agree, Rod was on target

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I wonder what Rod would have to say today about the entitlement crowed, the I am a victim crowed, the I want it all now crowed........Me thinks that they too are " obsolete "...

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Farnsworth to templer003 2012/07/06 00:00:03

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If he was concerned enough in 1961 to write this that story, no telling what he'd write now.

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templer003 to Farnsworth 2012/07/06 00:47:27

+6
The left would hate it I am sure..

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Gooky 2012/07/05 20:55:49

Damned right I agree, Rod was on target

+6
The Twilight Zone,is here...we're living it!

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Farnsworth to Gooky 2012/07/06 00:00:15

+5
indeed.

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Gooky to Farnsworth 2012/07/06 12:11:29

+3
;-)

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