... they want us." At the end of the conference, a skeptical journalist, Beckworth, remains unconvinced and tells Colonel Kirby, "Your brainwashed sergeant didn't sell me," to which Colonel Kirby replies by asking if the journalist has ever been to Southeast Asia. After Beckworth replies, "No, I haven't," the colonel says ... Cong are the bad guys, and the peasants are the frightened townsfolk who need protection and the rule of law." The Green Berets give aid to and protect the villagers while fighting for democracy. Thus, through the myths of an ethical confrontation, the authority of exp...

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... on this film and the way in which the Cold War had framed its production – both in terms of Chaplin's personal life and the themes of the film itself. Background House Un-American Activities Committee The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) was established in 1938 and focused its ... Oscar ceremonies."4 Chaplin himself in his autobiography describes his reasoning behind the decision: Whether I re-entered that unhappy country or not was of little consequence to me. I would like to have told them that the sooner I was rid of that hate-beleaguered atmosphere the better, that...

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