This speech is, in a nutshell, a call for humanity, peace and tolerance. It pains me to see a world where our centers of education have become almost precisely

This speech is, in a nutshell, a call for humanity, peace and tolerance. It pains me to see a world where our centers of education have become almost precisely the opposite. They have distorted the minds of our young to the point that they are full of hatred, intolerance, bigotry and, yes, racism. All underscored by a solid foundation of utter ignorance. There's a video somewhere of an interviewer asking university students to list the Great Books they have read. The vast majority of them had no clue what the interviewer was talking about at all. Not a clue. Because our centers of education are indoctrinating, not educating. Those engaged in indoctrination don't want young minds to be exposed to the vast world of thought and reason represented by these works. Note that this comment isn't about the US. I think I can say this wave of ignorance and hatred has travelled the planet, taking many forms. A friend often says that humanity is one good power outage away from reverting to cavemen behavior. Frankly, it is hard to disagree with his view. We have seen this time and time again, no power outage required. This reality makes me wonder what Chaplin's speech might be if he had to write it in today's context.