Gods of the New Age(1984)
From a clandestine, early sixties planning meeting held by Indian gurus to today's dignified US corridors, American schoolrooms and Christian churches, the film uncovers the chilling parallels between today's Western culture and the similar climate that bred Hitler's Third Reich!
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From a clandestine, early sixties planning meeting held by Indian gurus to today's dignified US corridors, American schoolrooms and Christian churches, the film uncovers the chilling parallels between today's Western culture and the similar climate that bred Hitler's Third Reich!
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1984-01-01
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