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And that knowledge led to guilt. In the 1870s, a mass movement
was formed. It was called the Society for the
Suppression of the Opium Trade. It published pamphlets and books
about the horrors that were happening in China. They caused a sensation and hundreds
of thousands joined the movement. But as the campaign grew,
a strange thing happened - the guilt over what Britain had
done to China began to mutate. It changed into fear
was formed. It was called the Society for the
Suppression of the Opium Trade. It published pamphlets and books
about the horrors that were happening in China. They caused a sensation and hundreds
of thousands joined the movement. But as the campaign grew,
a strange thing happened - the guilt over what Britain had
done to China began to mutate. It changed into fear
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And that knowledge led to guilt.
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In the 1870s, a mass movement
was formed.
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It was called the Society for the
Suppression of the Opium Trade.
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It published pamphlets and books
about the horrors
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that were happening in China.
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They caused a sensation and hundreds
of thousands joined the movement.
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But as the campaign grew,
a strange thing happened -
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the guilt over what Britain had
done to China began to mutate.
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It changed into fear.
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Movie Summary
Love, power, money, ghosts of empire, conspiracies, artificial intelligence and You. An emotional history of the modern world by Adam Curtis.
