:55:00
it was a coincidence. One group
legally promoted responsible
:55:03
gun ownership; the other shot
and lynched black people.
:55:06
That's the way it was till
1955, when a black woman
:55:08
broke the law by refusing to
move to the back of the bus.
:55:11
White people just couldn't
believe it.
:55:13
- Huh? Why won't she move?
- What's going on?
:55:16
- Man, all hell broke loose.
Black people everywhere demanded
:55:19
their rights. White people had
a major, freaky-feel meltdown
:55:23
and they were all, like:
- Run away! Run away!
:55:26
- And they did. They all ran
fleeing to the suburbs,
:55:28
where it was all white and safe
and clean. And they went out
:55:30
and bought a
quarter-of-a-billion guns.
:55:32
And put locks on their doors,
alarms in their houses,
:55:35
and gates around the
neighbourhoods.
:55:37
And finally, they were all safe
and secure and snug as a bug.
:55:46
And everyone lived
happily ever after.
:56:01
- Because if you turn on
the evening news,
:56:03
America still seems
like a pretty scary place.
:56:07
- Who is he? Is he dangerous?
What's he up to?
:56:13
- What are you trying
to pull, man?
:56:15
- Remember all the Y2Kscares?
:56:16
Weren't we told that our very
society was about to collapse
:56:20
because somebody forgot
:56:21
to type in a couple of digits
on the computer?
:56:23
- There's gonna be mass
chaos and confusion.
:56:26
- Tonight, the countdown begins.
:56:27
All day, store director
Rick Smith
:56:29
watched consumers get Y2K ready.
- Batteries sell extremely well.
:56:34
The lamp oil, generators.
:56:37
- After sending the country
into a panic,
:56:39
the clock struck midnight...
:56:41
And nothing happened.
:56:44
Or how about those killer bees
:56:46
that were going
to attack America?
:56:48
- We're almost certain
they'll arrive this year.
:56:51
- Shmidt expects the Africanized
bees to reach Texas this year,
:56:54
cross into Arizona in about
two to three years.
:56:56
He's concerned because the
killer bee is overly aggressive.
:56:59
- They will follow you
for half a mile.