mocking himself in paradox

Webster 2022-11-10 10:25:05

Perhaps the ideal is very great, and I am willing to have such an ideal, but we have ridiculed ourselves in the paradox.

How long is life and how important is life?
Maybe just one minute, maybe just one thing, can change your life and make you remembered, these sounds distant and tempting, but life and life are accumulated minute by minute. Although defamation, false accusation, dismissal, questioning, provocation, divorce, imprisonment, capital punishment, and martyrdom are enough to destroy a person, I still want to say that those are the lives of people, not the lives of a real living person.

Some things always look beautiful, like fireworks blooming, powerful and splendid, but fleeting. Such as people's rage and impulsiveness, these passions can bring inspiration and sparks, but also hurt themselves and others at the same time. It's like this gamble. It seems that the director has given a lot of foreshadowing, because there is no evidence to support the argument to prove that someone was wrongly killed. And it's just mentioned every time - martyrs can't be counted. Gore became a martyr without compromise. His actions were amazing, and he broke the "tyranny" of the death penalty. However, because of his imperfect behavior, he became an example that could not be counted. Then all of this Does it still make sense? !
It is as if perjury is used to expose perjury, violence is suppressed by violence, and injustice is stopped by injustice.
If the source is flawed, the result must be flawed.

At this point, he lost the value of applauding him.

We can always speak the truth, but we can't do it. If we don't even say it in the end, it is really giving up. As if to love our enemies as our friends, the teachings are powerful and noble, though tyranny still fills the hearts of men. Just like when you oppose the death penalty, the death penalty may bring indelible pain and grievances. Why can't this possibility in itself lead to reflection on the death penalty system? Why are you willing to admit a "possible" mistake only after it has happened and must have caused losses?
And the courage required behind this recognition is in line with the values ​​of criticizing the government and freedom of belief, because we humans, even the most intelligent ones, are not always right.

However, we can accept criticism of the government, freedom of speech, and religious beliefs, which are possible and unwarranted, but refuse to admit the inevitable temporaryness behind a system like the death penalty. Because people are fascinated by passions, the passions to blame others, the passions to do whatever they want, and the passions to defend themselves even at the expense of others.
So in the end, we need David Gore to start to reflect. When we meet Yao Jiaxin and others, we will shout and kill, not because they are different, but because they all touch our passion in the same way.

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  • Zack: Are you sure you wanna see what's on here?

    Bitsey Bloom: No.

  • Constance Harraway: Stop that!

    David Gale: What?

    Constance Harraway: Active listening, I hate active listeners. I always feel like they're to busy *pretending* to be listening to hear what I'm saying.

    David Gale: I can listen and actively listen at the same time. I'm good at that.