I've seen children in Africa shooting machine guns in other videos. And what about the kids in Freelance Writers? What made us lose our humanity in the first place, and what can really save us from the "fearless of the ignorant"?
We human beings are animal, so because of territorial disputes, human wars never stop. Defending our homeland is our belief since childhood, and we can lose our lives for this, but what exactly is a homeland? In "Illegal Immigration", the home is filled with gunpowder smoke and has to be abandoned and has to be found again and forever on the shore 800 meters overseas, and you are exhausted and then watch yourself sink.
As for the contradiction between races, why is Trump's "populism" supported? Raise import tariffs in Asia and drive back all Mexicans? The UK has even withdrawn from the EU because of its anti-immigration policy, so how many people in the US, a country of immigrants, think that they are the first to arrive on this continent and then all immigrants? In the United States and Canada, people are careful not to be labeled as "racist", and there are many radicals. Once I was walking on the streets of Montreal, an old lady suddenly and fiercely scolded me: "Go back, Asians!" When I went to visit a friend in Toronto, I heard her say that a black man pushed a Korean girl off the platform in a subway station.
Let me tell you a few of my personal experiences this year. In Palenque, Mexico, I met a Mexican couple who had an argument with an old American couple over their seats. The Mexican girl said, in our country, you have to speak Spanish, or go back to the United States! There are a lot of people in Mexico who are hostile to the Americans because in the US they suffer more than that. In Mexico City, I met a Beijing girl who traveled all over the world. She said, I hate those outsiders who scold Beijing for being crowded and the air quality is not good. It's not all those outsiders who have to squeeze in. But which metropolis I know doesn't have a lot of "outsiders"? If so, with so many Chinese immigrating to Australia, does the attitude of an Australian I met in San Cristobal who spoke of Asians with disdain was also taken for granted? Also in San Cristobal, a Quebec girl was chatting with an Argentine boy about an Asian restaurant when the girl suddenly made a lot of offensive remarks about Asians. How many people in Europe have many complaints about Turkish immigrants. A Polish girl once told me that in Europe, every time someone asked her where she came from and when she answered Poland, the attitude of those people was often very strange. What are these for? Fear of cultural invasion, fear of being assimilated, deprived of employment opportunities... Or is your country or city more advanced, so you are more advanced? What exactly gives you racial superiority and what puts racial hatred in your blood.
The film uses the Holocaust in World War II to get students to reflect. I don't know much about Jews. When I was a child, I often heard my mother say that Jews are very smart and know how to do business. Later, I was reading an article about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In the Gaza corridor, how the Israeli army brutally treated the Palestinian people. I remember a sentence roughly saying that the victims of the past have now become the perpetrators. I remember seeing this article at the time, and I couldn’t help but flash the thought of “it might be better if it was really exterminated back then”. Thinking about it now... in my limited historical knowledge, it was the worst kind of ethnic cleansing; but how did the survivors pose as "victims" and why do I watch so many Nazi movies All the sympathy for the Jews suddenly turned into such horrific, cruel, stupid anger the moment I read that article?
Let's talk about a Hong Konger I met in Cuba. We did not speak in Cantonese, but English. At that time, the United Kingdom had just left the European Union. He said to a British man in the same dormitory, "It's okay, you still have our support." Let's not discuss the servility of "Hong Kong people" for the time being, but why are they so worried about being labeled as "Chinese"? Can you identify the "nationality" in yourself and keep it without rising to "populism"? I discussed this with a friend of mine and he said that there are too many unqualified Chinese tourists. I am puzzled as to why the moral character of an entire nation is determined only by "quality" in the first place. I met a Japanese boy in Ecuador, he said, Latin Americans are not punctual, no rules, no wonder they are developing countries. So, who really decides the yardstick of "quality", "personality liberation", you don't like me squatting on the ground in the subway station, I haven't compared my middle finger to you! Which is more valuable, the servility of high-quality "Hong Kong people" and the spirit of freedom and independence of Latin Americans who may not be so high-quality? Why is the quality repeatedly emphasized, but the human nature? It is wrong to say that, in fact, everyone understands that individuals do not represent groups, and they are still not immune to prejudice. Why are people divided into more and more simple and rude categories? Some conflicts between groups have become legends (homosexuality), some have become a joke (Virgo), and some will never be alleviated, let alone Eliminated (foreigners, aliens). So please come and tell me, what does it mean when things happen for a reason? Isn't prejudice always "fallacious"?
Although American inspirational movies have always been sensational routines, this movie can convince me. Because I believe in the power of reading. I remember Lin Yihua once wrote that there are many smart people in this world, but very few wise people who are deeply in love. And I believe in the wisdom that reading brings, it is enough to eliminate all prejudice.
So what makes the public more and more stupid. I thought the media incitement was horrible! This August, I volunteered at the Brazil Olympics. In fact, the nature of many Latin Americans is to "enjoy life", so those who know how to enjoy are not as rigorous and efficient. Western media have almost demonized Chinese people's "persecution paranoia", and our own media, have they really exaggerated the "China threat theory"? I've never had enough IQ to understand politics, and I'm even more baffled by the coverage of the media on opposing sides. How can we not be easily swayed by the media, mainstream thought or speech?
I know they're stupid, but I can't help being agitated, blinded by anger, and can't get rid of all my prejudices. I can only learn to reflect little by little in the process of being hurt and hurt. No matter how sharp the world is, there are sharp edges everywhere, please keep a soft heart, then put on your armor, open your arms, and look for the beauty in life sensitively.
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