As one of the trilogy of blood and ice cream, "Hot Blood Detective", while trying to spoof and show British humor, is naturally indispensable with metaphor and satire. What this movie talks about, in my opinion, is the tyranny of the majority, or the issue of Tyranny of the majority.
In fact, there was a hint at the beginning of the film. At 8 minutes and 48 seconds, Angel and the hotel owner mentioned the word fascist in the conversation. If you look carefully, you will find that the people in this town are actually implementing fascism!
At the beginning, we all thought that the serial "accidental" murders were done by one person; later we discovered that it seemed that the shop owner and his subordinates worked together; until the creepy meeting appeared, we knew that it was a group. Good deeds
This group is an organization similar to the Nazis. For the so-called "model town", they exclude dissidents and clean up those who make people look upset and those who are incompatible with the small town. As a result, it leads to the crime rate and murder of the entire area. The rate is extremely low, but the probability of "accidents" is extremely high.
At first glance this seems ridiculous, just because of some trivial things, such as the opera is played amateurishly, the life style is not good, the house is made of a different kind, the newspaper is very boring, and even jealous of a person’s talent. I don’t want this talent to spread to others. Wherever he went, he started to kill; but by extension, isn’t this the work of fascism? To do something immoral is to corrupt the morals, it is a black sheep, it will not work, it must be eliminated; if you do not follow the mainstream, it will make people look unpleasant, it is alien, it will not work, it must be eliminated; talented, only in Exposure at home and spread abroad is a betrayal of the collective, it won’t work, and it has to be eliminated! The reasons can be large or small, and the logic is the same. It is nothing more than the so-called "collective". All people who are not part of the "collective" have to be cleaned up or people who make the "collective" an eye-catcher! "For the sake of this small town" and "for the Germanic nation". It seems that the heights are different, but isn't the logic the same?
And Angel in the film symbolizes the law; anyone who steals, drunk driving, speeding, underage drinking, urinating and defecation, or affecting public order should be punished; Angel enforces the law impartially, according to the regulations, Punishment for punishment, catch for catch, education for education; but he never thought of killing all the people who made mistakes because of these small mistakes; there may be many loopholes in the law, or it may not solve some people's moral problems at all People with less noble moral qualities should be better or better. The law does not help them, but at least it is relatively fair and is not subject to subjective influence (of course, the premise is that the law is not determined by a single person. It’s the result of everyone’s thoughtful writing)
Perhaps the film just wants to tell us that in order to prevent the re-emergence of fascism, the rule of law is the best solution. Although it may not be perfect, it can guarantee a certain degree of fairness and justice~
Okay, let’s talk about the principles of law making. I’m not a legal professional. I’m just expressing some amateur personal opinions. Don’t spray~
In my opinion, in order to solve the problem of the tyranny of the majority, the law must also take into account the interests of the minority when enacting the law; some "special hobbies" or "special behaviors" of the minority can be arbitrarily legal, but at least not They are classified as "illegal acts" and punished; for example, homosexuality issues, such as wearing some fancy clothes to stroll on the street, such as some buildings along the street that affect the appearance of the city; perhaps these few people are indeed an eye-catcher, but they do not directly affect the public It should also be tolerated and not advocated, but it should not be violently interfered by administrative means; why not directly affect the public? In my opinion, as long as you don't publicize your special behaviors and hobbies. I am special, I am reasonable, I have to promote myself as a different kind, a non-mainstream, which is a bit too much~
When it comes to law, one has to talk about the corresponding twin brother "morality"; "morality" is used well to promote social progress, and poorly used is a kind of "soft violence"! In my opinion, sometimes, "morality" is a form of majority violence!
Although there should be a small number of people who truly practice "morality", those "virgin bitches" will hold high the banner of "morality", form cliques, and pull the neutral people who eat melons into their own group. Form a group that seems to be a "majority"; the people who eat melons, or the neutral group, the "no special idea" group will be drawn into their camp invisibly; they will say "you Look, this is public morality, which is recognized by everyone. We will destroy you on behalf of everyone and the moon!" Are they actually the "most" people? Not really! But through the guise of "morality", they invisibly allowed many people with indifferent attitudes to "join" their camp, thus forming the majority; these indifferent attitudes just didn't need to oppose the "Mother Bitch". Because they have not touched their interests, there is no need to confront the Blessed Mother. It's just a commitment and high-hanging; in fact, these people who hold an indifferent or neutral attitude are the majority! However, because of their moral stick, they did not dare to object, so they were successfully counted among themselves by the "Mother Bitch".
These so-called "majorities" stand on the commanding heights of morality, wantonly criticize others, and even prevent others from exercising their legal rights. What's more, they blatantly commit violations of the law under the banner of morality! And those who hold a neutral attitude are like the insensitive and unconscious Chinese at the time in Lu Xun's writings, or the "zombie" in Little Strawberry's song, who did not speak, but looked at the implementation of most violence and the implementation of fascism indifferently;
The most typical example is the so-called "dog lovers" forcibly taking away live dogs in Yulin. In fact, people who eat dog meat are not a minority, and “dog lovers” are not a “majority” at all; it’s just that dog-eaters don’t have any special feelings about eating dogs. People who eat that kind, don’t raise dogs and don’t eat dogs, are even more indifferent; "dog lovers" just say "protect animals", "how can dogs be the best friend of mankind" It seems to be very warm and kind, with the banner of "humanity's brilliance" shining everywhere, doing things that infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of others. Their strategy is simple. They don't need to make those "indifferent" people approve of their approach, as long as these "indifferent" people don't oppose or pay attention, they're done! Because of this, they are the "majority", and they can use this "majority" to deal with those comrades who don't have any organization and who love dog meat; if it is extreme, they start to want to take away legal breeding. The dogs of the country began to wantonly infringe the rights of legally-operated dog meat breeders, or the rights of those stunned diners; their behavior was not legal at all, and even for the sake of breaking the law, but only by relying on " The cloak of morality, relying on the banner of "we represent the majority", dare to do extraordinary things, and stamp the absurd labels of "no love" and "cruel" on those opponents, and come up with "now If you eat a dog, you should eat people in the future" This kind of absurd logic!
Of course, "dog lovers" is a more extreme example, and more "virgin bitches" do more obscurely; what they criticize is indeed immoral behavior, or immoral people, but the level of criticism has already reached. The category of "violence"; Weibo, Zhihu, etc. mostly belong to this category. Anyone who has seen the movie "Search" and the Japanese drama "Class A of Three Years" knows the terrible cyber violence; cyber violence is actually a kind of "majority violence"; you do something extraordinary, unethical, or even It's normal to be sprayed or scolded for breaking the law, but is it too much to be criticized by the entire network population and "tracing the roots" through human flesh?
If you open Zhihu or some other platforms, you will find that you should be "detained" for throwing rubbish and spitting everywhere; cheating and extramarital affairs are likely to be labeled as "This is a scumbag, stay away from him". ; If you can’t control your child, as the parent of the bear child, you should be "deprived of the right to raise and be cursed to never give birth to a child"; if you have ever taken drugs, you are basically "incurable If you dare to embezzle and accept bribes, you should be shot for a hundred times if you are done with bribery. If you drive drunk or drunk, the death penalty is waiting for you; suspected of rape If you are a murderer, a drug dealer, or a human trafficking person, whether you are selling 1 gram of drugs or a ton, you will be advised to "putting to death";
What I want to say is not to forgive those who have committed serious sins, but that those who have made mistakes have been punished by the law, and those who violate morals have been despised by the people around them. Is it just a matter of being criticized and cursed by so many people on the Internet? Too much? Fortunately, China is not known to govern the country, otherwise it will appear: Jiangsu chemical plants exploded and chemical plants across the country ceased production; an official accepts bribes and all officials have to be arrested for interrogation; a capitalist squeezes employees and all business owners should be put on high hats Parade; under the banner of "maintaining morality" or even "observing the law", the public knows wantonly promote ideas that violate the law and morality.
The terrible thing is not that there is such a group of people propaganda. The terrible thing is that as long as you dare to oppose, you dare to say "I think the court's decision is reasonable, this kind of behavior has not reached the level of the death penalty" or "I think it is straightforward to derail It’s unreasonable to be permanently banned," and so on, you will be sprayed; and many neutral people think so, but they dare not stand up and speak for you because they are afraid of being labeled "Are you that? Ethical people, are you cheating on drugs and taking drugs so you sympathize with them? Some people who support the legalization of gay marriage will be labeled as "Are you gay? Are you a lily?" Criminals want to squirt and squirt them. The logic is that you are all criminals, bad guys, and immoral people. What kind of "human rights" do you have? You are not "human"!
Going back to the movie, other people in the town don’t know what NWA did in the movie? Others are just afraid of the power of this group, afraid of "incompatible with the mainstream world" and choose to remain silent.
Is NWA a "majority"? No, but when there are more silent people, they become the "majority"; are there many people who believe in fascism? Not many, but there are more silent people, and they have become fascists; are racists a "majority"? No, but there are more silent people, everyone has become racist~
What if the "tyranny of the majority" in the world is really rampant? It can only be like the hero in the film, single-handedly, bravely sounded the horn of counterattack; of course, in the end, a group of like-minded people are needed to help complete the "great cause", just like the policemen in the police station in the film;
Pure individual heroism, one person is the cool operation of an army, I think it is very nonsense; the so-called hero is nothing more than attracting those "indifferent attitudes" to fight together.
Finally, give a poem to the isolated "minority", the minority who has been violated by the "majority", the "minority" who dare not resist, and the silent people who eat melons:
in Germany
At first they hunted down communists, but I didn't say anything, because I was not a communist;
Then they hunted down the Jews, but I didn’t say anything because I’m not a Jew;
Later, they hunted down the union members, but I did not speak because I was not a union member;
After that, they chased and killed Catholics, but I did not speak because I was a Protestant;
Finally they came to me, but no one stood up to speak for me
——Martin Niemoller, the engraver on the Boston Holocaust Memorial, a German Protestant priest
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