Saw the movie in March 2010. To this day, exactly ten years. Write a small note to remember.
10 Years Ago: Shocked but Doubtful
◆ Reading background
I was still in high school when I read the film. After experiencing the major " event " of the 2009 earthquake , I saw the "new world" from the free global network, and I am interested in the essential operating laws of global politics and other fields. *From the perspective of self-interest, we were comparing the status of different societies to see if there was any "the promised land"/"blessed land" that was relatively worth the effort.
◆ First reading: Shocked but doubtful
When watching this film, I was shocked by the "one spot" of the political and business environment of the US imperialists: the brave and outspoken words of investigative reporters and a few farmers, the large amount of data displayed in the form of animation, the violence (death, etc.) in the slaughterhouse, the violence in the farm (bad living environment), the close "money-power connection" between the US politicians, oligarchs and courts (only after reading the law did I know that this is called "revolving door" and "revolving door phenomenon"), and oligarchic companies took up legal weapons to suppress the rights and interests of civilians ——These are all unknowns from traditional media.
In addition, I still remember very clearly that when I saw the wanton kicking of animals by the workers at the bottom of the farm, I made the decision to go vegetarian - I didn't want to promote the violence of "mutual harm at the bottom" by consuming animal products.
However, after making the decision, there is a vague "big question": Are the conclusions of this film and the life decisions that are made reliable? ? ? Specifically: In this limited life, what is a more "just" and a better life worth living?
After a long and short decade of exploration... omit the 1w word
Perception ten years later: the accelerated alienation of people
◆ Read the film again: deeply touching accelerated alienation
Ten years later, with work experience + social science knowledge, it is still "Ma Yezhong に目が覚める". After the second brush, a social science perspective is refined: this film is describing the [accelerated alienation of people] (coincidentally, Xu Zhuoyun is also talking about this in the new interview ).
1. Alienation of capitalists and their agents (1) In terms of income - tirelessly chasing money and power Food industry oligarchs are ambitious to obtain 100% market share and the ultimate in efficiency (and the money and power that comes with it) Under the pursuit, deny the "higher value" of life (all-round development of human beings, etc.), and only regard workers and animals as "consumables" - "tools" with a limited lifespan. The oligarchs oppose the labelling system in order to maximize profits. In this way, key information about the food - origin, GMO or not, calories can be withheld. Conspiracy between oligarchs and the judicial system: In the context of the "revolving door phenomenon", the U.S. Patent Law and Supreme Court precedents tended to support Monsanto. (2) Expenditures - Strive to reduce costs, select ethnic minorities/illegal immigrants as employees, obstruct the existence of the Union, which makes the employees atomic, so that they are unable to jointly conduct effective negotiation/resistance.
2. The alienation of laborers (1) The price of telling the truth. The famous hostess Oprah (Democrat) fought against the food oligarchs for yanlun's freedom. After paying the price of millions of dollars in litigation expenses, the case was settled and appeased by winning the lawsuit. this conflict. (2) "The Elegy of the Countryman" Ordinary civilians who used to work in their hometowns, because they could not bear the impact of food dumping under globalization, "choose" to leave their hometowns to engage in the meat production and processing industry in order to survive and "live". One farmer/farmer talking about his powerlessness to "dont fight them" makes one wonder how much pressure the food oligarchs put on him. Full-time employees cannot afford vegetables, so they have to buy junk food to make ends meet; vegetarianism is an option for the rich (a classmate who went to NYU for graduate school also felt that eating vegetables was expensive ). The son of a female Republican supporter died of tainted food from a food industry oligarch (who also supported the Republican Party), and you get the experience.
So what can an individual do?
Faced with this question, the director of the film gave this answer at the end of the film: vote with consumer behavior to support a more environmentally friendly and healthy new food organization.
My answer: I support the director's answer (reason: The beyond meat invested by Gates, Xiao Lizi and others has been commercialized very well). In addition, I would like to add——【Arming yourself with knowledge, "Struggle for Rights"】.
Then, if the logic of the supplementary answer above is followed, the following framework for action is possible .
1. Clear goals (change yourself and change the world)
JP: Man, you have to choose a clear goal. And be careful to choose your goals carefully - your world revolves around them.
* " Change Yourself " creator Wang Leehom is vegan in 2020 :)
2. Learning multi-disciplinary content
1. To master all kinds of social science knowledge, you need to master sociological knowledge, understand the truth that "power does not like a vacuum", and dare to speak up for your rights.
2. It is necessary to master legal knowledge. Legal knowledge can help others understand how to protect themselves and protect others on this basis. *I see that people who have legal expenses for telling the truth should also be a big reason why I practice law: I just want to tell the truth without fear of litigation expenses like Ralph Nader in "The Unreasonable"— — I take my salt for myself :)
3. Knowledge of psychology and interpersonal relationships is required * Based on knowledge of evolutionary biology, etc., there are a large number of interpersonal strategies: stand up straight, record the words of unpleasant people who attack you, and seize the timing to focus on counterattack on a certain day, etc. See further details at the end of this review of The Selfish Gene .
4. Master political knowledge According to Western social surveys, [with age, adults will pay more and more attention to politics]. The reason is simple - politics is related to what environment your family lives in, your retirement age, your weekly working hours, health insurance and social security policies, education expenses, etc.
Therefore, if you learn political common sense early, you can relax early. This wave is fine.
3. Social practice
Appreciate :)
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