American x-Files

Beth 2022-04-23 07:01:01

Derry's tragedy was caused by his father earlier. His father's prejudice against blacks planted the seeds for him. Later, after his father was shot, the seeds of prejudice and hatred took root. The black partner Derry worked with in prison made him understand that the world is not just black and white, but only skin color. Derry's remorse in prison is like the good wish of the film, but the film is not just a naive dream, it calmly and rationally tells the audience that the death of his younger brother is the status quo, and racism will involve anyone at any time and crush it. , the society must face and solve it, instead of blindly dreaming and escaping. No matter how much you change, there is always a price to pay for what you have done.

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  • Hertha 2021-10-20 18:58:11

    It is forgivable to be deceived, and the frenzied paranoia should be "shot". Will the discrimination caused by differences in race, religion, sexual orientation, region, ideology, etc. among all human beings be completely eliminated?

  • Andres 2021-10-20 18:58:18

    138 Wang Xiaobo" After a lapse of ten years, I came to consider the issue of belief again. I suddenly discovered that any kind of belief, including my belief, can be a stick for beating people and a tool for persecuting others if it is abused. Blasphemy is a crime. , Anti-ethnic, anti-traditional, and ignorance of ancestors are all crimes. As long as you can cite a belief that can be fanatical without the danger of losing your mind, there is no need to say that it has other benefits. I will immediately take refuge in it—this kind of benefit is more than that.

American History X quotes

  • Murray: Derek, what are you trying to prove?

  • Reporter: [Rasmussen shows a video of a crying Derek with his mother talking to a reporter after his father's death] Look I know this is tough. But how do you feel right now?

    Derek Vinyard: How do you think I feel? I think it's typical.

    Reporter: Typical how?

    Derek Vinyard: Well, this country is becoming a haven for criminals so what do you expect? You know, decent hard-working Americans like my dad are getting rubbed out by social parasites.

    Reporter: Parasites?

    Derek Vinyard: Blacks, Browns, Yellow whatever.

    Reporter: I don't understand you're saying that you think maybe your father's murder was race related?

    Derek Vinyard: Yeah it's race related! Every problem in this country is race related not just crime. It's like... immigration, AIDS, welfare those are problems in them. The Black community, the Hispanic community, the Asian community, they're not White problems.

    Reporter: Derek, are those really issues that deal with poverty?

    Derek Vinyard: No. You know, no. They're not products of the environment either that's crap. Minorities don't give two shits about this country, they've come here to exploit it, not to embrace it.

    Reporter: What does this...

    Derek Vinyard: I mean millions of white European Americans came here and flourished you know within a generation so what the fuck is the matter with these people going around shooting a... fireman?

    [cries]

    Reporter: What does this have to do with the murder of your father?

    Derek Vinyard: Because my father was murdered doing his job! Putting out a fire in fucking Nigger neighborhood. He shouldn't be giving a shit about. He got shot by a fucking drug dealer who probably still collects a welfare check!