A philosophical comparison of the "Cultural Revolution" and "City of God"

Logan 2022-04-22 07:01:02

One of the most classic lines in the City of God is a little kid with a revolver saying to his group of friends with revolvers: "Do you know the Red Guards?" Then someone replied: "I don't know, but come here. It’s okay to kill it.” Some philosophers say that children are beasts, and they have systematically thought about this argument before making such an argument, so they think it makes sense for the time being, and the example of the Red Guards is an example of this argument. In addition, the conclusion is that "adults are also beasts". Due to space reasons, I do not want to make a more convincing description of the rough description of children and adults. What is it that people understand my intentions, I really admire this Brazilian film, to know about the Red Guards, it's really awesome. What is the Cultural Revolution, a group of people who are misled by "instinct", what is the city of God, a group of people who are educated by "instinct", and why are ordinary people not like this, because they have been systematically edified by culture, generally normal people It is not directly driven by "instinct", which is also the advanced part of human beings, but at some point these advanced humanistic factors will be easily ignored. Just look at the Cultural Revolution and you will know that it is simply a group of nerves, and The City of God is more serious than this. Just look at the innocence and cuteness in the eyes of those murdering children. Their humanistic care is pitiful. Otherwise, why do they look down on the Red Guards so much? It's not a grade at all, one is a "natural" "beast" and the other is an "acquired" "beast". But I also felt a kind of irony, as if saying "Chinese people don't laugh at us diaosi, you are not much better." But I think we are better than them, and their ridicule is "instinctive"" "lower tiers" is not convincing, but there is some truth to it.

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Extended Reading
  • Guy 2021-10-20 18:58:55

    The person closest to violence is closest to heaven.

  • Adelbert 2022-03-25 09:01:05

    There is no God in the city of God.

City of God quotes

  • Zé Pequeno: Where do you want to take the shot? In the hand or in the foot?

  • Sandro Cenoura: Have you lost your mind? You are just a kid!

    Filé-com-Fritas - Steak and Fries: A kid? I smoke, I snort. I've killed and robbed. I'm a man.