Thursday, June 24, 2010
Debate video
The debate video about how the media should show the full horror of war was both intresting and confusing. I was frustrated by a point given in the video. The debater said that if people watch the full horror of war, they wouldn't go to war. Though that is a reasonable point, there is however a flaw. The problem is that not all citizens would be afraid. If a person is ready to commit himself/herself to war, then they wouldn't be affected too much by the horror. Yes some people would change their minds but the ones with pride and passion would fight braver than the ones that cower under the sight of dieing a painful death. The point that I thought was really good was the one about human dignity. If a soilder dies, isn't there usually an important funeral for him/her? Doesn't that show respect? This debater said that it wouldn't be respectable to film a movie about how soilders died. We're supposed to respect their death, not enjoy watching him/her being blown up in a blockbuster that may contain false parts of the real story.
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