Shock and Awe

Sometimes, for whatever reason, the human race feels the need to kill each other. It's made all the more easier when those being killed are "different" from those doing the killing. Often, the killer sees his victims as non-persons or person's devoid of equal humanity and understanding. Race, gender, religion, nationality, sexual preference and disability are typical internal and subconscious justifications. Somewhere, hidden in the psyche of all human beings, is the inclination to hurt those that are different. This hidden and dark nature in each of us that expresses itself in what is happening in Irag, Darfur, Somalia and many other places in the world. It explains what is happening at the Judge Rotenberg Center, countless institutions, the workforce, church/synagogue/mosque/temple, and daily life in every form and facet.

The failure of acceptance of differences leads us down the path of destruction and depending on the power structure, everyone will find at some point in their lives that they are on the receiving end of the label "non-person" and their/your humanity will be questioned. But, for many others, being viewed as a non-person is a life long experience.

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Comments

[LeaEdinburgh]

Beautiful film and incredibly powerful images. I note additional parallels with autism and other minorities in general that is to do with the humanity and cohesive strength of the group and the delight of being with minimal materialistic needs. It is also interesting to see the increased use of non verbal cues and simpler and fundamental care for each others (almost of religious nature, I’d say, with sharing of food).