Can one win against the so-called collective interests?

Keely 2021-10-20 17:24:14

Just watched "Shooter" and it feels good. It would be better if the protagonist can change to a more tangible feeling. The face inside is a bit blurry and has little impact on the audience's impression. It suddenly occurred to the audience that if Robert Baggio could act in a movie, it would be a blessing to the audience. Fortunately, it means that the movie tells the story of an ordinary person, with blurred faces like you and me.

The film still promotes individual heroism against the hypocritical democratic system of the United States. Being able to discuss the state system itself is democracy. For the citizens, there is nothing that can’t be discussed. The state system, ideology, government governing body, patriotism, democratic system, etc., even today’s president’s underwear zipper Whether to pull it up, whether it is entertaining or serious academic, should be discussed. What we need to discuss most is the system issue. The root of all issues is whether Tony Leung’s egg should be cut off by the radio and television is also a question worth discussing.

Of course, no democratic system is perfect, but democracy cannot be rejected for this reason, or all democracy can be regarded as fake democracy. In other words, there is no 100% democracy, and some are either 90% or 55%.

Democracy reduces the efficiency of decision-making, but improves the quality of decision-making. You can't expect the people who help you to make decisions are saints. On that day, there was a mentally handicapped or high IQ, but the people who were enemies of you and me helped us to make decisions, and the efficiency would be very high. It is very likely that we will sacrifice in the name of the organization. Giving our class enemies the right to speak or speak nonsense is in itself defending the rights of us so-called good people. Because everyone thinks they are good people.

I have always been very afraid of the organization, both outside and inside. Whether it is a domestic or foreign organization, it is a political or economic organization. Lack of goodwill. Come to think of it, it's not that they have been persecuted by organizations, maybe organizations are inherently anti-individuals. And I prefer the individual to the collective. I do not approve of Dong Cunrui's spirit of promoting the individual sacrifice for the collective. As an individual, he can choose to sacrifice. But we should not publicize like this. This is fundamentally different from "Brave Heart" which promotes the spirit of sacrifice.

We are still centering around interests or materials. The interests of most people can sacrifice one's interests. Regardless of whether it conforms to human rights or human nature. When encountering interest groups, many ways of being human begin to be distorted. This is collective immorality. We deplore the higher-level collective immorality. As a middle-level collective, we are also surrounded by people with the same interests, so we can be at ease with that kind of inhumanity, inhumanity towards other disadvantaged and natural ones.

Finally, let’s summarize my impressions:
1. There is no absolute democracy, only probabilistic democracy.
2. Respect for individuals. Collective interests or ideas are not the reason for individuals to shut up or even disappear.
3. Anything can be discussed. We respect parents, but we disdain children born out of parental education.
4. Democracy also has its shortcomings, but organizations that lack democracy are unreliable. Just like a bus driving drunk, it is a horror movie for both passengers in the car and pedestrians under the car.

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Extended Reading
  • Verda 2022-04-22 07:01:04

    The latter part degenerates into an inexplicable revenge drama

  • Joelle 2022-03-23 09:01:21

    To be honest, I’m not interested in this kind of movies, but the male protagonist is a bit manly.

Shooter quotes

  • Bob Lee Swagger: Welcome to Tennessee, patron state of shootin' stuff.

  • Sarah Fenn: What are you going to do?

    Bob Lee Swagger: Exercise my right to bear arms.