tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13929434.post8869983789994101055..comments2023-10-28T04:12:12.714-06:00Comments on THIS DIVIDED STATE - Official Blog of the Filmmakers: U.S. Soldier Murders a PuppyEliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600841645881080576noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13929434.post-34338222741933031292008-06-13T15:59:00.000-06:002008-06-13T15:59:00.000-06:00steven, if you'll recall, the white house put out...steven, if you'll recall, the white house put out an order forbidding coffins of returning soldiers from being shown on TV. There is a reason for that. The Vietnam War ended because people became up in arms by what was being broadcasted into their homes nightly at dinnertime. Notably we do not have graphic images of Iraq along with our dinner entrees and there is a very real reason for that....sukie310https://www.blogger.com/profile/06446945281852908593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13929434.post-30982988194714785012008-06-13T10:36:00.000-06:002008-06-13T10:36:00.000-06:00So, we're like a bunch of third graders. We have t...So, we're like a bunch of third graders. We have to have everything played out in front of us, clear and graphic, in order for us to get angry?<BR/><BR/>No, but I understand your point.<BR/><BR/>Also, if read my review about Errol Morris' new film, photos and videos can have the opposite affect: They can divert our attention away from what's NOT on camera....https://www.blogger.com/profile/14516741404829369165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13929434.post-1764189074707660772008-06-13T09:26:00.000-06:002008-06-13T09:26:00.000-06:00You are right of course, we should be much more up...You are right of course, we should be much more up on arms about the deaths in Iraq both civilian and miltary. None of these people had to die. However, their deaths remain an abstract idea. We don't have a video of an individual being tortured and murdered. When we do see specific things, there is an outcry as was witnessed by the photos of the Iraqi's being tortured while the soldiers posed seemingly inured to their prisoners situation. This is the same thing with this video. We actually get to witness a horrific cruelty being enacted on an innocent being by two of our soldiers. And the appropriate response was the outcry we saw.sukie310https://www.blogger.com/profile/06446945281852908593noreply@blogger.com