[sunils34]

This was hauntingly beautiful. A story of conscience and reconciliation with the paradoxes of war and personal spirituality/religion.

His decision to join the war as an interrogator, believing his presence and oversight would ensure the humane treatment of prisoners is admirable. I often wonder what is the right thing to do: non-participation, or conscientious participation to ensure abuses are minimized.

[tlanc]

In this telling he tried to effect change from within, but was overwhelmed, both spiritually and physically, by what he found there. If there is a positive to draw from it it lies in his ability to talk about the experience afterwards through drama and indirectly through this piece. I don't think that level of success often accrues to people trying to effect positive change from within.

[acct1771]

Which one's more likely to be noticed (by the masses) and affect change? This article, years after, or the fact they have to increase wages 200+% because no one with a mirror will do the job?

[azimovsky]

> A story of conscience

I'm surprised you see this. I see it differently. Excuse my language, but I see a horse-shit sandwich. Have you read any Noam Chomsky? This is a great example of 'Manufacturing Consent' - through these feel good propaganda manufactured stories. Yes, I do think he believed his struggle was holy and justified. Yes, I am aware that this sounds harsh.

For an honest confrontation with our very real Global North shadow watch this: https://vimeo.com/242569435

[azimovsky]

Wow I did not read the whole article. But's it's actually pretty moving... Ok fuck it. I'm going to do a pluralist 'both/and'. It's both a horse-shit sandwich and a story of conscience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5xfBtD6rLY&vl=en

[wallace_f]

>I often wonder what is the right thing to do: non-participation, or conscientious participation

And I often hear people talk about how they would punch nazis. Yet when being in the reality of present day prevailing groupthink which justifies such abuses, expecting people to "conscientiously take part" is already getting hopeful.