"Paul D. Fernhout" <pdfernh...@kurtz-fernhout.com> writes: > Hi Greg, > > Thanks for making this video. It makes an important point about risk and > proprietary software in a persuasive way. > > As mentioned previously (2020-08-08) I did not like the last 30 seconds > of "The University of Costumed Heroes" where the FSF-oriented "hero" > kills people. By contrast, "Fight to Repair" does not have that specific > issue, as instead the villain is turned over to the police instead of > being murdered by a vigilante FSF advocate. > > There is still physical violence by the hero near the end of "Fight to > Repair" which could *potentially* have ended in the death of the villain > (from being kicked off a motorcycle at high speed). Potentially -- out > of context -- such an action by the hero could be categorized as felony > assault? Although presumably in context that assault would not be > prosecuted as such as it was in defense of two other people's lives? And > in the end the villain just ended up sliding into a pile of garbage > without apparent injury from the physical assault -- which maybe is the > best one could hope for in this genre? > > Of course, the police and courts can engage in state-sanctioned > violence. So, turning over a presumed criminal to police isn't entirely > a non-violent conflict-resolving act in that sense (even without things > like George Floyd tragedy). Nonetheless, involving the police or courts > is generally considered an appropriate response to lawbreaking conflict > in our society (especially compared to vigilante violence). > > I continue to encourage you -- especially in light of recent events in > the USA -- to think more deeply about crafting FSF messages that avoid > explicitly or implicitly endorsing the idea that "vigilante violence is > the answer". In that sense, this video is much better than the last. But > there may still be room for improvement -- or maybe not given the genre? > > In case it helps, here is a book review I did in 2009 on "The War Play > Dilemma: What Every Parent And Teacher Needs to Know" by Diane E. Levin > and Nancy Carlsson-Paige which might provide some more context on where > I am coming from: > https://pdfernhout.net/the-war-play-dilemma.html > "The "dilemma" is about a fundamental conflict parents face when dealing > with war play. On the one hand, most parents want children to grow and > develop by working through developmental issues (like learning to deal > with conflict, learning self-control, and learning respect for > themselves and others through play, including play involving conflicts > as hands-on-learning). On the other hand, most parents want to convey > social values related to their beliefs about violence and war as ways to > solve social conflicts. The authors clearly do not say all war play is > bad, and they also point out that even a cracker can be turned into a > gun with one bite. The authors say there are no easy general answers to > this dilemma in all situations, but provide a range of options." > > Most of us grew up on a steady diet of violent media -- so watching > physical assault in videos has been normalized in that sense. And it's > true that conflict is a core part of almost any story. Thinking about > ways to transcend conflicts -- especially non-violently -- can be a huge > challenge. One possible starting point: > https://duckduckgo.com/?q=non-violent+conflict+resolution > > Thanks for continuing to refine the FSF message in more positive ways.
That is a very enlightening analysis. Thank you very much for your input Paul . I would like to see some good reference to non-violent examples, beyond the classical King and Gandhi, in order to visualize what a non-violent free software promotional video could be. _______________________________________________ libreplanet-discuss mailing list libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss