I believe that the answer to the question, When will white people stop making
pictures like Avatar is, when we don't have to make pictures like Avatar any
more. I'm sure that some people watch these movies and seem them merely as
entertainment, but I see a reflection of what is really going on in this
country and in the rest of the world. Often in situations where there is an
oppressed people who have been exploited by a "conquering horde" a person who
is a member of the conquering horde steps up and makes a difference.
As an example, no matter whether the actions were always the most admirable,
does anyone remember Charlie Wilson. For those who don't, from Wikipedia
(yadda, yadda) the following:
Charles "Charlie" Nesbitt Wilson (June 1, 1933 – February 10, 2010) was a
United States naval officer and former 12-term Democratic United States
Representative from the 2nd congressional district in Texas.
He was best known for leading Congress into supporting Operation Cyclone, the
largest-ever Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) covert operation, which under
the Reagan administration supplied military equipment, including anti-aircraft
weapons such as Stinger antiaircraft missiles, and paramilitary officers from
their Special Activities Division to the Afghan Mujahideen during the Soviet
war in Afghanistan. His behind-the-scenes campaign was the subject of the
non-fiction book Charlie Wilson's War by George Crile and a subsequent film
adaptation starring Tom Hanks as Wilson.
And they also made a movie about him.
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Robert W. Wildblood, PhD
Adjunct Psychology Faculty
Germanna Community College
[email protected]
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