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Confederate Statues Single

2020/9/27
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Undeceptions with John Dickson

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Dr. Laurel Moffatt: 本期节目探讨了对美国南方邦联雕像的移除与保留的争议。演讲者从自身在南方成长的经历出发,讲述了她从最初对这些雕像的漠不关心,到逐渐意识到这种冷漠背后是对种族主义历史和受害者痛苦的忽视。她引用西蒙娜·薇依的观点,解释了人类本能地倾向于回避痛苦,并反思了在现代社会充斥着各种干扰的情况下,我们是否能够充分理解他人的痛苦。演讲者认为,要克服对痛苦的冷漠,需要某种超越自我的力量,并以耶稣的例子说明了这一点。她通过 Mayshall Brewington 的经历,展现了邦联雕像所代表的种族主义的深远影响,以及对这些雕像漠不关心的危险性。最终,演讲者呼吁用爱和关怀代替冷漠,构建一个充满爱与同情的世界,而非冰冷的纪念碑。

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Dr. Laurel Moffatt discusses her indifference towards Confederate statues and the impact of growing up in the American South surrounded by such monuments.

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Dr. Laurel Moffatt makes a return to Undeceptions with a single aimed at making us consider the level of our indifference.

The Black Lives Matter campaign has focussed America's attention on statues that commemorate the great military leaders and politicians of the slave-supporting Confederacy. 

Should these symbols be taken down and our values rebuilt? Or would that leave a greater human failure still standing?