Islamic State (2014; Vice News)
This documentary is the product of the field work of a Vice News journalist who managed to gain permission to follow the Press Officer of Islamic State, a certain Abu Musa. The officer draped in Arabic garb, spotting a reggae-type of a hat in place of the keffiyeh, donning unashamedly Ray Ban shades and wearing an ala-Castro beard minus the moustache.
The crew follow them in a battle weary town of Raqqa in Iraq. The whole movement of IS seems to be working towards the dream of one particular individual named Abu Bakar Al-Baghdadi. Al-Baghdadi is a demigod whose charismatic speeches appear to recruit more and more followers for his course. Youngsters, pre-teens and teenage boys, speak passionately about their willingness to shed blood and give their lives for the honourable path of their fight.
The Vice News cameramen follow the soldiers on their field trips across the Iraq and Syrian borders. All along the way, roadshows are held to lure new recruits. The Sharia type of moral policing is carried out in the town. Justice is meted through legal means.
Many interviews are shown. Not surprisingly, many who were interviewed sing praises of the IS management of their territories. With the brutal treatment of their subjects, it is not surprising that there must be a prior arrangement to allow only the positive image of the organisation.
It is the same scenario every time. From the cradle of civilisation, first there will be an ideology to try to understand our existence. More people will agree that this MUST be it. Then they insist that that must be propagated to everyone, first willingly, then forcibly. Others resist, they want to keep their own fate. The majority get the power, by legitimate means or by force. A small group become militant and mayhem ensues. To combat violence, more violence follow. Then lull, before a storm, yet again.
I think most people anywhere in the world are just not interested in knowing the truth and the secret of all our existence. What they really want is just pleasure, in the physical absence of pain, away from mental torture. It is the reason why most follow the path of least resistance and stay with the herd.
P.S. During Lenin’s Era, many starving peasants rallied behind him and sang praises of him, hoping that their sufferings would disappear. Hold behold, after his ascent to power, they realised that it was just status quo, The pleasure (absence of pain) was still an elusive enigma.
This documentary is the product of the field work of a Vice News journalist who managed to gain permission to follow the Press Officer of Islamic State, a certain Abu Musa. The officer draped in Arabic garb, spotting a reggae-type of a hat in place of the keffiyeh, donning unashamedly Ray Ban shades and wearing an ala-Castro beard minus the moustache.
The crew follow them in a battle weary town of Raqqa in Iraq. The whole movement of IS seems to be working towards the dream of one particular individual named Abu Bakar Al-Baghdadi. Al-Baghdadi is a demigod whose charismatic speeches appear to recruit more and more followers for his course. Youngsters, pre-teens and teenage boys, speak passionately about their willingness to shed blood and give their lives for the honourable path of their fight.
The Vice News cameramen follow the soldiers on their field trips across the Iraq and Syrian borders. All along the way, roadshows are held to lure new recruits. The Sharia type of moral policing is carried out in the town. Justice is meted through legal means.
Many interviews are shown. Not surprisingly, many who were interviewed sing praises of the IS management of their territories. With the brutal treatment of their subjects, it is not surprising that there must be a prior arrangement to allow only the positive image of the organisation.It is the same scenario every time. From the cradle of civilisation, first there will be an ideology to try to understand our existence. More people will agree that this MUST be it. Then they insist that that must be propagated to everyone, first willingly, then forcibly. Others resist, they want to keep their own fate. The majority get the power, by legitimate means or by force. A small group become militant and mayhem ensues. To combat violence, more violence follow. Then lull, before a storm, yet again.
I think most people anywhere in the world are just not interested in knowing the truth and the secret of all our existence. What they really want is just pleasure, in the physical absence of pain, away from mental torture. It is the reason why most follow the path of least resistance and stay with the herd.
P.S. During Lenin’s Era, many starving peasants rallied behind him and sang praises of him, hoping that their sufferings would disappear. Hold behold, after his ascent to power, they realised that it was just status quo, The pleasure (absence of pain) was still an elusive enigma.
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