Uh, WHAT?!

[ironphoenix]

Who the ____ thought that this could possibly be a good idea?!

(The film clip doesn't play automatically, which is a Good Thing; take the warning about it being disturbing seriously before deciding to play it.)

Comments

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

Well, that's a...thing. Eew.

On the other hand, I'm glad the movement has extremists. Movements don't really seem to go anywhere without them. It doesn't mean that you do what they want, but they set a flag far out in one direction and keep people from muddling up the middle.

I think the only bit I like is the ending, where they pop frames out to the recording session. Because the point is to motivate people to take action even after the YouTube clip has ended. Yes, you. That sort of thing.

And maybe by shocking people and getting more conversation going that might happen, though I suspect not so much.

[ironphoenix.livejournal.com]

Interesting perspective. Extremists undermine a position, I think. Certainly, that's how I feel as a non-fundamentalist Christian. Being able to distinguish them clearly from the mainstream might be handy, though.

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

It's the same mechanism whereby a store has that one beautiful display model in the window which is seventy bazillion dollars and they don't expect anyone to buy it. It makes the rest of the stuff look reasonably-priced by comparison.

Extremists can also alienate, but only if they're the sole visible voice. I notice that non-fundamentalist Christians are largely invisible: if they held a "Walk for Christian Sanity" or some such, perhaps then the extremists would function in the previously described way, but for now they're speaking for the entire religion. (Also, the Pope defending and shielding child molesters doesn't help matters much; when the acknowledged head of a group is advocating protecting criminals, it's hard to listen to the rank and file.)