Conflicts and War Issues
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Conflicts and War Issues
Do you believe images from war should be censored for the public?
As a contested issue, different people hold different views on it. I believe war images should be censored since the associated psychological distress that is associated with the images is great. Moreover, the images can cause damages to both the soldiers and their families when they return to war (Roeder, 1993). War images may lead to fewer citizens wanting to be involved in the war, and thus, the number of people joining the army might reduce. War images, especially those involving death, loss of body, parts, or any kind of injury, are dangerous (Roeder, 1993), especially in this digital age. Imagine a student who has her dead father on a newspaper page with injuries. The psychological effects of this student being reminded or asked questions about their father at school can be detrimental. While not censoring war images can give the public the real picture of what is going on at war, the consequences are far worse.
What can we learn from hearing the testimonies of people who have experienced or witnessed revolution?
The stories by witnesses and survivors matter since they contain factual information that is firsthand and has not been fabricated in any way. Firsthand information from people who have witnessed or experienced helps the audience empathize and appreciate both inhuman and human dimensions of important historical moments (Kékesi, 2015). Information from these people supplements what has been published or what we already know about revolutions. Witness and survivor testimonies may provide new information about a revolution, for example, an activity or a place that was previously unknown (Kékesi, 2015). Finally, these testimonies allow the audience to gain a visual understanding of events that took place during the revolution. Conclusively, the testimonies’ main aspect is not empathy but providing awareness of the reality and how the revolution influences how we live today.
References
Kékesi, Z. (2015). Agents of liberation: Holocaust memory in contemporary art and documentary film.
Roeder, G. H. (1993). The censored war: American visual experience during World War Two.