Comments on: Children of Men http://www.outsidecontext.com/2006/09/23/children-of-men/ Travel writing, reviews, philosophy and airsoft Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.outsidecontext.com/2006/09/23/children-of-men/#comment-12098 Anonymous Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:12:00 +0000 http://www.outsidecontext.com/2006/09/23/children-of-men/#comment-12098 I have had to think back to when I wrote this to consider why I put it that way. The bombs were not just planted by Muslims, they were the Muslims. The act was intensely religious on their part, strapping high explosives to themselves and blowing it up in public is that much more extreme than merely blowing up a bag left on the train. These were people. The other aspect I considered was how frightened we have become of the supra overloaded word "terrorist". We call almost anything terrorism now from bombs to website posting secrets. It has become an empty word. At the time I remember that I wasn't "terrorised" at all, just unhappy that people have died, angry that it had got to this, and determined not to be scared by it all. So, I take your comment onboard, but these were "people bombs", these people were Muslims, and so they were Muslim bombs: as much as that doesn't scan as well as "terrorist". Basho I have had to think back to when I wrote this to consider why I put it that way. The bombs were not just planted by Muslims, they were the Muslims. The act was intensely religious on their part, strapping high explosives to themselves and blowing it up in public is that much more extreme than merely blowing up a bag left on the train. These were people. The other aspect I considered was how frightened we have become of the supra overloaded word “terrorist”. We call almost anything terrorism now from bombs to website posting secrets. It has become an empty word. At the time I remember that I wasn’t “terrorised” at all, just unhappy that people have died, angry that it had got to this, and determined not to be scared by it all.

So, I take your comment onboard, but these were “people bombs”, these people were Muslims, and so they were Muslim bombs: as much as that doesn’t scan as well as “terrorist”.

Basho

]]> By: filmfan http://www.outsidecontext.com/2006/09/23/children-of-men/#comment-12097 filmfan Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:22:00 +0000 http://www.outsidecontext.com/2006/09/23/children-of-men/#comment-12097 muslim bombs, are you serious??? the bombs were by terrorists, the so they were terrorist bombs. better choice of words muslim bombs, are you serious??? the bombs were by terrorists, the so they were terrorist bombs. better choice of words

]]> By: Jigsaw hc http://www.outsidecontext.com/2006/09/23/children-of-men/#comment-8715 Jigsaw hc Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:31:16 +0000 http://www.outsidecontext.com/2006/09/23/children-of-men/#comment-8715 Children of Men was a really good movie. I'd probably give it a 9/10. Children of Men was a really good movie. I’d probably give it a 9/10.

]]> By: Jigsaw hc http://www.outsidecontext.com/2006/09/23/children-of-men/#comment-11519 Jigsaw hc Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:31:00 +0000 http://www.outsidecontext.com/2006/09/23/children-of-men/#comment-11519 Children of Men was a really good movie. I'd probably give it a 9/10. Children of Men was a really good movie. I’d probably give it a 9/10.

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