
Translator: Davood Salehan
Source: rasekhoon.net
Source: rasekhoon.net
Reflection on violence and urban life in the land of Yankees
US military attacks is not a new phenomenon, but repetition does not make it not strange and painful; after World War II, most of organized violence in this planet return to the US or War Department of America and we see it a natural as a habit like sunrise and sunset. How can a land with great wealth be always busy killing in small areas? It is more like firing a billionaire to the empty cans, of course it is not funny. There is an old idea that considers the US economy based on war and explains the atrocities of the White House accordingly. Some others know these justifications as stereotyping and shabby ones. In contrast, it should be said: now that Washington thinks violence is not old and useless who would it be dull for us? Still study about the US is study about war and study about war is study about the America. However, the question remains in force and received no reply that why a civilization resorts to violence and militarism for its economic affairs?
We may consider their arrival (to the endless wars) accidental remembering World War II and USA's role in the role of savior. But it cannot be that simple. For example, "Truman" (US' president) when ordering a nuclear attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki could easily target sparsely populated areas (as frequently he was offered to attack on sparsely populated areas). US president attack on majority of people clearly indicates violent which was symbol of the collective wisdom of civilization. How a civilization picks killing more instead of choosing less destruction?
To reply to the preliminary question it may be asked that on what basis basically civilizations are living. Man to know himself is forced to reflect on their memories. We always refer to personal memories, family status, social class and ethnic traditions to find the answer and multiply them with the features of the human race to achieve a partial knowledge. The variable part is "personal diary" and its sorts that were mentioned. From the result, many scholars return literature or writing section to think about human civilization. Socrates calls Homer. Hegel and Nietzsche investigate tragedies and many of the new philosophers spend time in poems and novels; as analyzable memory of groups is their written filing. Derrida, Lyotard, Baudriar, Edward Said and others face us with the mass of literary theories.
It can even be argued that if scientists in this decade are interested in reading films is because ethnic memories are spinning from "written" form into "image" form. But visualizing everything (from radiology films to artistic and popular films) makes our memories to be calm in the frames. In the past or to recognize the past people and events we were required to study on mythology, as behavior of tribes and communities was relatively dominated by their myths and, of course, their religion. This important issue makes our question more difficult for America is the land without myth. However, lack of myth, where is equally as confusing, is path finding, too because it raises the brighter question. The matter that what did the Americans do with their mythical vacuum and Indians themselves cannot solve the lack of them.
They are killed and humiliated in large-scale. Americans also to clear their land of cactus do anti-Indians acts. Deal of remove with Red traditions and legends was also done. On the other hand, European immigrants faced with poverty of the myth because they were deported from territories in which they looked at mythology as guides of new life. This lack caused myth fans activities become stronger. First of all, the film was ready. Gold seekers, gun men and a little later the Indians were portrayed. Myth by any definition represents a full life. Global environmental with institutions, customs, values and self-relations of this supernatural life has been amazing and therefore it is significant and it being interesting is also inspiration and all of this could partly be reproduced in cinema. It is the white curtain that we look at directly to watch self-relying institutions, customs, values and relationships which have been provided in world's biological frame. Not only Cinema has authentic relationship with mythology in terms of morphology, but also thanks to American life with its contemptuous lack, was able to replace it. Hollywood was flown soon to show the United States while in its cities there were floods, the volcanoes erupt, earthquakes occur and it is attacked from other planets. Even bees and ants attack the United States, where people on the big screen are immortal, philanthropy are violent, of course, just in enough amounts!
On the other hand, people lived in the world whose only asset was a myth. Even their land was wrapped in a veil of myth. They recently reached a corner of the world. But they knew that they could not ask for help of prophets of Israel as mentioned in the Torah. Maybe that is why they went to people whose only property was their land. The people who had myth in a country without myth were easier. On the other hand, England (one of the spiritual fathers of America) had weakened after the war. During the war many Jews were forced to travel to America. Thus, the foundation of myth of America was built by the Jews and cinema. An authoritarian reading of Jewish, which means Zionism was a goof couple for an exciting reading in cinema that is disturbing and violent genres in Cinema. Life of these tow accompanied violence that at least it was inappropriate for urban life. To live in the city we required the use of reason and wisdom. Therefore, cities became the scene of conflict between reason and American violent myth. According to an old philosophical principle whatever exists cannot be non-existent. Then, conflict between reason and violence is predicated in three different ways:
1. The wisdom using violence as a tool
2. The violence use reason as a tool
3. Reason and violence become one unit in practical operation in a balanced way.
To show under what conditions what events happen or in each cases, what features reason and violence will have and if each of them raise what will happen, separate articles are needed which cannot be mentioned here. Even it can be argued that what relationship is there between pragmatic reason (this is a respectable and academic title for American wisdom) and mentioned statements.
But it is clear now that urban life cannot tolerate violence to continue its order; the violence that should not be eliminated so violence should be "exiled" from the city. "Exporting violence" to out of town can be calculated while it is mandating. If blindly "exile" is done with his back put the city into trouble. The US invasion of Vietnam is a good example for consideration. "Exiling" violence to Vietnam met resistance of Asians and its effects were stable in American cities for years. After that incident beneficial "issuance" of violence was done more accurately. Making other countries to accompany was a try to make excuses and attacking the defenseless countries like Afghanistan and the result is accounting. The US war machine instead of attacking established lands is interested in villages. The billionaire is fearful of boar hunting, so it shoots empty cans.
To better understand the mentioned issues it should be remembered that there has never been a time valley between lives of our fathers and their myths. Myths were everywhere in the past. Platonic dialogues show that how they knew their gods palpable and nearby. American myth (Hollywood / Zionism) also has a dynamic life. It is not told by grandfather in the afternoon or at night on the balcony, but it is always broadcasted through cinema and television in form of films, commercials, and news and raise violence. As the violence exists and cannot be non-being, it also has nature. He continues living with its historic requirements and without these necessities life cannot happen. That is why the city cannot easily "export- exile" it. Man thought that by losing myth, he can bury characteristics of myth to live by pure rationality in good cities. However, this time myths emerged in the city and gave birth to his children here. Violence goes back to the city. Once it did on September 11th. Let’s assume that we know the crime and punishment as a story by the publication of the White House.
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