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fighting for? no. 2
Published: 2005-06-17 04:23:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 11843; Favourites: 340; Downloads: 1844
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part of my fighting for? series where i depict kids in protest rallies... once again, do they know what they're fighting for?i have to make it clear though that protests here in the philippines are almost always political in nature... its almost always a stab at the current administration... they use issues, be it about a war in a foreign land, price increase, wage increases, heck even the price of pan-de-sal (a bread common in the philippines) to throw mud at the current administration whoever is seated there... and most of the time... these protest rallies get disperesed... rather violently at times...
kids have no place in rallies of this nature... they have no business marching with militants knowing that anytime rubber bullets or tear gas would rain down on them... they are victims of politicking... victims of mud throwing... this should not be.
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i've covered a LOT of protest rallies... and i mean a LOT! and almost always... these groups bring kids along... probably sons or daughters of members of militant groups... i really dont like this idea... in the first place... why bring these kids? do they know why they're there? do they know what they're fighting for?
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I'm very indifferent towards political art pieces, mostly because the message attempted to be delivered is completely lost in a translation from substance into symbolism. Something like, "well so and so supported this guy, who supported this guy, who acted strangely similarly to that guy, who at one point shook hands with some lady, and that lady was a concubine for Hitler. Therefore, so and so is Hitler."
This one is unique, as it shows a different side of protesters. It shows that there are people there simply to act as symbols, to make people think "see look, even our kids want this!" For all I know, that kid just wants to skip a day of school, or get an ice cream. They don't know anything about politics. Myself, I work with kids. They try to act all political regarding certain issues, but I will actually engage them in a way that demonstrates that no matter what side they take on an issue, whether it be a governor, a president, a war, or a budget, their opinions are swayed mostly by which organization can get a flashier ad on Saturday morning cartoons. When it comes to actually knowing WHY they should be believing what they believe, well...
...this picture symbolizes it (for lack of a better word). It's a big piece of propaganda on a wooden stick, and holding it is the face of carefree innocence. It's a paradox, where one cancels out the other.
Now look what you did. You got me ranting. That must mean it's a great photograph to get me going like that. Anyways, keep up the great work, and always have cameras with you at rallies. You never know who you may run in to, or how long you last before you get mobbed and outcast amidst shouts of "fascist" and "nazi". But see for yourself, I guess I deserved it: [link]
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I will be honest, at first I was going to slander this as pushing forth some agenda, but then reading the background story of the piece I was utterly suprised. I happen to be a staunch conservative, but this piece in itself represents one of the many reasons why I became a conservative; the very corrupt and at times, desperate measures protesters would take to push their ideas. I think using children in such a fashion is mostly used in the following reasons (Of course I am no master at propoganda, but from a few classes of cinamatography I am going to conclude this)
1) Emphasizing the value that the opposing idea is so hated that children themselves will take to the streets
2) Showing to the media (which usually is present) how oppressed the protesters are, that they even have to use children.
and 3) Children have always been used as a tool for certain radical groups that try to gain support, because children distract the third party individual (the person who's support they are trying to gain) from the main issue, or the main cause. It blurrs them, often enough to pity the child, and support the cause psychologically. Once the seed is implanted, it grows.
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Great!!!!!
honestly one of the pest political shots i have seen
the way the kid looks is impossible
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Great shot and very good subject matter! Congratulations on the DD
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This is a wonderful picture.
I know of plenty of people who would appreciate this.. at least the meaning.
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you deserve this daily dev! congratulations!
chaotic philippines!
i still love living here... it's just too difficult to bear all the problems though...
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the poor kids ;_;
you really deserved the DD, very powerful imagery, congrats!
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This is a beautiful photo and something I strongly, strongly agree with. Powerful imagery. I'm glad you got a DD for this, or I would have otherwise not seen it.
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Important issue raised here, and in such a wonderful photographic way ... love that innocent look, naive of the issues and "reality" of the world, totally vital to what you're saying here. Bravo.
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Congrats sa DD 
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Very strong message behind it, although it is quite sad. Very nice photo too, the angle is great.
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How powerful. I love it. Great job. x
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At first, I didn't get the point of this pic, but now I think its genius. I've ALWAYS gotten angry at how parents bring little children to these rallies..which are often very contentious, and sometimes violent, but always very, very tense - and stick signs in their hands, their parents forcing them to advocate a stance a child can't possibly understand. GREAT work and a GREAT choice for Daily Dev.
You've made me angry, which is really good. Keep it up.
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Very photo, but just as importantly, very good point. :-D
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It's not just the kids. Do the parents know for what they are fighting?
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i agree... they dont know. that's why they shouldnt bring their kids along to fight a battle they themselves dont understand. thanks.
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congratulations on the DD - it goes to a well-deserving photo, and, more importantly, to a well-deserving issue. every time I see a child at a protest, I have to sigh with a bit of pity. I'm all for the right to protest - but I also believe strongly in the necessity of defining your own beliefs. when I see a child that young, whose only perspective has ever been that which their parents have imposed upon them, I can't help but doubt that they've consciously chosen their beliefs. parents, especially, need to allow their children the room to define themselves and their code of beliefs, and, until they have done that, should keep them out of the protests that their parents attend.
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thanks. no truer words were spoken. thanks so much!
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Great message. I just think how it will be as these kids grow. I feel these kids lose their innocence so fast. They are angered by what they fight for even if they don't know it - they will be angry because it's what is around them. Such anger so young will make their child hood go by quicker and by the age maybe 12 they will be outspoken, cynical, opinionated (but posibly without knowing all the sides?), angry, jaded... such traits for a juvenile...
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You should see all my pics from the Inaguration in DC in January. I don't know how many kids I got, but you might like the pics!
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I must agree with this picture, little children should not get involved in protests, they could end ub either being arrested or killed in a riot.
And judging from the Red Star, it looks like a Communist protest against the US in Iraq and The Philippenes(spelling?). Does this child know that Communism has killed more people than the Nazis?
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I like your moxy!
I totally agree with you, and I shall favorit it at once in hopes that people will read your description and think a little harder next time they bring kids along (if they protest and stuff...) You should fight for what you think is right, otherwise...are you demeaning the cause?
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hey, no prob man your photographs are absolutely awsome!
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I love this! Such a great picture showing the side of children protesting the war...this is an amazing shot +fav
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Nice angle, I like how you captured such delicate and interesting view.
Her eyes ... the heck she should be home studying
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Beautiful photo... and it's the same here in the US, at least as much as I know about it. People have their kids there, and the kids are too young to understand what the sign they're holding up means.
And also, people here will use any excuse to make digs at the current administration
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congrats sa feature tsong!
personally I'm tired of the nonstop rallies here. Kahit sumali ako sa edsa 2 (note, bata pa ako...), nakakawalang gana na kasi walang nagbabago e.
my 2 centavos.
+devwatch
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salamat pare! di ka nag-iisa diyan. feeling ko lahat ng administrasyon kokontrahin. di na nakontento tao... kung bumaba kaya ang diyos para mamahala sa pilipinas, mag eedsa pa rin kaya tayo? thanks dude!
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hehe, I agree with everything... except...
I'd rather be blue than be green!!! Ateneo!!! este... UP na to!
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The little girl holding up the sign and peeking under it just makes you want to love this photograph even more.
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I like your concept, I also believe that pitting children into rallies that they don'tunderstand it just wrong. and Example is there were many rallies in Toronto this past month about banning same-sex marriages, and in Every picture they showed children holding signs that said "Gays are wrong." Is that anyway to teach children about homosexuality?
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