What can one say about a country where a museum of science in a great city can feature an exhibit in which people fire machine guns from a helicopter at Vietnamese huts, with a light flashing when a hit is scored? What can one say about a country where such an idea can even be considered? You have to weep for this country.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A country where a museum celebrates killing villagers with machine guns deserves our sorrow.
- In plain terms
- It is sad when a country glorifies killing in a museum.
- What can you take from it?
- Glorifying violence reflects a broken society.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Should violence be celebrated?
- What does culture value?
Another view
It judges an entire country based on one exhibit.
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