Strange as it may seem, the new Avengers movie is about a complex topic. A cruel Titan named Thanos, wants to rule the world with an iron fist. His ideology is nihilism. If he kills half of the Universe, the small resources existing in his world will be enough to end poverty and misery, and all the ills in the universe will cease. How may he achieve such a great power? Stealing the six infinity stones, that controls time, space, mind, soul, power and reality. It is, of course, up to the Avengers to stop him.
It is a calculus based on William F. Lloyd’s theory Tragedy of the commons. All the same, human nature is not able to think consciously, because is individualist and selfish, therefore someone has to oblige them by force. Basically, Thanos wants to fix overpopulation, pollution, non-renewable energy, carbon emissions problems. A chance to have a morning after for the generations to come, to grow in a healthy world, where the finite resources are no longer a problem. A society with a few differences on equality scales. A better distribution in the Universe. This is why at the end of the movie, Thanos just sits to see the sunrise: A new dawn has arrived!
Even so, this brings others problems, such as the loss of liberty, the main reason why the Avengers are fighting him. If Thanos wants to control the Universe, he will have no opposition to fight against him, so he will do whatever he feels right, in other words the Universe will become a totalitarian nightmare. “Totalitarianism is a political concept where the state recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life wherever feasible”. The scene where he has to sacrifice his daughter Gamora, his most beloved being, in order to achieve the soul stone is very significant. It is the best metaphor of what happens in a totalitarian state, that is willing to sacrifice its own children if necessary.
Most of the totalitarian dictatorships propaganda centers on having a more equal society, for a new morning in a better world, but, what is the actual cost? Thanos at the end of the movie says that a lot has been lost, even for him. He moans the loss of his daughter, but he has no regrets on what has happened. This was his plan. He is convinced of his ideas: killing half population will make the Universe stronger and healthier.
Convinced of this was Stalin, Hitler and others dictators of such nature. Sad to say this is not an issue of the past. Dictators of this nature keep appearing, specially in Africa and Middle East. Should we see ourselves, and it is clear here also. The Cuban and Venezuelan dictatorships are clearly the Thanos. Is Cuba going to sacrifice Venezuela in order to save itself, just as Thanos did with Gamora? Where are the Avengers in this story? The United States?, ONU?, European Community? O.A.S? Are they tied up as the Avengers in the movie? To be continued...
It is a calculus based on William F. Lloyd’s theory Tragedy of the commons. All the same, human nature is not able to think consciously, because is individualist and selfish, therefore someone has to oblige them by force. Basically, Thanos wants to fix overpopulation, pollution, non-renewable energy, carbon emissions problems. A chance to have a morning after for the generations to come, to grow in a healthy world, where the finite resources are no longer a problem. A society with a few differences on equality scales. A better distribution in the Universe. This is why at the end of the movie, Thanos just sits to see the sunrise: A new dawn has arrived!
Even so, this brings others problems, such as the loss of liberty, the main reason why the Avengers are fighting him. If Thanos wants to control the Universe, he will have no opposition to fight against him, so he will do whatever he feels right, in other words the Universe will become a totalitarian nightmare. “Totalitarianism is a political concept where the state recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life wherever feasible”. The scene where he has to sacrifice his daughter Gamora, his most beloved being, in order to achieve the soul stone is very significant. It is the best metaphor of what happens in a totalitarian state, that is willing to sacrifice its own children if necessary.
Most of the totalitarian dictatorships propaganda centers on having a more equal society, for a new morning in a better world, but, what is the actual cost? Thanos at the end of the movie says that a lot has been lost, even for him. He moans the loss of his daughter, but he has no regrets on what has happened. This was his plan. He is convinced of his ideas: killing half population will make the Universe stronger and healthier.
Convinced of this was Stalin, Hitler and others dictators of such nature. Sad to say this is not an issue of the past. Dictators of this nature keep appearing, specially in Africa and Middle East. Should we see ourselves, and it is clear here also. The Cuban and Venezuelan dictatorships are clearly the Thanos. Is Cuba going to sacrifice Venezuela in order to save itself, just as Thanos did with Gamora? Where are the Avengers in this story? The United States?, ONU?, European Community? O.A.S? Are they tied up as the Avengers in the movie? To be continued...
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