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lls_mutant) wrote2010-01-28 11:14 pm
lls_mutant) wrote2010-01-28 11:14 pm
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I was reading a webcomic today- The Least I Could Do, and the author, Alex Sohmer (hee! HP people on my list will get why I find that funny!) mentioned a video series called The Vice Guide To Travel. He recommended watching the Liberia one, and I'm totally seconding that. It's here. There are eight parts. Be sure you watch all eight, because it really does end on a note of hope.
This is the kind of video that opens eyes and makes you wonder what the hell you can do in this world besides just give money. Don't watch this one at work. Also, don't watch it if you've got heavy triggers, because the conditions described in this, and the things people did in the war in Liberia and that still happen... they are terrible. Rape, cannibalism, child violence, child molestation, drug use... look. If you can think of it, it's in there. And if you don't want to think of it, that's a guarantee it's in there.
It's harrowing. I've been trying all night to come up with something more to say, and I have to give up because I'm exhausted and because I need to finish another article before I go to bed. So, I'll just say watch this one. Just heed the warnings- they're here for a reason.
This is the kind of video that opens eyes and makes you wonder what the hell you can do in this world besides just give money. Don't watch this one at work. Also, don't watch it if you've got heavy triggers, because the conditions described in this, and the things people did in the war in Liberia and that still happen... they are terrible. Rape, cannibalism, child violence, child molestation, drug use... look. If you can think of it, it's in there. And if you don't want to think of it, that's a guarantee it's in there.
It's harrowing. I've been trying all night to come up with something more to say, and I have to give up because I'm exhausted and because I need to finish another article before I go to bed. So, I'll just say watch this one. Just heed the warnings- they're here for a reason.