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December 1, 2008 at 20:20:59
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There is a huge fascination for horror in movies. Nazi memorabilia still sells like crazy.
How about a museum that tells the stories of the world's most despicable humans and organizations?
It could tell about the rise to power, the tricks used to fool the public, strategies used to consolidate power, abuses, offenses,crimes against humanity, destruction, damage, pain caused to individuals, nations, cultures, the world.
Like a museum that adds new celebrities every year, the museum could review ancient and modern history, adding new people and corporations, organizations and groups.
Start with the basics-- Hitler, Stalin, Ghenkis Khan. Nazis, the Mafia, KKK, Slave Traders, child pornographers, mass murderers, rapists, Pol Pot, al Qaeda, Jim Jones, George W. Bush, Charles Keating.
Oh, you noticed. I'm including contemporary criminals who hurt a lot of people.
The museum could be far more than entertaining. It could show how the public is fooled, how the worst real monsters use similar strategies.
Perhaps there could be a wing of the museum for traitors, quislings, Kapos, collaborators and other sell-outs. I'm not sure that Democratic sellouts like Zell Miller or Joe Lieberman would make it, but certainly, Benedict Arnold.
There might be another wing for the worst, most toxic polluters and people who ran businesses with the least human caring.
If you're thinking that the museum might be sued, you may be right. Part of the job of the curators of the museum would be to be sure that, particularly for living dishonorees-- the subjects of the museum-- any wording describing them would be well documented and defensible. Part of the budget of the museum would be for defending the Museum against defamation suits. It might be wise to place the museum in a place where such suits do not often succeed, ie., not in England.
The museum could be quite graphic in some of its attractions, for example, importing some of the skull creations done in Cambodia, or showing pictures, horrific pictures from concentration camps, video stories of families from Love canal who lost loved ones, re-enactments of Idi Amin's worst moments...
And then there could be a library which stores reports and evidence, or which provides ready links to web resources documenting the subjects of the museum.
Of course, the holocaust museum already exists to tell the story of one collection of monsters. It has proven to be a valuable addition to society. A museum that tells the story of many monsters could also play a valuable role.
We all have our shadows. Humanity's shadow has run dark and deep. Getting to know your own shadow is an important part of knowing who you are. Getting to know humanity's shadow seems like a good idea whose time has come.
To make it interesting, the museum could do a TV show. Viewers would suggest living and dead candidates and viewers would, using the wisdom of the crowd, from the bottom up, select which candidates would become finalists who would be featured on the show. A season of the show would feature a collection of candidates and finish with one living and one dead person and one organization or nation rated most monstrous, most hated, worst in the world. Corporations and CEOs, religious groups and leaders would definitely be included in the running. Maybe Keith Olbermann, who already has his own daily "Worst Person in the world" segment, could be an advisor to the museum.
Who would you nominate? Which organizations, groups or nations would you nominate?
btw, I wrote THIS article a half hour after finishing this one: Vampires in America
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Our Morbid Fascination.
I love these ideas (display of REAL Monsters of Society)-----As reality and "real life" is usually scarier than fiction! I just wonder, would framing this as a museum or display of sometype help us to understand and scrutinize it in more detail, or would it potentially serve as a disconnect where people are not able to connect that kind of behavior and thinking with the same kind in the world? I would hope that the examples of the monstrosities would inspire reflection and a search for a better way to live (as a community, society, interconnected unit------ not as a parasite but in human to human----and other lifeforms--symbiosis), rather than for some form of idealization or reverence of this depravity. I know that the revulsion that comes to mind (body and soul) when I think of some of the HORRORS and truly "EVIL" mindsets that have been demonstrated throughout history (and of course are still performing in our play of life) is an avulsion that echos through me. I am glad to hear that these things (people, behavior, ways of thinking, lack of empathy, parasitic tendencies, and etc.) are being scrutinized, shared, and criticised by others. Maybe this morbid fascination will prompt us to improve ourselves and to keep a watchful eye on the creepy castles out there. I by Jeremy Haumann (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 54 comments [2 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008 at 6:24:04 AM  (0+)
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If I may so humbly speak....
I would like to take this auspicious moment in time to humbly nominate my ex wife, Old Blister and her charming and lovely daughter, The Albatross to a position in this wonderful museum. Through their capricious and conniving efforts to totally destroy an otherwise, and I must humbly confess, fine person, I have been relegated to the life of being the town drunk, Praise Jack Daniels. by The Old Codger (32 articles, 1 quicklinks, 4 diaries, 285 comments [198 recommended, 3 rejected]) on Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008 at 8:11:57 AM (0+)
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How about a mandatory class in school?
One of the things that had the most impact on me in my life was staring at a poster in one of my classrooms in high school. It was the poem credited to Reverend Niemoller about how the Nazis took over Germany by attacking one group at a time. I was bored to death in that particular class, but I spent a lot of time thinking about the implications of that poem. And it became so much a part of who I am that I find myself reflexively jumping to the defense of almost anyone who is attacked. Maybe if we taught our children what to look for, how to spot an ideological takeover, the dangers of extremism and how to thwart the rise of extremist groups, we MIGHT be able to aid them in fighting off the future monsters that will arise. Maybe we can help them to avoid some of the pain, suffering and death those monsters will attempt to unleash. Because we all know...There Will Be Monsters. REAL MONSTERS 101. I bet a lot of kids would take that class. by Paula Sayles (6 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 204 comments [78 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008 at 11:01:23 AM (0+)
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We need to learn the lessons of history so they aren't repea
So they aren't repeated as they have been so far. Including in this country. There should be no censorship of reality. Explicitness is something children should see too. For they experienced it for real in those depictions and photos. The only way to keep the monster from surfacing is to expose it to the light of reason and compassion and defiance against true evil. That which Men do. by nightgaunt (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 448 comments [27 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008 at 11:19:04 AM (0+)
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Ya know, just saying here, but
I think this is a great idea Rob. And I know how to deep the lawsuits away. Add a wing for trial lawyers who run amok with lawsuits like this, lawsuits designed to keep the wealthy in power, lawsuits to keep the rest of us from justice and equity. And maybe those non-activist judges who rule against human rights, labor etc in favor of capital. And of course a very special section for the banksters, offshoring accountants and their pols. In fact, this special section could rotate monsters, depending on the horrific and egregious behavior exhibited at any given time. Might even give a whole room to folks like Chainsaw Al. In fact, as I read the article, I thought of a wax museum. Then it occurred to me that if Obama would do impeachment, investigations and trials, we could have a whole gallery of contemporary monsters stuffed and mounted. We could save on the wax altogether. That might slow the lawsuits down a bit also. Ah, but then, Obama is not going to heal America with special prosecutors etc, is he., Guess we will have to settle for the wax after all. by Jack Harrington (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 675 comments [70 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008 at 11:23:31 AM (0+)
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NOT ALL MONSTERS ARE CREATED EQUALLY
One man's monster may be another man's savior, although certain historical figures most everyone will agree upon. An example of the former is Stalin, who remains the most revered leader in Russian history for quite logical reasons. Brush up on your WWII history and you may find that if not for Stalin we might all be Nazis. So the museum curators must be very careful about who they include in their REAL MONSTER Museum, or they could inadvertently include an insult to other peoples. There is such a policy as Realpolitik, and following it does not automatically make a leader a monster if it saves his people from genocide or slavery. by W.M.L. (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 537 comments [52 recommended, 1 rejected]) on Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008 at 12:47:19 PM (0+)
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There's already a monster museum
funded by the public, exhibiting live monsters. It's at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C. by Ed Martin (139 articles, 0 quicklinks, 35 diaries, 173 comments [4 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008 at 2:49:21 PM (0+)
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Good idea.
It's a good idea. I particularly like the mention of rackets. (Of course, you don't have to establish a museum. The daily news has plenty.) What we really need is an education in common sense. Common sense used to exist before TV, formal education, and social isolation killed it off by John Hanks (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1760 comments [39 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:13:31 PM (0+)
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Appeared in the Casper Star Tribune in Wyoming
Letter to the Editor by John Hanks (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1760 comments [39 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:29:40 PM (0+)
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