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Arthur Kanegis' moving discussion of the film Nanking pinpoints the severely trying choices people of courage must make confronting the dragon of the war machines. The stupidity of nationalistic pride in the face of human suffering, and the taught cruelties of teaching men how to kill, for whatever reason, subverts the common bonds of humanity and destroys our natural inclination to cross borders and shake hands with our fellow citizens of the world. I wish the Nanking film discussion had been the lead article in the July issue of Scene4. No other subject was as keenly felt, or as important, as Arthur Kanegis' precise and compassionate article. There are choices now that we all must make to preserve a common sense of human decency. And there is no way around it, except by keeping our heads above water with our eyes closed.
Ned Bobkoff
read Arthur Kanegis' article