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Friday, August 21st, 2009

Remnants of apartheid still exist

Days after viewing “District 9,” a quirky but compelling film set in South Africa that reveals much about human behavior, I cannot shake its troubling images and lessons. This mock documentary vividly presents what can happen when we succumb to our worst fears, insecurities and tendencies in dealing with those (in this case, extraterrestrials) whose [...]

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