IMO, people tend to overestimate how monstrous some people are. I think they're probably not that much more evil than the rest of us. It might seem shocking but my experience tells me that the most objective perspective is often in-between extremes and that the enemies of your government are rarely as bad as you are led to believe. A lot of it is really just propaganda; though it rarely feels like propaganda when it comes from your own government because all the words and motifs used to propagandize you feel very familiar to you; they are embedded into your culture since you were born.
Also, I think the other side always looks more evil than they are because we turn a blind eye to the punches thrown by our side. We only notice violence and injustice when it comes from the other side. Everything the other side does looks like offense, never defense, not to any extent. This is almost never reality.
My guy, you’re talking about a country with work and torture camps as if it’s “not as bad as it seems”.
A country that has had countless other countries and independent organizations confirm throughout history what we know about it. This isn’t a propaganda discussion.
I appreciated your critique of the film but you probably could’ve just stopped talking there.
Also, I think the other side always looks more evil than they are because we turn a blind eye to the punches thrown by our side. We only notice violence and injustice when it comes from the other side. Everything the other side does looks like offense, never defense, not to any extent. This is almost never reality.