“Hope is more Powerful than Fear” — The Wisdom of “The Hunger Games”
I’m sure by now most people have watched the movie “The Hunger Games”. It was not only an amazing book series but, it also proved to be an amazing movie series. I, being one who tends to find deeper meaning in everything, noticed something interesting. Though many would be skeptical and very few think enough to question, I found that much of the way the governing system functions in the movie, proves to function in similar fashion to our actual, real world, government.
What’s even more controversial, that I could not help but notice, is that in the same way many of the tragedies played out in the movie, and were indirectly orchestrated by the capital, many of our real world events seem to play out.
Take this for example; one thing I will always remember from the movie, that proves to be true, not only in our governing system but, in many other aspects of society, was a conversation between President Snow and his “vice president” essentially, Seneca. It went as follows.
Snow: Seneca..why do you think we have a winner? I mean, if we just wanted to intimidate the districts, why not round up 24 of them at random and execute them all at once? Be a lot faster.
Seneca: (stares confused)
President Snow: (continues by saying) Hope.
Seneca: Hope?
President Snow: Hope. It is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous. A spark is fine, as long as it’s contained. So, CONTAIN it.
In my belief, from what I’ve been able to perceive in the way things have been running in the last two decades and prior, the goal of many in power is to give people just enough hope that they continue behaving docile enough to not question them. Why do these horrible events, like Columbine, like the Las Vegas Shooting, Like the recent event at Parkland High school in Florida, happen the moment we thought things were going great? Because those in power, just like President Snow at the Capital, cannot give us too much hope. It’s dangerous to give too much hope because with hope comes confidence, with confidence comes strength, and with strength comes revolution. So the only way to keep hope, confidence, strength, and revolution at bay is to “CONTAIN it”.
This is why, although many may disagree and the very topic may be highly controversial, I believe that many, if not most, of these events, just like the Parkland shooting, are indirectly allowed to happen, orchestrated from the highest seats of power, from the top down. This is also the reason, I believe, why when the FBI, or the Sheriff and his deputies, have a chance to do something they choose not to because they ultimately have a goal and agenda that they are simultaneously moving towards. They seem to be in pursuit of the ultimate goal -> GunControl.
Why would the goal be to control guns? That’s a good question. A gun is an equalizer, a gun is power, a gun is the means for a free society to protect itself from enemies outside and within their communities. In the case of The Hunger Games notice the capital controlled all power. Notice, no other district had weaponry outside of simple bows and knives. Why would they want to be the only ones armed? Because if they are the only ones armed then they can orchestrate as they please and the people have no power to object.
Gun control can seem to be the solution to all our woes but ultimately it’ll hand power into the hands of those you wish not have that power. Not only will it hand the capital power but, it’ll also render you powerless.
What I am ultimately saying is Gun control will not solve our issues and, statistically proven, gun free zones cause more harm than they do protect. If you want to protect your life and the lives of those around you your best bet is to get yourself on equal or higher footing than those wishing to do you harm.
Let’s not fool ourselves. These things do happen, right under our noses, and people are far too hopeful, and way to skeptical of those who question, to see it.
