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LanceThruster
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An Injury to One (2002)
Viewing this made me sad that so little has changed
I would have to say that I "enjoyed" this production very much because I felt it was truthful regarding what happened during that time and the aftermath. Especially telling was the evolution of the Sedition Act from a tool of local control to one used nationally. As far as I was concerned, everything worked for me to set the tone the material deserved; the music, and protest songs, the narration, and the use of photographs and screen text. I cannot remember the line exactly but it went to the heart of what was being fought for; a recognition of unsafe condition for the miners, a lack of fairness in wages, and the denial of the right to bargain collectively. The line was something along of this; "How can we discuss if we cannot speak?" It was meant to highlight that the miners were not even allowed to talk about the issues at hand because it was determined that for a strategic war industry (copper mining), any protest or dissension hurt the war effort and was tantamount to treason.
I think there are quite a few parallels to what is taking place today. The Patriot Act comes to mind as well as mainstream media acting as administration lackeys.