What a tangled web we weave...

The Desert Flower is the true story of Waris Dirie, an autobiography that tells the world of the plight of women in Somalia. This is a book written in English, published in the languages of Northern Europe illustrating in detail the world of the Orient. Parts of the world that otherwise could not be reached, due to a collective sense of indifference towards Somalis, can be glimpsed in the capitals of Northern Europe by people who know little better. The only thing Somali about this book is apparently its central character, Waris Dirie and the fascinating backdrop to the narrative. Now, the film adaptation of the book has removed this key component. The trailer for the film can be seen here

The lead character in this oriental fantasy is Liya Kebede. This now removes the last vestiges of Somaliness from the narrative; what is left is derisory. All of the individuals associated in the film have managed to reduce the complexities of a culture and its practices to a Hollywood drama about one woman's journey towards a better life. Here it is the case that one is subjected to misery until one experiences the joys, the freedoms, the beauty and the life of those who are our betters. Which is actually a lie.

Joseph Goebbels said:

“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”

This applies to the case in hand. We witness today the mistakes of the past and those who learn not from the mistakes of the past are condemned to repeat them. The powers that be engage in manufacturing consent from a gullible public with the objective of maintaining the status quo and its time that the people woke up to the truth.