Tunnel InVision

One of my favorite shows growing up was Even Stevens. Like the only episode I remember was when ther older 8th graders had an annual day that they would pick on the 7th graders and put them in trash cans and stuff. louis, the main character was a 7th grader and organized all the fellow 7th graders to stick up to the bullies. He was being very inspirational and he led them against the 8th graders. He had a lot of courage with his posse with him. When he stood up to them he said that they were not gonna put up with them this year, the 7th graders cheered for him as he was their leader. But then the 8th grader antagonist of the episode told him that they wern't gonna pick on all the 7th graders, just one. Him. Louis laughed because his he knew his horde of 7th graders wouldn't stand for it, but when he turned around, they were all gone. This made me so angry, it did not have the comical effect on me. It makes me think that the world is selfish.

I also think of a line in one of the songs by one of my favorite artists, bob marley. He says that "is it a sin for a man to condemn all mankind to save his family"? I don't think that people are able to use their abstract reasoning to see the views of others and walk in their shoes. People tend to save their owns kin when given the possible risk of it being damaged. I do not feel anything is more cowardice.

I feel that the 7th graders could have taken on the 8th graders, not in physical combat, but something funnier like negotiating. It would have made me happier at the end of the episode if they were able to all work together to avoid having even one 7th grader put in a trash can.

When these kids decided to choose louis as their leader, they should have followed him till the end. General Patton in ww2 told his troops that individuality is crap. And no man is left behind, and other motivational stuff that in general said that when all these people were going towards their cause, they are one big wave of movement, and this unstoppable force doesn't leave anything behind. The only 7th grader who should have earned the purple badge of honor was louis in this episode.