Question

1: “What kind of liberation movement shoots innocent civilians, children, that little girl”? (p. 14). Discuss the ethics of liberation movements. (Feel free the research the concept
of liberation movements if you need.)

Answer 1

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

We are going to discuss the ethics of the liberation movements, based on the story of "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier," written by Ishmael Beah.

On page 14 of this book, Beah writes: "What kind of liberation movement shoots innocent civilians, children, that little girl? There wasn't anyone to answer these questions and my head felt heavy with the images that it contained."

As this was the case of Sierra Leona's liberation movement, or in other parts such as Rwanda, Africa, the original motives of the movement are correct. People desire freedom, economic prosperity, health services, and education. They want to be liberated from the oppression of dictators and absolutists governments that exploit and control people.

However, in the process of fighting, there are much collateral damages. Innocent people are killed. Children lose their parents. Entire towns are erased. And what originally was a good intention or movement, most often ends up being a bloody civil war.