Sometimes forgiveness comes easiest to the youngest of us.
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As the glitz of the Emmys starts to fade, and the cast of 30 Rock laugh and smile all the way back to New York with their third consecutive Best Comedy Series award, I am reminded of our pal Oscar Wilde. The writers for 30 Rock and the late playwright are all masters of wise-cracking, snappy writing and to us impart their brand of wisdom (usually backhanded).
I first began to gain a kind of respect for the revenge impulse in human life when we worked, in the early days of this program, on a show about the death penalty. I came to understand that revenge was the original “criminal justice system.” For most of human history, prior to the rule of law, prior to structures of justice that transcend the messiness of human interaction, the threat of retaliation has been a primary tool humans possessed to pursue justice and also to deter cycles of violence.
We originally produced “Getting Revenge and Forgiveness” in the bitter midst of the 2008 election season.
Our intern draws upon music suggestions as she reflects on global reaction to U.S. politics.
The story of a woman whose son was murdered, and her struggle to end the cycle of violence in north Minneapolis.
