http://nation.foxnews.com/louis-farrakhan/2013/01/11/farrakhan-django-unchained-its-preparation-race-warFarrakhan says Django Unchained is going to spark a race war, because white people are going to be afraid of black people getting armed and killing white folk.
I really liked the movie, and Jamie Foxx's portrayal of the character. Dude was noble and altruistic, with long range goals. The big point where you could call that into question is the part where a runaway slave is ripped apart by dogs... but Django was not in a position to do anything about that even if he was going to set aside his mission to get his wife free. Frankly, it was reminiscent of Denzel Washington's Book of Eli character when we first meet him, and he witnesses a rape from on top of an overpass. He decides that his mission is too important to risk interfering in that situation.
I'm sure Farrakhan would want to say Django is a democrat, but I don't see it.
Maybe it's the desire to cast the hero in the light that most closely reflects our own values, but I see Django as a libertarian or even anarchist. He's a bounty hunter that had scruples over killing one of his marks, until he was logically convinced by a mentor that is was the morally correct action. He's willing to present himself in the face of danger to pursue a moral victory (rescuing his wife). He honors free-market contracts (his initial freedom discussion with Dr. Schultz) and keeps his word. He thrives in the free and lawless environment of the West.
Heck, he even adheres to the non-agression principle that is the core of libertarian/anarchism, trying to find a way to buy his wife free before going all gunslinger on the house.
“To me, the movie had a purpose,” he said. “If a black man came out of that movie thinking like Django and white people came out of that movie seeing the slaughter of white people and they are armed to the teeth, it’s preparation for a race war.”
If a typical inner city gang thug came out of that movie and had his mind 100% altered to be Django-esque, I expect I'd really like the fellow and have a lot of respect for him.
