Heavenly fire and the consequence's of dealing without consent.
Heavenly fire and the consequences of dealing without consent
This has been an interesting post to think about as it deals
with some very heavy topics that are still very much hot-button topics in the
disability community. So We see that Heavenly fire is an off-the-books clave
program, that people have died for so we see that there is an issue with this
at times as we discover it is a program that Aldertree is running very illegally.
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As we discover he is Just as bad as the valentine in that he
wants to rid the world of down worlders and we see that he is trailing it to
put it into the water supply in NY and that this would then clans NY and then
the world as the Shadow hunters have the time and resources to do so to clans
the world of down world.
But we do see that it is “off the books,” and discovered by Izzy and when she is aided by Simon we see that the clave is experimented
on with prisoners and we see that they aren’t told what is happening to them.
But we see that they are turned into “Mundane’s.” This is great for some and
they are great full for it but others, it is not great as we see that it is
part of their identity being a down worlder as is the case for Iris rose, ( who
is just in the TV Show and not the books) she can see that they took her magic
away from her and that this isn’t great as we have seen that Magnus has a full
meltdown when he has his magic taken away from him.
So they are changing their identity without consent and they
don’t know what is happening to them or even given the chance to be taken
seriously as the Down world often protects them better than others could as a
“mundane,” and finding a job or something to do can be quite complex and
complicated in that we see that they are unable to re-join society in a way
that is meaningful to them at times, but in others, we see that it’s the best
gift they can be given.
So this is the complexity of having a “Mass treatment
program,” as we see that it does have some benefits but on the other hand, it
can have some complexity in that we see that they aren’t able to predict the
results around what is happening to them, they have also ripped from their
cultures as well in the case of the fey that is taken as they are long-lived
and have there own culture ( this deserves it’s own post’s)
So in not being consulted we see that it is complex in a way
that we don’t realize that is happening to people and we see that they are
unable to compete with the strength of the guards and we see them in what could
be considered a mental or day centrer facility.
Both in the right situations are great but we see that in
others it’s not a great situation as would be the case for many high-functioning
people with disabilities they need something meaningful to do and we see that
this is the case for many people with disabilities they don’t have anything meaningful
to do and it gets them depressed and angry.
In the case of Iris rose we see that she is angry, and she
states that they have taken away a very part of her soul. So we see that if
they were given the choice some would consent to have the serum but
thankfully Luke is forced to inject the
last vial and he becomes a Shadow hunter
once more and we see that he is then able to be a part of the reforms that Alec
and Magnus can take on as part of their reforms in Idris.
As we see that there is a bit of a variation in the show
from the books as in the books we see that phones and tech don’t work due to
the Adamus[i]
a stone that repels demons, and protects the wards of Idris,[ii]
however, we see that Mangus is fielding call’s forward repairs on the phone so
we could assume that there are some changes as we also see that Alec in his
office in the Guard is on an I pad as well. So we see that they start to move
with the times, in giving downworlders a voice in the shadow world and they
have the opportunity to become deputies to the Shadow hunters so that instead
of being dictated to they can have a real voice and have their concerns heard.
So there is real community consultation around this as well
and we see that this is a real and lasting change in the Shadow world,
unfortunately, the series ended with this but I haven’t even started to plum
the other Shadow world content.
We also see that other issues are addressed so relationships
that were once considered disrespectful or had to be hidden are allowed to be
out in the open. So Magnus and Alec, Simon and Izzy. However, we see that in
another variation in the Show to the books it is Clary that loses her memories,
not Simon we see that Simon trained as a deputy with Jace and they have started
to accept each other in their lives.
As in the books we see that it is Simon who loses his
memories but stays in the shadow world and gives his immortality to Alec so he
can ascend to being a shadow hunter.
It is quite an interesting twist in what needs to happen for
things to progress and the Shadow world to become one with the current
reflections of society. As well as being able to understand the complexity of
the shadow world as well.
As we see in Chain of gold they mention that all the stories
are true in a way that you might not suspect so in saying that they mention
that they might not be true in that they happen but in the way that Dr. Jorden Peterson
is deconstructing the bible in a way that he sees the physiological significance
of the myth’s and this is what she is saying.
So we see that there is a lot to deconstruct here as well and it is
going to be quite interesting to link it back to disability and consent due to
current health outcomes due to COVID as the Lockdowns people pause as it was
the disability community saying essentially welcome to our world and it showed
people what it is like to have your day to day reality controlled by someone
else or to be dependant on others for what you need day to day and what happens
if they can’t get there.
So it is this that I will go into more depth and I will also
do a post around how this affects the Down worlders as a whole as well as it
changes the whole world the question is what makes you you is it your
personality or your actions?
To me, it is a
combination of both and we see that this can be quite complex to answer this
question at times due to being able at times to see the whole picture and this
is where the complexity of the question comes in when is it ok to decide for
someone else what is good for them or is it a case of giving them all the
information and then asking them to decide. What to do as they need to learn
from their mistakes and have their actions have consequences.? So at what point
do you not protect someone with a disability from their actions as all actions
have consequences and some have consequences that you can’t predict I have
talked about this before as well.
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