Out of the Mouth of Babes (1987)

This video proposes an ironic metaphor to grasp the follies of US government action and inaction in Central America The process of learning US policy is similar to the process of a young child acquiring the principles of language These dual senses of literacy operate on several levels situating a childs consciousness within the contradictions of history comments on the illusory innocence of childhood and the unexamined but real guilt of the US government its supporters and clients