Questão de Humanities and their Technologies #019e354a
Once upon a time, there was a country, a city, a square, some mothers... Las Madres de Plaza de Mayo! Silent, with white scarves on their heads, they roamed the Plaza de Mayo. Tirelessly, they walked for days, months, years. They were called crazy. In silence, they created a political event, exposed the inner workings of repression, challenged the military apparatus, and their pain echoed throughout the world. As Oliveira observed, “in broad daylight, under the dictator's windows, in rain, in sun, in the silence punctuated by cries, they made themselves heard as if in the hallucination of a litany, which echoed in the country, in Latin America and overseas.” It was impossible to ignore them; they were there, always silent, but they were there.
What national problem in Argentina did the aforementioned social movement expose to the world?
violation of human rights.
insecurity among young people in marginalized communities.
normalization of domestic violence.
widening of social inequalities.
relativization of democratic principles.
Explicação Oficial / Explicações da Comunidade
Analysis of the Text about the Madres de Plaza de Mayo
The correct answer is option A. A) Violation of human rights.
1. Context and Action Analysis
The text describes the "Mothers of Plaza de Mayo" movement and their form of silent and persistent protest. To understand the problem they exposed, it is necessary to analyze the terms used to describe the scenario against which they fought:
- **"the entrails of repression"**This expression indicates an organized system of violence and oppression. * **"military apparatus"**It points out that the agent of this repression was the State itself, through its armed forces. * **"under the dictator's windows"**This confirms that the context was that of a military dictatorship, an authoritarian regime. * **"Their pain echoed throughout the world"**The mothers' pain stemmed from the loss of their children, who were kidnapped, tortured, and murdered by the regime.
2. The Problem Exposed to the World
The state's action of kidnapping, torturing, and murdering its own citizens for political reasons is the classic definition of violation of human rightsThe Mothers' movement, with its constant and peaceful presence, made it impossible to ignore this practice. They "laid bare" (exposed, revealed) to Argentina and the world the brutality of the regime, which disregarded the fundamental right to life, liberty, and security.
3. Evaluation of Other Alternatives
- B) Insecurity among youth in marginalized communities: Incorrect. The violence was not the common crime affecting young people, but rather state terrorism directed at political opponents. * C) Normalization of domestic violence: Incorrect. The problem was political and state violence, not violence within the family environment. * D) Widening of social inequalities: Although dictatorships can deepen inequalities, the central issue and denunciation of the Mothers was violence and the disappearance of people, not the economic question. * E) Relativization of democratic principles: Incorrect, because it's too generic. "Violation of human rights" is the direct and concrete consequence of the absence of democracy. It's the specific problem that the movement exposed in such a visceral way.
4. Conclusion
The problem of national scope in Argentina that the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo movement exposed to the world was the systematic violation of human rights perpetrated by the military dictatorship against its citizens.