Javin
Alpha
AK-47: When one thing achieves enough high, it becomes an art piece.
For me, AK-47 goes beyond a firearm, it’s more of a symbol of a nation, a system, an ideology whose influence is so great that it also appears on the flags, emblems, and banknotes of several countries.
In the documentary <Kony 2012>, one of the key bases of the LRA(the Lord's Resistance Army) is in Uganda, where the harsh climate makes many weapons prone to rust and even be scrapped. But for the extreme fighters, even the worst AK-47 with a little maintenance, after a few years in the bunker, can fire continuously as if it were new.
An LRA warrior less than 12 years old
The AK-47's use is not limited to fighting and slaughter, one can see it everywhere from weddings in North Africa to robberies in South Africa. In many countries, they are a symbol of power and wealth; after all, in a region where there is no order, what gives people the most sense of security is nothing else but the weapon that keeps firing bullets in their hands.
Today the AK-47 is no longer just a weapon, it has long been a symbol of a chain of things: initially a symbol of the Soviet regime, and then a symbol of the Cold War and armed resistance, and finally a symbol of terrorism, bloodshed and all the atrocities of war. And in the process, its role did not decline with time, but rather, it was as if time had become the fundamental element in its expansion and proliferation.
No one can say how many AKs are in circulation in the world, or how many other factories are producing them - its origins are so confusing and secret that an accurate count is almost impossible. How long will it last? We can't be sure, but there is no doubt that as long as you turn on the TV, the Web, and play video games, it's understandable that as long as the AK echoes, we will continue to live in an era of hidden deadly danger.
For me, AK-47 goes beyond a firearm, it’s more of a symbol of a nation, a system, an ideology whose influence is so great that it also appears on the flags, emblems, and banknotes of several countries.
In the documentary <Kony 2012>, one of the key bases of the LRA(the Lord's Resistance Army) is in Uganda, where the harsh climate makes many weapons prone to rust and even be scrapped. But for the extreme fighters, even the worst AK-47 with a little maintenance, after a few years in the bunker, can fire continuously as if it were new.
The AK-47's use is not limited to fighting and slaughter, one can see it everywhere from weddings in North Africa to robberies in South Africa. In many countries, they are a symbol of power and wealth; after all, in a region where there is no order, what gives people the most sense of security is nothing else but the weapon that keeps firing bullets in their hands.
Today the AK-47 is no longer just a weapon, it has long been a symbol of a chain of things: initially a symbol of the Soviet regime, and then a symbol of the Cold War and armed resistance, and finally a symbol of terrorism, bloodshed and all the atrocities of war. And in the process, its role did not decline with time, but rather, it was as if time had become the fundamental element in its expansion and proliferation.
No one can say how many AKs are in circulation in the world, or how many other factories are producing them - its origins are so confusing and secret that an accurate count is almost impossible. How long will it last? We can't be sure, but there is no doubt that as long as you turn on the TV, the Web, and play video games, it's understandable that as long as the AK echoes, we will continue to live in an era of hidden deadly danger.
