I'm Salvadoran, I knew about this story, not the details. Beautiful story. You are always in my prayers, Israel and your people. We owe you so much Israel. SHALOM ❤❤❤!!!
Dont you mean that you owe Palestine so much after Nayib Bukele a Palestinian saved your country from the misery it was, while the Soros (jewish family) were the ones funding the destruction of El Salvador? 🤣
There are literal tears coming down from my eyes as I listen to this story! As a Colombian Jew ✡️ this makes me so happy to hear just how much the Latino Communities has fought for European Jews ✡️ which all of these stories I learned right here on Unpacked! My whole life I have struggled with my Jewish Identity ✡️ and since Oct 7th, 2023, supporting Israel has been so much harder, but watching Unpacked videos like these one has not only given me newfound sense of pride in my Jewish Identity but also a justifiable reason for supporting Israel, all of which wouldn't have happened if not for these educational and informative videos!! So, thank you Unpacked your videos help me stay a proud Jew ✡️ and and Zionist!! Keep it up!! AM YISRAEL CHAI
Do you live in Colombia now? I am a bit curious about Colombia's public opinion on the Gaza - Israel situation. I would think Colombians would empathize with Israel due to Colombia's own history with terrorism.
@@tashikoweinstein435 I don’t fully understand your comment. Israel is a beacon of freedom and achievement in the world. I’m proud of Israel and I am not Jewish. My God is a Jew. And I am adopted in to his line.
I'm sorry but why were you struggling with your Jewish identify ? When child is born he/she is born with a certain nationality or nationalities which comes from his/her parents. Nationality is not a choice but a fact, so why would you struggle with it ? Would you struggle if you were born as English, Italian, Japanese, Arab or else ? Will appreciate reply.
@youtubeaccount5153 ....Yes! God, Himself came to us in a Jewish body then lived a sinless life much as was the precious Passover Lamb. He was sacrificed once & for all. So there is no more slaying of animals to temporarily push back our sins. As one man, Adam brought the human race into sin, this One innocent man, Jesus Christ rescues us by His death, burial & resurrection!
thank you for bringing this beautiful part of history to the world, may the heroes, such as, Colonel Jose Arturo Castellanos Contreras never be forgotten Amen🙏
Jesus is indeed the Jew's Messiah and the Savior of ALL those who repent, are Baptized into His Name & receive the Promise....the gift of The Holy Ghost (empowerment)!!!
Este canal es hermoso 🥹 gracias por hacer videos tan importantes para el momento que estamos viviendo y con una calidad tan padrísima me encanta pero además es muy urgente todo lo que hablan aquí. Gracias y que puedan seguir produciendo, equipando e inspirando a millones.
With the Antisemitism in the USA it is frightening that we can wind up like our ancestors in Europe. It is unbelievable in today's day and age that ignorant prejudice still exists in this country.
As a Muslim I believe Jews will exist. Political and geographical context is different from religious perspective. The dispute is only for Palestine. Only three devine religions Judaism Christianity and Islam. Rest is bulshit.
Interesting story. My ex-wife is Salvadoran. According to her family lore, her great grandfather was a German Jew who came to El Salvador in the 1930s to escape the Nazis. However, he became homesick and returned home some years later, only to find that the Nazis had confiscated all his possessions. He subsequently committed suicide. All this appears to have happened before this story took place. So he was not one of the people saved. From my time in El Salvador I don’t remember a large Jewish community. Did any of the Jews immigrate to El Salvador? I do remember a large Palestinian community in El Salvador; but most of them immigrated to El Salvador after the First World War and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. The Salvadorans called them “Los Turcos.” Even though they weren’t Turkish. The present president of El Salvador is a descendant of this immigrant community.
I don’t understand your point? You sounds as if your are denying that event ever happened, you sounds as if those 30k or 40k Jews never made it to El Salvador during that period. I’ll remind you Monica Lewinsky father a heart surgeon in SF is a German/Jew whose family migrated to El Salvador. So please make your point clear for I am confused. Is the story valid and true?
@ That is certainly not my point. I was simply asking if those Jews immigrated to El Salvador or to some other location. I spent some time in El Salvador, some fifty years ago, but don’t remember a large Jewish community. I am certainly not denying anything. The story hits home for me because my Salvadoran ex wife is a descendant of a German Jew who suffered under the Nazis. Therefore, my children are also partially descended from a German Jew.
@@RicktheCrofter Thank you for the clarification, I’m on the run like most of us probably are, but correct me if I’m wrong in the video about the that miraculous help to those Jews people back then experienced it appears that the gentleman in the video only mentions that Salvadoran passports were given not that they went on route or migrated to El Salvador, perhaps that may explain why you didn’t see a large Jews community in the years your lived in ES, maybe those passports were a vehicle of transit so they could move throughout Europe during those days, whatever the case might be is beautiful story worth telling, I am amazed not just the valor of Jose Contreras but the persistent spirit in helping those Jews people during that dark period of the children of Israel. The holocaust left them a mark, but they are resilient and strong nation now. Long live the IDF, May God always bless Israel.
I’m Colombian, and I feel so embarrassed about how my country’s government is so hostile towards Israel. Have you noticed that all nations that hate Israel are a total chaos? Anyways , what El Salvador did for the Jews really touched my heart. By the way , El Salvador currently has one of the best presidents in the whole world ! Good for El Salvador.
Praise God. God bless Israel and God bless Jews. Praying for the wars in Israel and Ukraine to end. God please help us. Amen. Manashantii The Christian
A Real Salvadoran 🇸🇻 Hero!! I bet you he has a special place in heaven!! I'm a proud Salvadoran that lives and Canada 🇨🇦 🍁. All I can say is that I love the Jews ✡️ people. El salvador 🇸🇻 and Israel 🇮🇱 have a deep connection. LONG LIVE EL SALVADOR 🇸🇻 LONG LIVE ISRAEL 🇮🇱 🇸🇻🇮🇱🇸🇻🇮🇱🇸🇻🇮🇱🇸🇻🇮🇱🇸🇻🇮🇱
Thank you for opening my eyes to this beautiful story. He truly is a hero, saving so many families so many lives. I hope the story continues to get passed down from generation to generation. And the children of these families will continue to pass down the story to their children. They should have a day of recognition for this man. For anyone to risk their own life and save so many people is truly a hero in my eyes.
Thank you Unpacked for this episode! We had never heard of this before! Many thanks for the details about what happened in the 1940s and up to the most recent events! SDsst 29 Nov 2024, 1600 hrs CST USA
Can you guys do a video of how Algeria and Iran saved Jews in WW2 and can you do a video of how Canada sent back 2000 Jews back to Germany. Also a video on how America almost had Nazi leaders would be very informative. Im just asking as a Jewish Canadian Mizrahi :) Yallah im waiting
Castellanos is his paternal last name, while the following Contreras is his maternal one. In Latin America he would be mainly called Castellanos (since that is how culturally it is, giving priority to paternal surname). He’s probably mostly called Contreras in this video because in America, people tend to have only one surname which goes at the end of your whole name (and I’m guessing the creator of the vid is American). I had read about this story before (I’m also Salvadoran and somehow found it some years ago) and knew him as “Arturo Castellanos” so as I was hearing the vid, I was “who’s Contreras?” Haha But anyway! Thank you so much for this amazing video! As a Salvadoran who grew up with gangs all over our country and TV filled with bad news all the time, it was great to hear that there were some good stories like this one! Thank you for making this video and sharing it to the world!
Has this station covered the modern Jewish communities in El Salvador? They now have one of the safest nations in the world in which to live due to electing a God-fearing man!!!
Ladinos, sefardim, cryptos- have been in the Americas for hundreds of years, most Iberian last names have some Semitic origin. My last name is supposedly Semitic, my ancestry dna test comes back about 2% Semitic. Spain was known as tarshish, Sefarad... Ladinos colonized the Americas. I met a Jewish Salvadoran lady once.
All it takes for evil to flourish ---his for good men to do nothing!!! This thrills my soul!!! Sure prayed we learned from history----but in this world, there is evil----there is also God and Jesus---it is your personal choice!!! I choose Jesus!!!! Love each other as I have loved you----Jesus!!!
Since you're on Central America now maybe your next video could elaborate on how Israel propped up human-rights abusing right-wing dictatorships in the region by training and arming desth squads that went on to commit atrocities and war crimes mostly aimed at the indigenous population.
That is not exactly true. The death squads targeted anyone that was suspect of fighting for the other side or that provided aid to them against the government. USA and its allies supported the government during the Civil War. Many innocent people died in that war and both sides (government and the socialist left supported by the Soviet Union via Cuba) committed atrocities against the Salvadorans. I lived through it and know much of what happened there.
Amazing. Saving between 30,000 and 50,000 jews over two years is just incredible. Also puts into perspective the killing of over 40,000 Palestinians in just one year.
I'm Salvadoran, I knew about this story, not the details. Beautiful story. You are always in my prayers, Israel and your people. We owe you so much Israel. SHALOM ❤❤❤!!!
Jesus is the Jewish Messiah.
I am from United States and have several friends who are El Salvadoreno - they have warm hearts - beautiful people ❤
Dont you mean that you owe Palestine so much after Nayib Bukele a Palestinian saved your country from the misery it was, while the Soros (jewish family) were the ones funding the destruction of El Salvador? 🤣
Amen! ❤️🙏🇮🇱
There are literal tears coming down from my eyes as I listen to this story! As a Colombian Jew ✡️ this makes me so happy to hear just how much the Latino Communities has fought for European Jews ✡️ which all of these stories I learned right here on Unpacked! My whole life I have struggled with my Jewish Identity ✡️ and since Oct 7th, 2023, supporting Israel has been so much harder, but watching Unpacked videos like these one has not only given me newfound sense of pride in my Jewish Identity but also a justifiable reason for supporting Israel, all of which wouldn't have happened if not for these educational and informative videos!! So, thank you Unpacked your videos help me stay a proud Jew ✡️ and and Zionist!! Keep it up!!
AM YISRAEL CHAI
Do you live in Colombia now? I am a bit curious about Colombia's public opinion on the Gaza - Israel situation. I would think Colombians would empathize with Israel due to Colombia's own history with terrorism.
@@tashikoweinstein435 I don’t fully understand your comment. Israel is a beacon of freedom and achievement in the world. I’m proud of Israel and I am not Jewish.
My God is a Jew. And I am adopted in to his line.
@@youtubeaccount5153Amen 🙏 My blessings from Jerusalem ❤️
I'm sorry but why were you struggling with your Jewish identify ? When child is born he/she is born with a certain nationality or nationalities which comes from his/her parents. Nationality is not a choice but a fact, so why would you struggle with it ? Would you struggle if you were born as English, Italian, Japanese, Arab or else ? Will appreciate reply.
@youtubeaccount5153 ....Yes! God, Himself came to us in a Jewish body then lived a sinless life much as was the precious Passover Lamb. He was sacrificed once & for all. So there is no more slaying of animals to temporarily push back our sins. As one man, Adam brought the human race into sin, this One innocent man, Jesus Christ rescues us by His death, burial & resurrection!
thank you for bringing this beautiful part of history to the world, may the heroes, such as, Colonel Jose Arturo Castellanos Contreras never be forgotten Amen🙏
Respect!! God bless Contreras, may his name never be forgotten. 🙏🏻🤍🇮🇱
In El Salvador, we use the first last name not the second, Castellanos…🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤
Proudly Salvadoran and Jewish 🇸🇻🇮🇱 also Nicaraguan 🇳🇮
Jesus is the Jewish Messiah.
❤🕎❤
@@tylerdyson8410Yes HE is.
Jesus is indeed the Jew's Messiah and the Savior of ALL those who repent, are Baptized into His Name & receive the Promise....the gift of The Holy Ghost (empowerment)!!!
Obey the Gospel according to Apostle Peter in Acts, chapter 2, verse 38....
Bravo Señor Contreras! 🙏🏻
Thank you for bringing this to the public as a Salvadoran Jew he is recognized As: the Righteous Among the Nations
Este canal es hermoso 🥹 gracias por hacer videos tan importantes para el momento que estamos viviendo y con una calidad tan padrísima me encanta pero además es muy urgente todo lo que hablan aquí. Gracias y que puedan seguir produciendo, equipando e inspirando a millones.
Saved 30-40K people. Let’s make this a movie
Killed 40k+ people. Let's make this a movie.
@@superducker7899Another ignorant parrot 🦜, 2 events so widely different….
@@superducker7899Learn to grasp the facts …
@@superducker7899 the followers of the prophet have killed over 300 million people since it's inception, let's make that a movie.
El Salvador through Jose Contreras has lived up to its name, "The Saviour"
And the country was so called too by Christopher Columbus companions after a Jew ''Yeshua'' ''God Saves'' so ''El Salvador'' in Spanish...
@@HugoChar-673That's true...
Amazing! God bless El Salvador! ❤❤❤
Hearing this story made me cry! So amazing, this story needs to be learned.
That was an amazing story. Thank you for sharing it.
Brilliant work as usual, keep it up.
Thank you very much!
With the Antisemitism in the USA it is frightening that we can wind up like our ancestors in Europe. It is unbelievable in today's day and age that ignorant prejudice still exists in this country.
We will never end up like our ancestors. We are stronger then ever now, we will fight back and we will WIN BIG!
The only place Jews are ever truly safe is in Israel with a Jewish government. Every other place will eventually turn on us. Even the US
In Canada it’s worse
As a Muslim I believe Jews will exist. Political and geographical context is different from religious perspective. The dispute is only for Palestine. Only three devine religions Judaism Christianity and Islam. Rest is bulshit.
That’s a shame
Damn, that was great. I can't get enough of righteous among nations. It gives me hope.
Interesting story. My ex-wife is Salvadoran. According to her family lore, her great grandfather was a German Jew who came to El Salvador in the 1930s to escape the Nazis. However, he became homesick and returned home some years later, only to find that the Nazis had confiscated all his possessions. He subsequently committed suicide. All this appears to have happened before this story took place. So he was not one of the people saved. From my time in El Salvador I don’t remember a large Jewish community. Did any of the Jews immigrate to El Salvador? I do remember a large Palestinian community in El Salvador; but most of them immigrated to El Salvador after the First World War and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. The Salvadorans called them “Los Turcos.” Even though they weren’t Turkish. The present president of El Salvador is a descendant of this immigrant community.
I don’t understand your point? You sounds as if your are denying that event ever happened, you sounds as if those 30k or 40k Jews never made it to El Salvador during that period. I’ll remind you Monica Lewinsky father a heart surgeon in SF is a German/Jew whose family migrated to El Salvador. So please make your point clear for I am confused. Is the story valid and true?
@ That is certainly not my point. I was simply asking if those Jews immigrated to El Salvador or to some other location. I spent some time in El Salvador, some fifty years ago, but don’t remember a large Jewish community. I am certainly not denying anything. The story hits home for me because my Salvadoran ex wife is a descendant of a German Jew who suffered under the Nazis. Therefore, my children are also partially descended from a German Jew.
@@ephraimmiranda8413- read again so you understand his point. He is simply asking and stating his experience with his ex wife etc.
@@RicktheCrofter Thank you for the clarification, I’m on the run like most of us probably are, but correct me if I’m wrong in the video about the that miraculous help to those Jews people back then experienced it appears that the gentleman in the video only mentions that Salvadoran passports were given not that they went on route or migrated to El Salvador, perhaps that may explain why you didn’t see a large Jews community in the years your lived in ES, maybe those passports were a vehicle of transit so they could move throughout Europe during those days, whatever the case might be is beautiful story worth telling, I am amazed not just the valor of Jose Contreras but the persistent spirit in helping those Jews people during that dark period of the children of Israel. The holocaust left them a mark, but they are resilient and strong nation now. Long live the IDF, May God always bless Israel.
Shalom from Kenya 🇰🇪. God bless Israel 🇮🇱
Muchas Gracias!
Bravo for sharing this, thank you.
Love this story. Thank you. Brought tears to my eyes. What a beautiful compassionate soul this man.
What an amazing man!! I don't even have words for this,
I got goosebumps and tears in my eyes watching this video.
A man of character.
El Salvador should be proud of him.
I'm a Salvadoran, and very proud of him. A hero indeed. ❤❤❤
This is interesting
That's because he is from El Salvador... Which literally means The Saviour
what a great man
God bless Jose Contreras and all of his children , grand children and great grandchildren- blessings and abundance ❤to you all 🕎
I’m Colombian, and I feel so embarrassed about how my country’s government is so hostile towards Israel.
Have you noticed that all nations that hate Israel are a total chaos?
Anyways , what El Salvador did for the Jews really touched my heart.
By the way , El Salvador currently has one of the best presidents in the whole world ! Good for El Salvador.
Proudly Salvadoran, praying for Israel. Love this true story. Happy to see how they saved a lot of lives. SHALOM!! 🇮🇱🇱🇷🇸🇻. A beautiful legacy ❤️
Mashallah this was a good video
He is the Moses of 20th century
Moses saved Israelites from Pharaoh, he saved Jewish from Nazis
This would make a very good movie 🎥.
Oh Hallelujah Hallelujah Amen thanks for this wonderful teaching Hallelujah
he is smiling in heaven. Truly a gentle soul
Praise God. God bless Israel and God bless Jews. Praying for the wars in Israel and Ukraine to end. God please help us.
Amen.
Manashantii The Christian
Jesus is the Jewish Messiah.
This makes me proud to be Salvadoran!!
Righteous Among the Nations 🇸🇻🇮🇱
Jesus is the Jewish Messiah.
@@tylerdyson8410That's a fact. ❤❤❤
@israelquintanilla8314 what is
A true saint, hope his family will flourish and he'll be happy always
I’m proud of my Salvadoran and Jewish heritage. Story of my great grandparents 🇸🇻✡️🇮🇱
Praise God for the courage of this man
It makes me proud to be a Salvadorean, he is my hero Col. Jose Arturo Castellanos just like U.S. Army Col. and Astronaut Frank Rubio🎉🎉🎉🎉👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you so good to learn about him and commitment even with rejection from the country he loved
Jesus is the Jewish Messiah.
Nice one
Wow!! I never heard this story. 🙏🙏🙏
There should be a movie made from this story.
An inspiring story!!
Sadly, people today have have shown that not "anyone" would do what he has done. He is a true hero, risking his life to help Jews.
Bravo a big Salute to the unsung Hero 🙏
Proud Salvadoran 🇸🇻! God bless my beautiful people known for hard work, love of God, and family. ❤ God bless Israel 🇮🇱 Am Yisrael Chai! !
Beautiful. Was not aware.
From Tucson Arizona USA V-VA Al-Salvador love for ever.
Great job ❤ second generation holocaust survival here ,thanks to that man .blessings to his entire family and his future generations, true hero !!
The Lord works in mysterious ways his wonders to behold.
"Anyone would've done the same." If history AND CURRENT EVENTS are any indication, apparently not. That is the humble mark of a true hero.
God bless José Arturo Castellanos Contreras and his family ❤
Beautiful human being❤.
Special and Honorable men.
As a teacher, I always mention him
woah.. this story is worth for a movie.. or is there any?
Indeed!!!
My grand-mère its from Salvador good for our Petit pays..great mans Can Do Wonderfull things shalom Israël...
Amazing story! It moved me to tears
Can you talk about Bulgarias save of Jews?
Jesus is the Jewish Messiah.
A Real Salvadoran 🇸🇻 Hero!! I bet you he has a special place in heaven!! I'm a proud Salvadoran that lives and Canada 🇨🇦 🍁. All I can say is that I love the Jews ✡️ people. El salvador 🇸🇻 and Israel 🇮🇱 have a deep connection. LONG LIVE EL SALVADOR 🇸🇻 LONG LIVE ISRAEL 🇮🇱 🇸🇻🇮🇱🇸🇻🇮🇱🇸🇻🇮🇱🇸🇻🇮🇱🇸🇻🇮🇱
BARUCH hashem. To mi paisano for such a good sedaka
Dios siga bendiciendo a toda su descendencia......... 📖✝️🇮🇱🙏♥️🇮🇱❗ El Salvador, C. A.
I love your content🇮🇱💪🇮🇱💪💪
God bless Contreras and his family...
God bless El Salvador Ambassador for protecting my people 🙏🙏🇮🇱🇮🇱
Thank you for letting the world know about this hero.
God bless El Salvador thank God for this beautiful people that come from a land literally called the savior and yet they proved it❤
May his soul be in paradise in the house of God
Amen amen!!!
Wow 🙌
In the Dominican Republic, north of the island in the province or city of Puerto Plata, the Jews who escaped from Europe created a community in Sousa.
Blessed are those who blessed you Israel ❤❤
Thank you for opening my eyes to this beautiful story. He truly is a hero, saving so many families so many lives. I hope the story continues to get passed down from generation to generation. And the children of these families will continue to pass down the story to their children.
They should have a day of recognition for this man. For anyone to risk their own life and save so many people is truly a hero in my eyes.
God will honour him more
JOSÉ CONTRERAS
a story of mercy😊
Great story, thank him for saving lifes!!!
Thank you Unpacked for this episode! We had never heard of this before! Many thanks for the details about what happened in the 1940s and up to the most recent events! SDsst 29 Nov 2024, 1600 hrs CST USA
Beautiful brave and heroic he was ❤❤❤❤ pls if possible can you do a video on Archbishop Damaskinos as well please ❤❤❤
Can you guys do a video of how Algeria and Iran saved Jews in WW2 and can you do a video of how Canada sent back 2000 Jews back to Germany. Also a video on how America almost had Nazi leaders would be very informative.
Im just asking as a Jewish Canadian Mizrahi :)
Yallah im waiting
You got it! Here’s one about how Iran saved Jews: ruclips.net/video/SLcuUG1CTBo/видео.htmlsi=CODiMaB4P8AG0zub
In philippines we love jewish people
Salamat from USA! Same for you in the Philippines!
Contreras o Castellanos ?
Castellanos is his paternal last name, while the following Contreras is his maternal one.
In Latin America he would be mainly called Castellanos (since that is how culturally it is, giving priority to paternal surname).
He’s probably mostly called Contreras in this video because in America, people tend to have only one surname which goes at the end of your whole name (and I’m guessing the creator of the vid is American).
I had read about this story before (I’m also Salvadoran and somehow found it some years ago) and knew him as “Arturo Castellanos” so as I was hearing the vid, I was “who’s Contreras?” Haha
But anyway!
Thank you so much for this amazing video! As a Salvadoran who grew up with gangs all over our country and TV filled with bad news all the time, it was great to hear that there were some good stories like this one!
Thank you for making this video and sharing it to the world!
He may think he isnt a hero, but he will be an Angel from Jesus and God,
Has this station covered the modern Jewish communities in El Salvador?
They now have one of the safest nations in the world in which to live due to electing a God-fearing man!!!
This is amazing, he will see God and be blessed! I will bless, who blesses you! ❤ Words of the Lord 🙏🏻✨🇮🇱❤
God he is beautiful man.
Yehovah bless Contreras
Ladinos, sefardim, cryptos- have been in the Americas for hundreds of years, most Iberian last names have some Semitic origin.
My last name is supposedly Semitic, my ancestry dna test comes back about 2% Semitic.
Spain was known as tarshish, Sefarad... Ladinos colonized the Americas.
I met a Jewish Salvadoran lady once.
0:29 because he was paid duh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By you?
All it takes for evil to flourish ---his for good men to do nothing!!! This thrills my soul!!! Sure prayed we learned from history----but in this world, there is evil----there is also God and Jesus---it is your personal choice!!! I choose Jesus!!!! Love each other as I have loved you----Jesus!!!
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Wow 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
May God bless and protect Israel 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱
Since you're on Central America now maybe your next video could elaborate on how Israel propped up human-rights abusing right-wing dictatorships in the region by training and arming desth squads that went on to commit atrocities and war crimes mostly aimed at the indigenous population.
That is not exactly true. The death squads targeted anyone that was suspect of fighting for the other side or that provided aid to them against the government.
USA and its allies supported the government during the Civil War.
Many innocent people died in that war and both sides (government and the socialist left supported by the Soviet Union via Cuba) committed atrocities against the Salvadorans. I lived through it and know much of what happened there.
@@mariol6402Absolutely right!!!❤❤❤
Not everything you read is true.
♥️🇮🇱♥️
Amazing. Saving between 30,000 and 50,000 jews over two years is just incredible. Also puts into perspective the killing of over 40,000 Palestinians in just one year.
Who the hamas?
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Blame terrorist lideres. You blind or ignorant?