Tag Archives: David Sirota

dark nights and black markets

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Dave

We have had films with decidedly overtones of superficial Marxism typical of the James Cameron Avatar variety; or Titanic, a kind of vampiring of the downtrodden and unwashed in the service of champagne socialism. By the same token, The Dark … Continue reading →

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going rogue

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Dave

The language of violence. A poetry of nihilism? “When language fails, violence becomes a language; I never had that feeling. Language failed me very often, but then, the substitute for me was silence, but not violence.” – Elie Weisel Violence … Continue reading →