Tag Archives: mel gibson the passion

bohemians at the temple gate

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Dave

It’s the dialectic of demonization. The de-demonization of the liberal, secular jew trying to weld the somewhat tenuous bond of the Judeo-Christian relationship and common heritage, cough, cough, after all didn’t our benevolent Pope comment that Mel Gibson’s The Passion … Continue reading →

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darkness at cavalry

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Dave

Perhaps it is nearer the truth that many pictures rich in spiritual content also get in far larger amounts of pain and bloodshed than they require to float the message. That is, spiritual themes provide the occasion for the goriest … Continue reading →

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Orientalism repackaged

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Dave

The Shafia trial is by any extent, a far more complex process in which the social and larger contexts seemed to outweigh the actual criminal allegations which were never definitively proven, albeit the construction of circumstantial evidence, in sum, was … Continue reading →