[syndicate] dead c. for mel g.

[Aliette Guibert]

I understand your point of view now -and agree with.
Aliette

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Sondheim" <sondheim at panix.com>
To: "Aliette Guibert" <guibertc at criticalsecret.com>
Cc: <syndicate at anart.no>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: [syndicate] dead c. for mel g.


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> Sorry but I abhor organized orthodox montheisms, Christianity, Judaism,
> Islam - it is far too often they fall into extremism. Early Christianity -
> look at the trampling of gnosticism (which was liberal to be sure). As
> soon as you have a transcendent absolute (and what absolute isn't), you
> have a filtering of reality, us/them, good/evil, etc. It's the same old
> exhausted story. Here it is the evangelical christians.
>
> The absolute is like a rock. It sits there. It is inherently violent. It
> is one with belief.
>
> I never thought 'solidarity' with Palestinians implies anti-semitism. I do
> wonder where was the 'solidarity' with Jews when they were sent flying
> across Europe or encamped in WWII? I think the Left at times (which I am a
> member of) would have been happy if they just disappeared or died at the
> time. Never do I believe the Israelis are guilty, Palestnians innocent, I
> bad, P good, etc. But this is geopolitics, not semitisms or anti-semitism.
>
> Nor do I condemn all X of any religion. The piece was written against the
> film, which depicts Jews in an image so vicious I couldn't recognize
> anything of my own heritage.
>
> As far as anti-Christian, as I said above, I'm anti-orthodox. That applies
> to politics as well; Bush would club me to death if he could. He's a
> goddamned murderer.
>
> Alan
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