|
Yes, I saw the apology! A wise political move of
Robertson's part! It is telling that Robertson's comment was not condemned
by the administration, since it is a political comment, but then, they
might lose their fundamentalist voting base (Rove is practical). Perhaps
the apology had political encouragement and prompting. I didn't (forgot to) overtly refer to Pat Robertson below,
but clearly his actions were meant to be interpreted through Becker -
any fundamentalist (Christian or Muslim (or other) - they actually have
more in common with each other than they do with moderates of their
own faiths) is devoting himself to a non-transcendent "causa-sui," though
clearly mistaking it for a transcendent one.
Eric Rudolph was just convicted yesterday in
Atlanta (the Olympic bomber, also abortion clinics and gay nightclub
bombings) of life X several lives in prison - he showed no remorse, despite the
loss of innocent lives due to his actions. He felt he had a "cause" - and
that history, if not the truth, will eventually exonerate him. Percy's
Lancelot operated under the same assumption - of all Percy's heroes, Lancelot
was the one who was the most "off."
There is a T-shirt for American travelers:
KP
|
Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.