The sheer breadth, passages across land and sea. the entire Eyes Wide Shut of it, but with children. Money, sure. but, as Foucault noted: the driver is power. I know you won’t go into anything as banal as power intersecting with gender, but. I can’t help but wonder: what is the absolute worst caligula like woman? Hamlet’s mother? Ye’s gold digger? Anjelica Huston in that film with Jon Cusack? Whereas men, when they’re in their druthers; child molestation, rape. chattel slavery, stealing spa girls. Women as chattel, codified in religious text at that. Now: if it’s so big. such a part of human history: wherefore piddling metoo in its face? Or, to get that seat ant the table, are we destined to become caligula too. Not all men. but always men (and their opportunistic girlfriends.)
Listening on, nevermind, you did address the biological imperative of it all. Happily, It is sticking, and, as you note so well: the coverup is what will break the spell. So that all of us can again let vanilla normality drive us and our politics and our opinions. Amen.
One thing should be made crystal clear. Jeffery Epstein did NOT commit suicide. He evidently wasn't even in the cell that they show the pictures of. Michael Baden looked at the autopsy records and said it looked like a homicide to him. And who was President at the time the jerk was in federal custody? Orange Man! Trump is TERRIFIED for this investigation to go any further. He's not only covering up despicable behavior from decent people, but is also scared of his base finding out the truth. Personally, I am sick of our country's populous being so easily led down such a tawdry road. It breaks my heart at what our America has become because of him, and I don't know if the world can forgive us. Let us hope!!!!!
"Weird Nietzchean thrill"? Did I hear that right? It's so well said about this.
You heard right!
Staring into the abyss so far they're trying to find the bottom...
Your Brockman piece is so good.
Thank you, Nina.
The sheer breadth, passages across land and sea. the entire Eyes Wide Shut of it, but with children. Money, sure. but, as Foucault noted: the driver is power. I know you won’t go into anything as banal as power intersecting with gender, but. I can’t help but wonder: what is the absolute worst caligula like woman? Hamlet’s mother? Ye’s gold digger? Anjelica Huston in that film with Jon Cusack? Whereas men, when they’re in their druthers; child molestation, rape. chattel slavery, stealing spa girls. Women as chattel, codified in religious text at that. Now: if it’s so big. such a part of human history: wherefore piddling metoo in its face? Or, to get that seat ant the table, are we destined to become caligula too. Not all men. but always men (and their opportunistic girlfriends.)
Listening on, nevermind, you did address the biological imperative of it all. Happily, It is sticking, and, as you note so well: the coverup is what will break the spell. So that all of us can again let vanilla normality drive us and our politics and our opinions. Amen.
One thing should be made crystal clear. Jeffery Epstein did NOT commit suicide. He evidently wasn't even in the cell that they show the pictures of. Michael Baden looked at the autopsy records and said it looked like a homicide to him. And who was President at the time the jerk was in federal custody? Orange Man! Trump is TERRIFIED for this investigation to go any further. He's not only covering up despicable behavior from decent people, but is also scared of his base finding out the truth. Personally, I am sick of our country's populous being so easily led down such a tawdry road. It breaks my heart at what our America has become because of him, and I don't know if the world can forgive us. Let us hope!!!!!