[fla-left] Bloody execution photos draw gamut of responses (fwd)

Carl Remick carlremick at hotmail.com
Mon Oct 11 10:41:22 PDT 1999



>Yoshie's point is central in understanding the death penalty. It is one
>of the direct effects which contributes greatly to the fundamental
>function it serves of enhancing state freedom from any kind of
>popular control. But it is foolishness to ascribe the same force to
>movies. In fact the attack on violence etc. in art (bad or good) has
>the same effect as the death penalty -- it tends to enhance the power
>of the state.

How does it enhance the power of the state to say that purveyors of clinically depicted violence debase public sensibilities? I'm not calling for censorship, simply expressing disgust.

Carl

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