[lbo-talk] Saddam Caught
Wojtek Sokolowski
sokol at jhu.edu
Mon Dec 15 12:00:35 PST 2003
Dwayne:
> But this is not the situation. A criminal has
> received his comeuppnace at the hands of other
> criminals. This satisfies our ancient sense of
> justice but has moved us not one inch forward towards
> anything. Dennis Perrin mentioned Noriega who, as
> you'll recall, was the uber-villian of the moment some
> years back. His capture was also hailed as a great
> triumph for the forces of light but, in the end,
> turned out to be the emotionally satisfying, but
> pointless, downfall of yet another criminal by a more
> powerful crime boss. The gloating we're witnessing is
> the time-tested, typical reaction of the depraved to
> seeing an enemy brought low. Nothing more, nothing
> less.
This reminds me of the "minute of hate" from the novel _1984_ by George
Orwell - the proles being given an opportunity to vent their frustration
on the sight of the image of the current 'enemy of the system' shown to
them by the leaders.
Wojtek
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