In a gushing example of what TD Clare Daly described as sycophantic behaviour ... subservient tugging of the forelock as your feudal overlord pays you a visit', the Minister for Finance and the Minister for the Disappeared show unbridled enthusiasm for the leader of world capitalism, President Barack Obama, during his recent visit to Belfast.
Human intervention
A group of Chinese delivery men make a crucial intervention to save a child falling from a fourth floor apartment. Imagine had the men been in a religious order, the poor child would have had to defy the laws of gravity - or rapidly sprout wings - to avoid falling into their clutches. A paradox for sure but thank god for no divine intervention?
The power to be offended
Long one of my favourite cartoons, the following image illustrates all too clearly how warped and self righteous religious faith can be. It also suggests how assuming the persona of the victim can be a subterfuge that is utilised as a power strategem.
And to think we marched behind banners proclaiming "for effective local leadership"as my ma used to say "the mans not fit to be out"was beginning to miss this & that a cara
ReplyDeleteMarty,
ReplyDeleteglad you like This & That. I was never sure if if worked with readers but always enjoyed putting it together.
Anthony:
ReplyDeleteYou got it in one with the satirical.
To me it's saying, we can say anything about your God, But you can't say anything about our God.
I felt like spewing up with that pic of Adams, the man who thinks of no one but himself, The ruination of Republicanism.