An Allegory. El Greco.
What ought we do with the neo-nazis taking to our city streets? As much as I advocate for awareness of the material conditions that bring about conflict between different groups of working class people, we cannot merely tolerate the intolerant. Long term solutions require economic liberation and equity. In the short term, we need to defend ourselves.
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A Ukrainian Canadian Prairie Tragedy. William Kurelek.
Are humans determined? Some believe that quantum uncertainty or the destruction of information within a black hole violates determinism. Or that humans, capable of recursive thought, are naturally free. An exploration that advocates acceptance of determinism.
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Isabella. John Everett Millais. We all have our own unique dispositions.
Our very nature is dictated by a combination of genetics, environment, and chance. Yet, capitalist systems tasked with distributing the materials necessary for life and happiness discriminate on the basis of disposition. An argument is put forth that economic discrimination on the basis of personality ought not to be tolerated.
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Blotter. Peter Doig. Self-reflection and penetrating, damp cold.
Do all those who belong to a society guilty of horrible crimes bear some of that guilt? What if those crimes are only widely recognized after the fact? An exploration of collective guilt with a focus on animal welfare.
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Faithful Unto Death. Edward John Poynter. Painting of a guard remaining at their post during the eruption at Pompeii. This painting was incredibly popular during the Victorian period, when concepts of absolute duty and obedience to the military were appealing.
Is punishment for nazi war criminals, indoctrinated from a young age, appropriate? A discussion about Oskar Gröning, the accountant of Auschwitz, and them being successfully convicted of 300, 000 counts of accessory to murder.
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