tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post2730172203166779063..comments2024-03-25T20:03:03.657-06:00Comments on Καθολικός διάκονος: Cultural crisis=cultural turning pointDeacon Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01385969740195992108noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-56258520441768262022009-10-22T05:05:39.603-06:002009-10-22T05:05:39.603-06:00Very interesting ... the closest I've dealt wi...Very interesting ... the closest I've dealt with is Baudelaire's *Flowers of Evil*. I understand the indifference to the result when the terms of the fight are so wrong. That piece from Chesterton I posted a few days ago has stuck with me so much, about how as soon as the ontologically obvious is denied (eg beauty, rather than our defunct cultural constructs), ideology sets in on both sides.clairityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13138008687608851660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-25656398637659417212009-10-22T07:15:01.546-06:002009-10-22T07:15:01.546-06:00Yes, I agree with what you say about when the onto...Yes, I agree with what you say about when the ontologically obvious disappears. The only way reality can be denied is by turning to ideology. Breillat was denounced as a homophobe after this film was released. It not the kind of thing I would recommend, but I do think what she is trying to do is necessary and that her method of extremity is appropriate to the task. If we are to recover the truth about humanity, it will be done through art.Dcn Scott Dodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994604395739905637noreply@blogger.com