I stayed up until the wee hours this morning, to finish reading The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver. It's a truly amazing book, which sweeps you from the annihilation of the Aztecs, through the Kahlo/Rivera/Trotsky saga, and on to the whole McCarthy Anti-Americanism debacle. Though I loved reading the book, I have to say, it has left me in one helluva funk, for it makes you realize that we humans just do not learn from our mistakes, and history really does repeat itself. There always have been, and always will be: greedy, power-hungry zealots and witch-hunters, who draw attention to themselves by shaking their fists and shouting things like "We've got to take back uh-MER-icuh!"; mobs of scared, confused people who let them get away with it; and many, many good people who get crucified in the process. The only thing that changes is the names. Kinda makes you want to puke, when you think about it.
P.S. Many thanks to blogs.e-rockford.com for the image of McCarthy, onepennysheet.com for the image of Limbaugh, and celebritynetworth.com for the image of Beck.
WITCH HUNTERS
Reviewed by juragan asem
Published :
Rating : 4.5
Published :
Rating : 4.5
