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Excellent PR in 1551: the Spanish Emperor Carlos V in (removeable) armor triumphs over a naked Protestant in chains.* Humiliating a helpless enemy–is that OK, as long as our side is doing it? Rumors continue that US interrogators humiliate Muslim prisoners — even by defiling their Holy Book — and I think the US blogiverse should be more upset. So should the White House, which is instead trying to turn this into a non-story about Newsweek.
Hello world–it’s not 1551 now! * To prove the victim is devil-spawn, he’s got six toes. Our guide at Madrid’s Prado also showed us the hinges on Carlos’s armor. The patron couldn’t decide whether to show the hero classically naked or respectably clad, so both options were offered. Modern taste likes the latter–so Carlos is now naked only when his armor is getting cleaned. * * Neither Catholics nor Protestants in 1551 had managed to read the New Testament up to Luke vi, 26) — they were still stuck on the parts of the Bible where Jesus rages against abortion, homosexuals, and suggestive cheerleading, and urges his followers to “draw the sword” against unbelievers… |
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Evil six-toed Protestants and defiling the Koran
May 16th, 2005 · No Comments
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