Red-State Phenomenon

Published on December 3, 2004 By iamheather In Politics

So, yesterday, I was perusing the latest edition of Time magazine. For some reason, I always start at the last page and go backwards...call me crazy. The last article in Time magazine is always an op-ed piece that usually irriates me but rarely surprises me.

While reading last week's aggravating piece entitled "The Battle is Over, but the War Goes On" by Michelle Cottie, I came across this paragraph:

"Democrats found this election discombobulating because no matter how often they hear about a divided America, most blue staters-especially coastal elite types-still don't quite grasp that their world view is not shared by everyone. Day to day, liberals have the luxury of ignoring conservative America. Only occasionally does some red-state phenomenon like The Passion of the Christ intrude on our consciousness, and even then it's usually because of some outrage it sparks among a particular interest group on the left."

Excuse me? "The Passion of the Christ" was a red-state phenomenon? Really? No one in a "blue-state" went to see this movie? Did some one from a "red-state" direct this movie or produce it?

Michelle Cottie completely showed the ignorance of the Democratic party. This kind of thinking is exactly why the Democrats are seen as out of touch with the American public. I know Democrats, Republicans, Christians, Jews, red-staters, and blue-staters that not only went to see this movie, but actually liked it.

So tell me my friends, from both sides of the political spectrum, do you also view "The Passion of the Christ" as a red-state phenomenon?

Comments (Page 3)

philomedy

on Dec 04, 2004

thats way too logical to be true aint it? (it does deserve an insightful rating tho)

Not sure I get what you mean...but thanx for the insightful.

foreigner

on Dec 04, 2004

I've seen the movie, and I admit I too was angry at the Romans.

But what I would like to ask is that, why was that the impression you kept after you've seen the movie?
My anger dissipated when it reached the part where Jesus prayed and said that the Romans did not know what they were doing. And if Jesus was always destined to suffer so our sins may be forgiven, why feel disgusted over the group of men who were part of that fulfillment?

All I'm trying to say is, I don't think that vengeance (did I spell that right?) is not the kind of emotionthat we should have when we see hurtful things, and this reflects on the real world situation here.

I realise I'm off topic and I don;t mind the comment being deleted

Dr Guy

on Dec 04, 2004

That just caught my eye. Might be a tough assertion to confirm. Perhaps "biblically accurate" would be a better description? If I'm not mistaken, there is considerable disagreement among respected historians, both secular and religious, about how that day went down, including some who vehemently disputed aspects of the movie.

I think Mel Gibson was trying to be 'Biblically accurate", and so I have to agree with you here.

Dr Guy

on Dec 04, 2004

You are not off topic, and right on with the movie. I guess we were trying to show the 21st century Zealots that it was not the Jews that earned the scorn, but man itself represented by the romans were to blame.

Any Jew that is insulted by this movie is insulted by Christianity and the Bible. And is not a true jew, but a chip holder.

As I dared one, I can give many names of jewish friends of mine who saw it, and it was awe inspiring for them. But not in a religious sense. Just in the sense of how man can be so cruel to fellow man.

It was apolitical. Only Mikey Moore and his ilk would think it was political, or AS.

iamheather

on Dec 06, 2004

I guess we were trying to show the 21st century Zealots that it was not the Jews that earned the scorn, but man itself represented by the romans were to blame.

That is exactly the point, Dr. Guy. I am not still angry with the Romans. If anything, I am saddened by humanity in general. I was like you just trying to make a point that if one ethnicity or race, etc were to be singled out as sinister, it was the Romans.

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