tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028331.post114884482475313544..comments2023-05-17T12:11:30.400+01:00Comments on Slap of the Day: Off with their heads!Belahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16935284724145788208noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028331.post-1149164767134030772006-06-01T13:26:00.000+01:002006-06-01T13:26:00.000+01:00J, I can offer you this explanation of what annoys...J, I can offer you this explanation of what annoys ME about Kirsten Dunst: It's that half-closed-eyes look she ALWAYS has - I'm guessing she thinks it's seductive, but really she just looks dumb - or stoned.red-queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538275323124092409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028331.post-1149080594591852702006-05-31T14:03:00.000+01:002006-05-31T14:03:00.000+01:00Indeed, L, hindsight is the key, although we very ...Indeed, L, hindsight is the key, although we very often give people the benefit of the doubt for too long and appeasing tyrants <I>never</I> works. Of course, there has to be forethought as well about what comes next, but the eradication of evil has to be the prime concern, I think.<BR/><BR/>It's all very tricky, D. The patriots of today are sometimes the tyrants of tomorrow.<BR/><BR/>Drat, M, you will read me like a book now. LOL! zockso<BR/><BR/>As far as I know, I've only seen Kirsten Dunst in one film (don't ask me which one it was: I can't remember). I find her annoying. She may well become a <I>Tête à claques</I> in the near future if I can work out exactly what annoys me about her. Sofia Coppola, who was so bad in <I>Godfather III</I>, is now a highly acclaimed director but I disagree with her choice of actresses (Scarlett, now Kirsten, blech!). <BR/> <BR/>Thanks, JvS!Belahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935284724145788208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028331.post-1149064344421221732006-05-31T09:32:00.000+01:002006-05-31T09:32:00.000+01:00Many good and stimulating comments. What a good ch...Many good and stimulating comments. What a good choice of slap.Mimeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13549790359115165117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028331.post-1149035034519313352006-05-31T01:23:00.000+01:002006-05-31T01:23:00.000+01:00I feel fairly certain it was not the glorification...I feel fairly certain it was not the glorification of the monarchy that caused the movie to be panned as much as it was the dubious and truly poor choice of Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette. I loathe the idea of the monarchy, but HONESTLY, is there anyone less appropriate for that role than a pre-pubescent little irritant on a boil like Kirsten?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028331.post-1149032056555807512006-05-31T00:34:00.000+01:002006-05-31T00:34:00.000+01:00"...Robespierre’s alter ego." It's all so very cl..."...Robespierre’s alter ego." It's all so very clear now. heh. xoxomireillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012296353550408831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028331.post-1148994783701025792006-05-30T14:13:00.000+01:002006-05-30T14:13:00.000+01:00"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time t..."The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." --Thomas Jefferson<BR/><BR/>The hard part, sometimes, is figuring out who are the patriots and who the tyrants.red-queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538275323124092409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028331.post-1148987123484616642006-05-30T12:05:00.000+01:002006-05-30T12:05:00.000+01:00I do feel some killing of tyrants is justified - I...I do feel some killing of tyrants is justified - I'm with John Stuart Mill on the theory (greatest happiness of the greatest good). But it concerns me who gets to decide. It's really only with long, long hindsight that we can make any sensible judgements about what was a good thing to have happened, and even then those judgements must surely be affected by our own culture and agenda. Removing a tyrant may leave a power vacuum that gets filled by something worse. <BR/><BR/>And the Mill theory in practice puts people in horrific positions, as in the concentration camps when one Jew would be asked to kill aother to prevent twenty being killed. Of course it was the right thing that he do it, but I bet it didn't feel right.<BR/><BR/>I think it might be like Communism - can't fault the theory, doesn't work with human nature in practice.<BR/><BR/>Agree about the romanticisation of the beauty, though. We shouldn't idolise anything that comes only from luck of birth and money.Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08166733963939080151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028331.post-1148931111396443512006-05-29T20:31:00.000+01:002006-05-29T20:31:00.000+01:00LOL, JvS! I adore your name; it certainly wasn't a...LOL, JvS! I adore your name; it certainly wasn't a dig at <I>you</I>. There's something unpleasant about French 'aristocrats' (and it's not just their stupid names). There are so many now in politics; they never used to be so prominent; wonder what it all means. <BR/><BR/>Of course, killing is hardly ever justified. I can't say 'never' because killing Hitler, for instance, would have been totally justifiable, don't you think? Of course, one runs the risk of turning those people into martyrs - just like Marie-Antoinette and the Romanovs.<BR/><BR/>What gets me is the fact that, when they think about kings and queens, most people get dazzled by the beauty that surrounded them - the clothes, the jewels, the gorgeous buildings - and see nothing else. I have been to Versailles several times and ooohed and aaahed like everyone else because everything is jaw-droppingly wonderful and I can appreciate the skills of whoever created such beauty, but I try not to get sentimental about the people who used to live there.Belahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935284724145788208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028331.post-1148928595946166122006-05-29T19:49:00.000+01:002006-05-29T19:49:00.000+01:00The von in my name is knowingly pretentious, arch ...The von in my name is knowingly pretentious, arch and ironic: just so there's no doubt about that!<BR/><BR/>I'm very much against the monarchy, and have applauded at the executions without mercy. (Not literally, I'm not <I>that</I> old!) However, is killing ever justified? I'm feeling childish for thinking causing a death can be supported by politics.<BR/><BR/>But some people just won't keep their stupid mouths shut and are therefore too dangerous to stay alive.<BR/><BR/>Slapping all naive romanticisers.Mimeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13549790359115165117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028331.post-1148909498779495592006-05-29T14:31:00.000+01:002006-05-29T14:31:00.000+01:00That's it, L, I don't like baths: I'm afraid I'll ...That's it, L, I don't like baths: I'm afraid I'll find someone looming over me with a knife... Luckily, <I>Psycho</I> hasn't affected me so much. LOL!<BR/><BR/>Does he/she have a <I>de</I> in their name? If so, drop them immediately: he/she is a pseudo-aristocrat. Blech!Belahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935284724145788208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028331.post-1148907930249478762006-05-29T14:05:00.000+01:002006-05-29T14:05:00.000+01:00'And I don’t have the time right now to even hint ...'And I don’t have the time right now to even hint at the influence Marat has had on my life.'<BR/><BR/>You're not so fond of baths?<BR/><BR/>There is indeed a Comte de Paris; I know someone who knows him.Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08166733963939080151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028331.post-1148867374893269502006-05-29T02:49:00.000+01:002006-05-29T02:49:00.000+01:00You're right,of course, CH: they went too far. But...You're right,of course, CH: they went too far. But revolutions are hardly ever 'clean': they're a time for people to settle old scores, unfortunately. It's quite easy to start a revolution, much less to put an end to it.Belahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935284724145788208noreply@blogger.com