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4 August 2023

Salome

Salome found nothing odd to hold the bleeding head of John the Baptist. Her mother's revenge was right, and Herod's power was right. It happens.

The poor and the helpless were chased out, smashed down, stripped off, humiliated. Viewers watched all these with excitement, clapping hands, cheering, and howling.
It was something right to be done on 'those' people. It happens.

Solidarity shown to them in closed rooms does not reflect a conscience of justice.

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