Word: evilness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...this point, the Communist union, which is strong at Renault, found itself enmeshed in ideological confusion. Basic to Communist theory, even if it is hard for workers to understand, is the notion of "progressive pauperization." Under this theory, any substantial gain the workers get must be resisted as evil, because it makes them satisfied with their lot and puts off the proletarian revolution. At the CGT convention last June, this issue was thrashed out, and CGT Secretary General Benoit Frachon, a card-carrying Communist, spoke frankly of the need to "destroy the dreams and delusions of those...
...remarkable display of Gallic logic, convince themselves that murder is the answer. They feed Paul a sleeping potion (Simone professionally raises his eyelid with her thumb to be sure he is really out cold) and then drown him in a bathtub while the camera records every detail with an evil relish-right down to putting a heavy bronze lion on his chest to keep his head under water...
Although director William Meador seems strongly interested in the psychology of Macbeth's progression from evil to evil, his concept of it is indecisive, and he has not avoided the danger of overemphasizing his effects. The present HDC production suffers seriously as a result. His idea of Macbeth's character seems unclear at the start of the play, and hence the subsequent interpretation is clouded and confusing...
...This is evil for evil's sake...
...well borne out by the series' first published volume -No. 12, Luther's commentaries on selected Psalms. In his thoughts on the 23rd Psalm ("The Lord is my Shepherd"), Luther uses King David's great song as a commentary against what he considered a major evil of the Roman Catholic Church he knew...