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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: stamper on July 02, 2014, 05:39:35 am

Title: Ranting & Dancing
Post by: stamper on July 02, 2014, 05:39:35 am
The guy on the left was ranting about Alex Salmond - Scotland's first Minister in a devolved government - being a not fit leader of Scotland and a liar. He reckoned that Jesus Christ was the true leader. And he thought I was taking movies and he told me to post one on You Tube. He was also well dressed and articulate.
Title: Re: Ranting & Dancing
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on July 02, 2014, 10:36:41 am
In the context, the guy on the right looks as if he's hurrying off to the "Repentance Office."
Nice.
Title: Re: Ranting & Dancing
Post by: RSL on July 02, 2014, 10:49:53 am
Another winner.
Title: Re: Ranting & Dancing
Post by: seamus finn on July 02, 2014, 11:33:18 am
Does he mean King Jesus is returning to bring all that trouble with him? Safer for Scotland to stay in the UK then. The devil you know....!
Another fine shot
Title: Re: Ranting & Dancing
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on July 02, 2014, 12:57:30 pm
The reference to Jesus as "king" just reinforces my theory of Europeans' genetic serfdom to their royalties  :P

P.S. I suppose it is not by pure chance that the Bank of Scotland is in the picture, both literally and figuratively, when it comes to sin.
Title: Re: Ranting & Dancing
Post by: Chairman Bill on July 02, 2014, 01:13:21 pm
Quote from: Slobodan Blagojevic on July 02, 2014, 12:57:30 pm
The reference to Jesus as "king" just reinforces my theory of Europeans' genetic serfdom to their royalties  :P

Christian myth has their saviour referred to as 'king' on numerous occasions, and as it was an import from the Levant, I fail to see it pointing to a European genetic serfdom.  :P

As for the photo itself - great stuff. Returning to the railway station to come home, takes me through Cardiff city centre, which is often populated by supernaturalists of many stripes, selling their particular brands of snake oil. They attract as much positive attention as this photo's purveyor of doom appears to be getting.
Title: Re: Ranting & Dancing
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on July 02, 2014, 01:36:19 pm
Quote from: Chairman Bill on July 02, 2014, 01:13:21 pm
Christian myth has their saviour referred to as 'king' on numerous occasions, and as it was an import from the Levant, I fail to see it pointing to a European genetic serfdom.  :P

That is where it came to Europe from, the concept of divine rights (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_right_of_kings) of kings.
Title: Re: Ranting & Dancing
Post by: Isaac on July 02, 2014, 02:19:03 pm
From your source -- The theory of divine right was abandoned in England during the Glorious Revolution of 1688–89.

(It's the invasion we don't talk about in England, we prefer to think of the Norman invasion as the last successful invasion.)