The Assassination of Jesse James . . .
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. . . was all to the good, in my mind. We saw the movie last night--full title: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford--and it was really good. But it was also infuriating because of the dynamics it portrayed. Jay has said that the thing I hate most in the world is bullying, and those who allow it. And this is a classic case: The movie portrayed Jesse James as someone brutal who nonetheless had the charisma to induce loyalty, even by those who he threatened. It is almost like cult leaders like Warren Jeffs or David Koresh, who are ruining the lives of those around them but are able to compel a crazy loyalty. Or battered spouses who find themselves unable to imagine leaving. It just makes me want to kick someone.
This reminds me of a former Miss USA who was on Oprah last year, describing this brutal attack by her husband which almost killed her. He basically beat her up all one night, and when Oprah asked her if he had ever displayed this kind of behavior before, the woman said no. But then she went on to say that he did have outbursts of bad temper, and that, for instance, he would get angry, knock all the pictures off the wall, then make her clean it all up. And I am thinking, Huh? This was acceptable to you? No red flags? What the hell is wrong with people.
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. . . was all to the good, in my mind. We saw the movie last night--full title: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford--and it was really good. But it was also infuriating because of the dynamics it portrayed. Jay has said that the thing I hate most in the world is bullying, and those who allow it. And this is a classic case: The movie portrayed Jesse James as someone brutal who nonetheless had the charisma to induce loyalty, even by those who he threatened. It is almost like cult leaders like Warren Jeffs or David Koresh, who are ruining the lives of those around them but are able to compel a crazy loyalty. Or battered spouses who find themselves unable to imagine leaving. It just makes me want to kick someone.
This reminds me of a former Miss USA who was on Oprah last year, describing this brutal attack by her husband which almost killed her. He basically beat her up all one night, and when Oprah asked her if he had ever displayed this kind of behavior before, the woman said no. But then she went on to say that he did have outbursts of bad temper, and that, for instance, he would get angry, knock all the pictures off the wall, then make her clean it all up. And I am thinking, Huh? This was acceptable to you? No red flags? What the hell is wrong with people.
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