Lecture VI: The Triumph of Modernity | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
Johnathan Bi
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The Wolf Must Don't Wear the Sheepskin
"Hypocrisy actively persecutes its own victims in the name of protecting victims," he says. "In our culture, the only acceptable reason we can have for persecution is to stop persecution." The Christian revelation has exposed our evil tendencies towards persecuting others, Gerard writes. But it's no longer fashionable to openly share our desire for conquest, vengeance and hatred,. We can only pursue these desires discreetly, secretly, by disguising them in pro-social motives.
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