Saturday, March 1, 2014
The Obliteration of an Individual
In chapter 6, and in the class discussion on Thursday, the act of crucifying an individual was one that was meant to obliterate everything about them, including their memory. I find it interesting that the Romans would go to such lengths to oppress a culture like that. If I'm not mistaken, a common practice at that point in time, at least for empirical powers, was to conquer an area or civilization, force subjectivity onto them, and then pretty much allow them to continue as they were but with a tributary fine. If this is the case, it seems to go against their own logic to so aggressively stamp out any type of organized gatherings by the Jews. To go to the lengths that they did to destroy everything a Jewish individual stood for, deconstruct their very existence, and then deny them even a burial is rather extreme, to say the least. What were the grounds for this treatment? Why this treatment was necessary is rather confounding to me. What do you guys think?
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I do not know if this will help but considering how world war came about is simply for power and that is why imperialist tried their best to crush the spirit and everything that the country they are governing hold and stand. So that they can control them emotionally, physically and spiritually. To me, it is all about power and a sense of ownership.
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