the allegory of the cave platos republic

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It sounds like Jason Statham to me! Just perfect for these times!!!

 

 

I actually first heard this on Patrick Henningsen's Sunday Wire, as he includes it in one of his 'intermission break' audios. And each week it makes me laugh, so clipped and copied it to here!

Presuming it is him, Jason Statham is in many ways, the epitome of western culture. He typically plays a really heroic, rough, tough and manly guy - whose film's I generally really enjoy watching tbh - but actually in real life, he was a male model before becoming an actor. For me, this gives insight into how much of what us westerners conceive about qualities of courage, bravery, etc are shaped and played by characters who in real life, might not necessarily embody such qualities at all. In many ways, it is an incredible form of spell craft by the controllers.

Though I should of course add, that In Jason's case - the courage and daring he expresses on film is completely real and congruent - given he is such a dude!!! :D :D :D  Tbh, I think he's probably my favorite male actor!!! <3

 

jason statham 2012

Image CC BY-SA 3.0 attributed to Georges Biard