Monday, July 23, 2018

Is Shame Dead?

Michael Brown holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures from New York University and has served as a professor at a number of seminaries. He is the author of 25 books and hosts the nationally syndicated, daily talk radio show, the Line of Fire.
A July 15 article on Hollywood Reporter, critiquing Sascha Baron Cohen's new cable TV show, made this telling statement: "Back in 2000, when Da Ali G Show premiered, people still had a modicum of shame." Ah yes, back in the good old days, those days of pristine purity, back in 2000! What an indictment on our rapidly deteriorating morals.
The author of this article, Daniel Fienberg, had this to say:

Shame On You, Daily Mail, For This Immoral Jibber Jabber From A ... Well. I'd Better Not Say It!

  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13300045/JANA-HOCKING-five-reasons-youre-not-getting-laid-dates-Im-guilty-two.html