(np) The Judge is not an avatar of Cormac McCarthy

[Mark Kohut]

The first sentence said by the judge is compressed Nietzsche.

IMO, the second is the villainous judge's self-justification.

On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 5:44 AM Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Colloquy occurred after the passing of Cormac McCarthy; topic - a
> quote from The Judge in _Blood Meridian_
>
>
> David Morris wrote (& I pretty much agree with the sentiment):
>
> ————
>
> I guess that’s one way of framing HUMAN CIVILIZATION (GMAFB*).
>
> "Moral law is an invention of mankind for the disenfranchisement of the
> >* powerful in favor of the weak. Historical law subverts it at every
> turn."
> *
>
> * give me a fucking break
>
> >
>
> ———-
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> The judge is a villain, running rampant. I don’t think his speech
> reflects Mr McCarthy’s view.
>
>
> And I have data:
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> https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?data_type=processed&contributor_name=Cormac+McCarthy&min_date=11%2F11%2F1997&max_date=06%2F01%2F2023
>
>
> I searched from November 11 1997 thru June 1 2023 (picked the dates on
> a whim) - during that time, our subject made 235 contributions to
> ActBlue
>
>
> I like the way he listed his occupation as “unemployed” - he could
> easily have put “great writer” and probably should have imho although
> let’s face it, he wasn’t as great as Pynchon (-; I chuckle, but it’s
> true isnt it?
>
> Still great. Such a relief not to find contributing to, well, you know!
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