The image of him with the shoe suspended over his head will speak volumes through the Arab world.
I would have liked something he did to leave him with a bruise. He's not going to be held responsible for any of his crimes; the least the universe could offer is a black eye, however fading fast.
(The American world, too. Even without the cultural weight, there's no dignity in a shoe—you throw them at noisy cats and other annoyances. You can scrape up some image as a martyr if someone tries to shoot you. A pair of shoes? Good luck.)
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Date: 2008-12-16 03:06 pm (UTC)I would have liked something he did to leave him with a bruise. He's not going to be held responsible for any of his crimes; the least the universe could offer is a black eye, however fading fast.
(The American world, too. Even without the cultural weight, there's no dignity in a shoe—you throw them at noisy cats and other annoyances. You can scrape up some image as a martyr if someone tries to shoot you. A pair of shoes? Good luck.)
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Date: 2008-12-16 05:10 pm (UTC)