Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/13

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Subject: RE: [Leica] I am confused and need your help
From: Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 09:53:31 -0800

That's interesting.  It doesn't seem to be the original image of Che, rather
a graphic that is close enough to suggest it, while drawing in unmistakeable
aspects of the popular conception of Jesus' appearance.  Jesus as
revolutionary - very cool approach.  One common theory is that this was
actually the underlying reason for his execution - his activities were seen
as seditious by the Roman authorities.

And I know I shouldn't do this, but to quote Oscar Wilde, I can resist
anything except temptation.  DonjR, I wanted to ask you about that George
Washington fella.  Didn't he lead a band of guerillas against a lawfully
constituted (but oppressive) regime, and wasn't he responsible for the
deaths of many loyal British subjects?  For the life of me I can't figure
out why you'd put a picture of a revolutionary murderer like that on your
money...

Sigh.  Please, don't anyone respond to this crap.  I'm already sorry I wrote
it. ;-)

Paul Chefurka

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brian Reid [mailto:reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]
>Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 12:25 PM
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] I am confused and need your help
>
>
>Take a look at http://www.churchads.org.uk/last.html
>It's part of an Easter 1999 advertising campaign by the Church 
>of England. 
>You will note that they did not consider the use of this icon to be a 
>death-related moral issue.
>