tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post5923341765601272884..comments2024-02-29T02:37:34.896-06:00Comments on Ivebeenreadinglately: John Ford and cultural lensesLevi Stahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19106928.post-15453566947906470772013-05-15T13:39:40.366-05:002013-05-15T13:39:40.366-05:00I've been traveling and am just catching on my...I've been traveling and am just catching on my blog reading, so apologies if this comment is a bit late! Good post. As a medievalist, I take a 1,200-year view of such things, and "we'll be the past ourselves soon enough" is a darn good thing to remind people. No matter where you place yourself on the 2013 political spectrum, no matter how wise or enlightened you think you are, something you do or something you believe is going to seem barbaric or evil to your great-grandchildren. We do well to seek out the distinction between beliefs and behaviors that are of a time and those that are timelessly human.Jeffhttp://www.quidplura.comnoreply@blogger.com