Modern Vengeance? What No One Understands About The Northman

<p style="text-align:center;">What does vengeance mean to you? Some concepts fade out of culture, but that doesn't mean the impulse doesn't still exist within us.</p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">The Northman brings the pursuit of vengeance to modern audiences, possibly being a reason some critics found the movie offensive. But perhaps more offensive is a society that doesn't understand its history nor itself.</p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">◬ In this episode: </p> <p style="text-align:center;">⋗ Word of the podcast: Wergeld ⋗ The difference between Christian & pre-Christian cultures ⋗ The flaws in the political criticism of The Northman ⋗ Are non-religious people ready for the chaos of a secular society? ⋗ How will a secular society deal with the impulse for vengeance and revenge? ⋗ Nietzsche's critique of Christianity as seen through The Northman ⋗ Will secularism lead to a perverse form of paganism?</p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">◬ Join your fellow peasants to theorize about the state of our world at the Silver Eye Society Patreon: <a href='https://www.patreon.com/silvereyesociety'>https://www.patreon.com/silvereyesociety</a>.</p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">◬ Listen to the podcast via:</p> <ul><li style="text-align:left;"><a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/0os9rvFzt9EyjPzman9Wjf?si=4izCTGmoSh-sMs0qcqWJ_g'>Spotify</a></li> <li style="text-align:left;"><a href='https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3dff262e-dfc9-43f2-99d8-9889c8212e15/SILVER-EYE-SOCIETY'>Amazon</a></li> <li style="text-align:left;"><a href='http://tun.in/pkgRs'>Tune-In</a></li> <li style="text-align:left;"><a href='https://silvereyesociety.podbean.com/'>Podbean</a></li> <li style="text-align:left;"><a href='https://feed.podbean.com/silvereyesociety/feed.xml'>Apple</a></li> </ul>