Religion
Variations on a Phrase by Christ by Roque Dalton
RevSocialist اش... — Sat, 08/21/2010 - 16:37
Variations on a Phrase by Christ
by Roque Dalton
"Render unto God that which is God's
and to Caesar that which is Caesar's."
I
Render unto God that which is God's
and to the fascist government of President Molina
that which the fascist government of President Molina
deserves.
I don't pretend to know, since my infancy,
everything that is God's
But I'm sure about what we must give
the fascist government of President Molina.
II
Give unto God that which is God's
Some of the First Proposals for The Epitaph... by Roque Dalton
RevSocialist اش... — Sat, 08/21/2010 - 16:25
Some of the First Proposals for The Epitaph for His Most Reverend Excellency Monsignor Francisco Jose Castro Ramirez, Head Bishop of the City of Santiago de Maria (QDDG) and Better Known to the People (Whom He Called "Rabble") by the Definitive Nickname "White-Washed Tomb"
by Roque Dalton
1
"Of few men can it be said that they continue existing after
death exactly as they were in life."
2
"A whole part of the being of the Church died with him. So
On Biblical Business by Roque Dalton
RevSocialist اش... — Sat, 08/21/2010 - 13:30
On Biblical Business
by Roque Dalton
The Bible says
Christ multiplied bread
and fish for the people.
If that's so, he did well
and that makes him greater than a great general
who wins a thousand battles in which millions of poor people die.
But at present the North Americans,
to see that bread and fish don't multiply
and that everyone suffers in resignation
the multiplied hunger that's part of big business,
step up production of Bibles
in all the dialects we poor speak
and ship them to us in the hands of blond young men
Watchtower by Roque Dalton
RevSocialist اش... — Fri, 08/20/2010 - 19:55
Watchtower
by Roque Dalton
A religion that tells you there's only pie in the sky
and all earthly life is lousy and vicious
and that you shouldn't be too concerned
is the best guarantee you'll stumble at every step
and break your teeth and soul
against absolutely earthly rocks.
Two Religions by Roque Dalton
RevSocialist اش... — Fri, 08/20/2010 - 19:47
Two Religions
by Roque Dalton
When revolution is outlined on the horizon
the old cauldron of religions gets stirred up.
In normal times
religion meant going to Mass
paying tithes for God's house
baptizing children
and confessing sins to keep one's account in order.
When revolution is outlined on the horizon
churches remember the masses
and come down from the clouds and mysteries
and Sunday tranquility.
Fat pastors speak of the end of the world
when what's approaching is the end of exploitation;
The Pope and the Witch by Dario Fo
RevSocialist اش... — Sun, 03/28/2010 - 12:52
This play (111pg), "The Pope and the Witch," of leftist Italian playwright Dario Fo, mocks the pope and the vatican as a whole, and is, as with all of Fo's plays, hilarious.
Senora Carrar's Rifles by Bertolt Brecht
RevSocialist اش... — Wed, 02/24/2010 - 20:13
This is a beautiful play (30pg – it takes place during the Spanish Revolution), and it is basically a theatrical presentation of the argument between advocates of non-violence, and advocates of real change, and real struggle (i.e. advocates of armed resistance).
The Old Man by Maxim Gorky
RevSocialist اش... — Sat, 02/20/2010 - 05:38
This play (59pg) by Maxim Gorky is an attack on hypocrisy, with the “Old Man” representing religious hypocrisy, and “Ivan Mastakov” representing bourgeoisie hypocrisy, although he is also quite hypocritical religiously. It also points out how scared the bourgeois is of scandals, and how much they are illogically bound to “appearances” and the way they are viewed in society.
Lux in Tenebris by Bertolt Brecht
RevSocialist اش... — Tue, 02/16/2010 - 11:04
This is a very short, one act play by Bertolt Brecht, and it is about prostitution. Brecht basically mocks and satirizes bourgeois hypocrisy in regards to prostitution, i.e., the bourgeoisie are the biggest public critics of prostitution, and use the most moralizing and idiotic arguments against it, while at the same time being the ones who ran/run brothels, and who have always been the main “clients” of prostitution.
Sad Fate of the Station Mission by Jaroslav Hasek
RevSocialist اش... — Fri, 01/08/2010 - 11:36
This is another short satirical sketch by hilarious Czech (anarchist and later bolshevik) writer Jaroslav Hasek. This sketch mocks bourgeois moral crusading, bourgeois religious conservatism, and generally the hypocrisy of the rotten bourgeois. It mainly focuses on a topic I have spoken about before: prostitution.
