Blood Meridian raises but doesn't answer the question posed by both the kid and the judge: whether clemency and mercy for the outcast and despised are compatible with human nature, or whether the judge represents humanity's true nature.

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Speaker

Michael Sugrue

Evidence Quote

“the problem is can we extricate ourselves from the bottom of dante's inferno into a mess that we like better yes evil will still be operative there but we won't be scalping people on a regular basis”

Source

Blood Meridian: Bibliotheca Webinar— Michael Sugrue
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:25:46 PM

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