
London is a hell, where the Moloch of globalization is worshipped through the nightshifts.

Yosefa Loshitzky (b.1952), Screening Strangers: Migration and Diaspora in European Cinema

London is a hell, where the Moloch of globalization is worshipped through the nightshifts.

Yosefa Loshitzky (b.1952), Screening Strangers: Migration and Diaspora in European Cinema
This.
‘Moloch refers to a debated Canaanite deity associated with child sacrifice, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and later used allegorically in literature and thought to represent destructive systems requiring excessive sacrifice, such as oppressive religion or oppressive political ideologies.’
Something from biblical times that has evolved into a modern-day conspiracy theory.
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I thought you might know about this piece of useless trivia 🙁
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One of those life skills I never needed. Until today…
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He wasn’t so keen on the place, obviously. ‘Moloch’ was an unusual choice of word, to say the least.
Best wishes, Pete.
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To be honest, I didn’t have a clue what he was talking about.
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