Mel Gibson: Logic Problem

Let’s review:

1. His big movie, “The Passion of the Christ” was criticised for being anti-semitic.
2. He vehemently denies these accusations.
3. He gets arrested for drunk driving and goes off on a total anti-Jew tirade.

I like Mel Gibson — perhaps less so now that he’s become an ultra right-wing Christian — but I still like him. For him to deny that he dislikes Jews, however, after making a movie that clearly casts them in a negative light and then utterly bashing them in a moment of reduced inhibitions is extremely dishonest, at best.

I mean, the guy’s getting so lame as to claim he didn’t mean those things — as if he’s never had those thoughts and doesn’t know where they came from. Alcohol magnifies emotions, but I don’t thing it’s capable of creating new ones. He said those things because he feels them — at least at some level — and to deny this is as bad (or worse) than the feelings themselves.

I feel bad for him having issues with alcoholism, and I hope he gets help with that. Even moreso, however, I hope he comes to terms with his dislike of “the Jews” and finds a way to deal with his feelings on the matter.