Red Spading

Red Spading is a form of McCarthy-ism; when commonplace notions are challenged or brought to the point of being invalid or wrong the argument turns to a comparison of patriotism.

"There is a lot of red spading in that Clooney movie she showed us, 'Good Night and Good Luck'."
"What do you mean? I thought it ended pretty abruptly."

Jacob’s Ladder

Jacob’s ladder is a metaphor for an existential dilemma based on a perceived future being unseen to previous awareness, because each part is tied in place, ideally the way the toy works is a top plank cascading into the others all mechanized by the interweaving ribbons.

“That movie she showed us, Jacob’s Ladder, was pretty intense,”
“Yeah, seemed like a real mind f**k,”

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