A Cultural Critique of Michael Jackson and Modern Idolatry
Why do so many of us still desperately want to believe in Michael Jackson?

Why do so many of us still desperately want to believe in Michael Jackson?

Some Christians want their version of revival so desperately that they try to force revival through fearmongering.

In 1982, the era hadn’t decided to be known as the decade of greed yet. There was still a choice open to the culture: to better the world by giving and supporting others, or to greedily make oneself rich.

Can we continue to find beauty and truth in art created by human beings who’ve done terrible things, and if so, how?
Matthew Linder examines the continuing cultural legacy of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, and its themes of paranoia and fear.
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