The troubles at the shipyard, and the reaction to it, reveal the larger contradictions in the Polish economy and society, where there is a widening gulf between those in modern businesses and those who are left behind, anchored in older industries like shipbuilding.
When the viewer sees their metaphoric reflection in the pool, they are essentially looking back in time, seeing themselves within the larger contradictions of life/death, organic/toxic, purity/contamination.
The largest contradiction that can easily be inspected is in the themes of Trump and Sanders: Trump has rehabilitated a kind of racism aimed at immigrants, while Sanders has made the taboo word "socialism" acceptable in political dialogue.
He is large; he contains contradictions.
Wall Street is a mess, a morass, a snarl of contradictions large and small — a magnet for envy and indignation, fear and worship.
"Wall Street is a mess, a morass, a snarl of contradictions large and small — a magnet for envy and indignation, fear and worship," Mr. Scott wrote in The Times in September.
I do not believe that it has exhibited enough strength as of yet, and that despite its strong presence in both the regional and international scenes, there are large and complex contradictions in its structure, composition, and identity as a state.
