What a delightful passage. A handful of random thoughts and comments.
- I do not consider myself a good writer, but I attempt to make myself better by paying attention to certain grammatical bad habits e.g., ending a sentence with a preposition. Being cognizant of lazy writing will hopefully make me a better speaker.
- When thinking about modern art/DEI/ESG, the quote from Theodore Dalrymple comes to mind which states, "Political correctness is communist propaganda writ small. In my study of communist societies, I came to the conclusion that the purpose of communist propaganda was not to persuade or convince, not to inform, but to humiliate; and therefore, the less it corresponded to reality the better. When people are forced to remain silent when they are being told the most obvious lies, or even worse when they are forced to repeat the lies themselves, they lose once and for all their sense of probity. To assent to obvious lies is in some small way to become evil oneself. One's standing to resist anything is thus eroded, and even destroyed. A society of emasculated liars is easy to control. I think if you examine political correctness, it has the same effect and is intended to.”
- Political street artist with cajones grandes https://unsavoryagents.com/ One does not have to agree with his message to respect his desire to speak his mind.
I really enjoyed this article. I was particularly struck by:
"Everyone is talking, everyone is selling a product which promises to change your life, everyone is demanding your undivided attention — and they have nothing, nothing to say. "
And also "avoid painful realizations" in this sentence:
"Average people fear discomfort, crave validation, avoid painful realizations, and remain deeply unsatisfied with their lives."
What a delightful passage. A handful of random thoughts and comments.
- I do not consider myself a good writer, but I attempt to make myself better by paying attention to certain grammatical bad habits e.g., ending a sentence with a preposition. Being cognizant of lazy writing will hopefully make me a better speaker.
- When thinking about modern art/DEI/ESG, the quote from Theodore Dalrymple comes to mind which states, "Political correctness is communist propaganda writ small. In my study of communist societies, I came to the conclusion that the purpose of communist propaganda was not to persuade or convince, not to inform, but to humiliate; and therefore, the less it corresponded to reality the better. When people are forced to remain silent when they are being told the most obvious lies, or even worse when they are forced to repeat the lies themselves, they lose once and for all their sense of probity. To assent to obvious lies is in some small way to become evil oneself. One's standing to resist anything is thus eroded, and even destroyed. A society of emasculated liars is easy to control. I think if you examine political correctness, it has the same effect and is intended to.”
- Political street artist with cajones grandes https://unsavoryagents.com/ One does not have to agree with his message to respect his desire to speak his mind.
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels vs. The Hustle:
DRS train scene - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOyAHaO7lwA
The Hustle trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j5hwooOHVE
It is odd that the idea of woke washing a film is to literally swap the characters from male to female without changing the story.
- Capitalism is always the culprit and at this point it is becoming boring.
- I'll check out T. R. Hudson's book. I have an addiction to buying more books than I can possibly read.
Thank you for such a kind and wide sweeping review. I appreciate your friendship and all the help you've given me in developing as a writer
I really enjoyed this article. I was particularly struck by:
"Everyone is talking, everyone is selling a product which promises to change your life, everyone is demanding your undivided attention — and they have nothing, nothing to say. "
And also "avoid painful realizations" in this sentence:
"Average people fear discomfort, crave validation, avoid painful realizations, and remain deeply unsatisfied with their lives."
Regards.