Re: [thingist] Quote

On Sun, 15 Sep 2002 [email protected] wrote:

> Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in
> England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all,
> it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a
> simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a
> fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or
> no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders.
> That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and
> denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country
> to danger. It works the same in any country.

Absolument. Re: Max Herman's rallying people under the G2K.

Now someone tell me why contemporary art consists for the most: part
of pathetic petty politicians wannabes whose only problem with politics
is that politicians (and humans) don't do as they: say.. and they fancy
themselves 'superior' to politicians because they label what they do
'art'–when in fact it's still petty politics.

And also I want to know why subjugation of the individual to the
'collective'–whether be it political agenda, art, god, saving the planet,
pros, cons, the collective 'subconscious,' good, evil, 'we're all
connected' is so de rigeur–again?

can we rehash some more fascist / communist propaganda please?

And what is with the idiotic inversion that proper teachers and rulers
throughout 'history' have all been of the petty dictator sort–something
which emerged en masse after removal of ruership proper?

Note for those idiotic knee-jerks who have so far attempted to 'twist' my
words as a request to re-institute 'old regimes'–and the particular idiot
who commented on 'Old Russia' in such revisionist way–awareness of what
WAS going on, and refusal of your stampeding 'revolutionary' stance does
not IMPLY a desire for 'old order'.

Later.

`, . ` `k a r e i' ? ' D42