Oh, I meant to to add, just in passing: well, there are also Blair, in
my country, Harper, Australia's own Howard, etc. (Shall we mention
Italy?). There's plenty of blame to share....
Doug
Quoting "Douglas Barbour" <[log in to unmask]>:
> But I imagine someone in every country could say much the same
> thing, Judy, with their own sad understanding of how great the
> general cultural failure has been.
>
> Certainly I could, but I also would still want to at least pay
> attention to the artists, & others, who have done something
> worthwhile. Has it not been ever thus? That the general has neither
> known nor cared that much, & the few have gone their way & tried to
> create something lasting anyway?
>
> Doug
>
> Quoting "Judy Prince" <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>
>> Adolescence in a culture may be necessary....for a time....but it is damning
>> for any further time. Perhaps because of our allowing George W Bush's
>> destruction of our country, we can take these after-moments to see and own
>> up to our limitations and prepare ourselves for the world role we've always
>> said we sought and thought we played. We can grow up.
>>
>>
Douglas Barbour
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