Saturday, October 09, 2004
"Rocking The Vote"...Strait To Hell
Some stereotypes and clichés are on the march -- again. Wouldn't it be wonderful if most of us could just sit around peacefully, drunk and clueless...and still have the wisdom to run a modern nation state?
One notch beneath the intellectual Left’s crusade for "justice" and state authority lies pop-land's contrived rebellion against their own bourgeoisie roots. Musicians in sympathy with totalitarian socialists and opposed to free-market constitutional society (e.g. Conservative society) is certainly nothing new. Even way back in the 19th century, Richard Wagner mixed his fanciful artistry with fervent political stands (no wonder that, later, another artist and socialist -- Adolph Hitler -- would hold him in such high esteem).
In an earlier post, (scroll to "Politics, Ideologies, and Astro-Psychology") I had once mentioned astrological affinities to certain psychological and political types. Astrology aside, it is clear that mastery in music, art, poetry, and drama (make believe) does not require the same personal attributes as those required to perceive, evaluate, and act in the world of practical reality. Only in Left-land's magic kingdom could escapist hopes and dreams be seen as templates to sound political policy. Add to this the catchall defense of mock victimization -- "you're trying to censor me!" -- from those who dare disagree with the Left's self-inflated moral superiority. Some Fascist concert fans have recently even refused to continue buying offending artist's CD's (obvious "censorship").
Elton John, Linda Rhonstadt, Steve Earl, and others have whined publicly about the horrid Fascist police state imposed by George Bush (Sadaam Hussein's police state was okay, and Castro's is paradise). Supposedly, no one can now "speak out" and everyone's intimidated by a "climate of fear." One would never guess the truth of the matter, that many are "speaking out" regularly and with considerable financial backing. Add to this a steady stream of highly promoted books, con-documentaries, and the usual coastal elite's views spouted on network TV and in news publications.
From the fever pitch of Leftist whining one would hardly know that the Socialist worldview as gotten virtually everything its demanded over the last few decades. Trillions spent on useless and ineffective dependency schemes, and laws and regulations to cover every action and transaction. When will we have enough laws and controls over fellow citizen's to satisfy these control freaks?
Many artists and musicians will continue their paranoid demand to further entrench the authority of the socialist state (usually in the phony guise of "helping the oppressed" or "eliminating greed"). When will this troupe of spoiled brats realize that their gift for making art and music is not just cause for all to obey their every whim?
You "rock" your vote, and I'll "rock" mine. Keep entertaining the public and yourselves with your talents, but leave us out of your fantasies of divine inspiration.
One notch beneath the intellectual Left’s crusade for "justice" and state authority lies pop-land's contrived rebellion against their own bourgeoisie roots. Musicians in sympathy with totalitarian socialists and opposed to free-market constitutional society (e.g. Conservative society) is certainly nothing new. Even way back in the 19th century, Richard Wagner mixed his fanciful artistry with fervent political stands (no wonder that, later, another artist and socialist -- Adolph Hitler -- would hold him in such high esteem).
In an earlier post, (scroll to "Politics, Ideologies, and Astro-Psychology") I had once mentioned astrological affinities to certain psychological and political types. Astrology aside, it is clear that mastery in music, art, poetry, and drama (make believe) does not require the same personal attributes as those required to perceive, evaluate, and act in the world of practical reality. Only in Left-land's magic kingdom could escapist hopes and dreams be seen as templates to sound political policy. Add to this the catchall defense of mock victimization -- "you're trying to censor me!" -- from those who dare disagree with the Left's self-inflated moral superiority. Some Fascist concert fans have recently even refused to continue buying offending artist's CD's (obvious "censorship").
Elton John, Linda Rhonstadt, Steve Earl, and others have whined publicly about the horrid Fascist police state imposed by George Bush (Sadaam Hussein's police state was okay, and Castro's is paradise). Supposedly, no one can now "speak out" and everyone's intimidated by a "climate of fear." One would never guess the truth of the matter, that many are "speaking out" regularly and with considerable financial backing. Add to this a steady stream of highly promoted books, con-documentaries, and the usual coastal elite's views spouted on network TV and in news publications.
From the fever pitch of Leftist whining one would hardly know that the Socialist worldview as gotten virtually everything its demanded over the last few decades. Trillions spent on useless and ineffective dependency schemes, and laws and regulations to cover every action and transaction. When will we have enough laws and controls over fellow citizen's to satisfy these control freaks?
Many artists and musicians will continue their paranoid demand to further entrench the authority of the socialist state (usually in the phony guise of "helping the oppressed" or "eliminating greed"). When will this troupe of spoiled brats realize that their gift for making art and music is not just cause for all to obey their every whim?
You "rock" your vote, and I'll "rock" mine. Keep entertaining the public and yourselves with your talents, but leave us out of your fantasies of divine inspiration.
