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Che Guevara T-shirts to the next level.
Ha, I like this line. Rage Against The Machine CDs eBayed in favour of 'hauntological' dubstep...
Che Guevara T-shirts to the next level.
I hope he does have something to say.I don't doubt that the personal plays a role in everything, how could it not? I don't care one way or the other about k-punk but it's unfair to suggest that he or anyone else is motivated simply by bitterness - you've no idea, nor do I - as well as a convenient way to sidestep whatever they have to say.
I just think making exams easier was as much to do with reducing youth unemployment stats as convincing parents their kids had all excelled at school.
That's what I said. Isn't it?
Ha, I like this line. Rage Against The Machine CDs eBayed in favour of 'hauntological' dubstep...
Not in actual words, no. Did you use some invisible font between the lines?
It's not about 'personal problems', everyone has personal problems, that's not an accusation or grounds for dismissal. And it's not about anything like being 'motivated by bitterness'. It's the simple fact that a view of the world, or more importantly in what way you 'diagnose' it's condition and what you think should be done about it can very much be determined by personal states of being
About what though?padraig (u.s.) said:fair enough then. you see what I was getting at though.
It's got nothing to do with the supposed 'radicalism' or 'marginality' of a particular position, far from it actually.
But why would self-proclaimed 'radicals' be immune to the human issues that colour the thinking of just about everyone else? You know they're not.
Anyway, the crucible in which what will become a work of art and thought burns is brimful with nameless impurities; it comprises obsessions, beliefs, infantile puzzles, various perversions, undivulgeable memories, haphazard reading, and quite a few idiocies and chimeras. Analyzing this alchemy is of little use.
I do like the gratuitous "self-proclaimed". a classic underhanded dig.
The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. They have greatly increased the life-expectancy of those of us who live in "advanced" countries, but they have destabilized society, have made life unfulfilling, have subjected human beings to indignities, have led to widespread psychological suffering (in the Third World to physical suffering as well) and have inflicted severe damage on the natural world.
But exactly how radical is K-punk, for example?
The context is me making an observation in a particular case. I'm telling you that when I say that it is has nothing to do with the 'radicalness' or 'marginality' of a position. As I say 'far from it', maybe even 'quite the opposite'. It might have something to do with solutions not actually being sought, however.padraig (u.s.) said:no, it has everything to do with that. with the context, as I said. it's the same tactic as claiming that feminists are just women who hate men b/c they can't get dates. anyway, you say that's what you meant - fine, leave it at that.
Is it good to be a 'radical'? Is there something shameful about being a self-defined radical? Is it better to be deemed a radical by one's opponents? One's pals? Who gets to decide what is radical? I don't know, but I'm not sure why you think this is a dig of some kind. Should I just say 'radicals of all stripes' and assume that everyone knows what that means and agrees it's a de-facto good thing?padraig (u.s.) said:this isn't at all what I said or meant. which you know, of course. I do like the gratuitous "self-proclaimed". a classic underhanded dig.
'Radicals of all stripes'.that is unfair, full stop. however, it's esp. pernicious in this context b/c it's an ad hominem attack that has long been hurled against radicals of all stripes.
This hasn't escaped my notice, and also it is worth asking where the 'insanity' comes from in the first place and what defines it.insanity & bitterness over personal shortcomings are two charges - warranted or not - that often been leveled at anyone with unusual ideas.