Art and War
Via Caterina, this essay from The Crisis Papers about the current trends in artisitc expression, and the reaction of our beloved leaders:
One problem with authoritarianism -- whatever brand comes along: Stalin's communism, or Hitler's fascism, or Islamic Talibanism, or whatever we're moving into in America right now -- is that it makes art more delicious and tempting.
Bush has managed to remove from America's conciousness the idea of freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and now seems to be going out for religious freedom.
And as always, the first casualties of war are to be found among the artists.
Comments
And they're the last survivors, too.
Posted by: Ailina | February 23, 2003 3:49 PM