The city of San Francisco has concluded that if they’re going to unwind the doom loop, maybe they need to bring in some art to give Market Street visual appeal. Marco Cochrane’s 40-foot tall metal sculpture of a naked woman, R-Evolution, installed where Market meets the Embarcadero, was an excellent choice, aesthetically and symbolically. Flanked… Continue reading San Francisco: Will You Ever Learn the Lessons of History?
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The Aftermath: Start Planning
Fascist dictatorships never last for very long. Because fascism is essentially sociopathic, sane people get tired of it quickly. People may have bought into a fascists’ campaign propaganda because it appeals on some level that’s not particularly mentally healthy, like a secretly held prejudice or anxiety. They get drawn into the fascist’s rhetoric without ever… Continue reading The Aftermath: Start Planning
You Really Don’t Want to Be a Fascist
The French author Emil Zola took down the Dreyfus Affair, a criminal case that divided France, with his infamous screed, “J’Accuse.” ********************************************************************** The far-right wing, with its fascist ideology, becomes increasingly strident, and this is a bad idea for everyone, including the fascists. But because so many people don’t bother paying attention to history or… Continue reading You Really Don’t Want to Be a Fascist
Proust Said That 