politics – Proust Said That ©

The Dead City

City Hall’s interior, strangely resembling a high-end mausoleum. I regret to say that I’ve given up on convincing San Francisco to save itself. For almost a decade, I’ve tried to restore the arts community that made this place so fascinating for more than a century, by creating co-op housing and venues for the creative people… Continue reading The Dead City

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

Redefining Murder

This mural of “St. Luigi ” was projected onto the side of a building in New York’s Lower Manhattan. We have always had a cut-and-dried definition of murder: a person or persons kills another. It’s a serious crime and a capital offense that can warrant the death penalty, depending on the state. It’s occasionally mitigated… Continue reading Redefining Murder

The Rot Stage

Image courtesy of Getty If you’ve read Proust Said #11, devoted largely to the arrival of the Aquarian Age, you may be snorting. After all, I was clear that the Aquarian Age was supposed to be so good, with all that harmony and understanding and so on. I published that issue before Kamala even entered… Continue reading The Rot Stage

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