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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (441)	1/11/2001 8:22:54 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 82486

Sure. I think some radical people in our society really want to be out there fighting something. Rather than have them latch on to a serious complex social issue, like race, or sexism, or abortion (issues that are huge and complex and destabilizing to our society and issues that are NOT aided by fanatics) I much prefer them to be picketing an art exhibit or a movie- harmless. I think of art, well some art, as the rodeo clown of society. It draw the attention of some fanatics- and it draws them away from areas and issues where I think they could cause much more harm. I can't prove it. Just a theory. If proven wrong I'll give it up.

To: Lane3 who wrote (441)	1/11/2001 8:23:23 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Sure. I think some radical people in our society really want to be out there fighting something. Rather than have them latch on to a serious complex social issue, like race, or sexism, or abortion (issues that are huge and complex and destabilizing to our society and issues that are NOT aided by fanatics) I much prefer them to be picketing an art exhibit or a movie- harmless. I think of art, well some art, as the rodeo clown of society. It draws the attention of some fanatics- and it draws them away from areas and issues where I think they could cause much more harm. I can't prove it. Just a theory. If proven wrong I'll give it up.