It's no secret that this country is in a bad way.
All our money seems to have disappeared.
Greedy little stupid jerks on Wall St.
have pissed away the nation's wealth.
Thirty years of Reaganomics and making the rich richer haven't turned out to be such a good idea after all.
Big surprise.
So now what? Well, this isn't going to be an economics post.
That answer is pretty easy.
Make the rich people give the money back.
If they don't comply, eat them.
Problem solved.
No, I want to address a deeper issue.
How do we keep this problem from happening in the first place? And how do we create a society that would be at least a little bit immune to the influence of greed and self interest? Art.
Yep, it's just that simple.
When squirrels start to take over the first thing they do is go after the artists.
It doesn't even matter which group of squirrels is trying to gain power: religious squirrels, conservative squirrels, liberal squirrels, whatever.
They all go after the artists first.
There must be a good reason for this and there is.
Art is the antidote to squirrelly behavior.
A few years ago I saw a Blues musician interviewed.
(I don't remember which one.
Sorry.
) He said that all music was true, but only the Blues was the Truth.
He was onto something.
The world is true.
Economics and commerce are true.
Work and industry are true.
But only Art is the Truth.
And as the Truth it has power.
Art centers and informs the society it exists in.
It reminds us of deeper things and keeps us on out toes.
It's the teacher we all need to remind us of both our priorities and our higher calling.
It's the only true religion and the only true patriotism.
So, if you want to help out the recovery then go out and create some art.
Or just consume some.
Paint or go to a gallery.
Write a poem or go to a reading.
Dance or play or train in a Martial Art.
"There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into sun.
" - Pablo Picasso.
That's what we need.
Your country is counting on you! Vaya con Dios and Viva la Revolucion.
All our money seems to have disappeared.
Greedy little stupid jerks on Wall St.
have pissed away the nation's wealth.
Thirty years of Reaganomics and making the rich richer haven't turned out to be such a good idea after all.
Big surprise.
So now what? Well, this isn't going to be an economics post.
That answer is pretty easy.
Make the rich people give the money back.
If they don't comply, eat them.
Problem solved.
No, I want to address a deeper issue.
How do we keep this problem from happening in the first place? And how do we create a society that would be at least a little bit immune to the influence of greed and self interest? Art.
Yep, it's just that simple.
When squirrels start to take over the first thing they do is go after the artists.
It doesn't even matter which group of squirrels is trying to gain power: religious squirrels, conservative squirrels, liberal squirrels, whatever.
They all go after the artists first.
There must be a good reason for this and there is.
Art is the antidote to squirrelly behavior.
A few years ago I saw a Blues musician interviewed.
(I don't remember which one.
Sorry.
) He said that all music was true, but only the Blues was the Truth.
He was onto something.
The world is true.
Economics and commerce are true.
Work and industry are true.
But only Art is the Truth.
And as the Truth it has power.
Art centers and informs the society it exists in.
It reminds us of deeper things and keeps us on out toes.
It's the teacher we all need to remind us of both our priorities and our higher calling.
It's the only true religion and the only true patriotism.
So, if you want to help out the recovery then go out and create some art.
Or just consume some.
Paint or go to a gallery.
Write a poem or go to a reading.
Dance or play or train in a Martial Art.
"There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into sun.
" - Pablo Picasso.
That's what we need.
Your country is counting on you! Vaya con Dios and Viva la Revolucion.
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