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Article #578Re: U.S. Government Censors WWII Veterans Documentary
From: Oscar Jones
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 18:17
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 18:17
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bearclaw@cruller.invalid wrote: > In article <44d11164.28324955@news.earthlink.net>, > hchickpea@hotmail.com wrote: > >> That last sentence makes no sense. > > "Art that doesn't inflame doesn't inspire". > Great art always manages to offend. Utterly mindless silly stuff, most obviously with the Mona Lisa, virtually all classical music, etc etc etc. > The most inspirational generally offends the most in grained conventions. More utterly mindless silly stuff. That does NOT mean that > everything offensive is great art. Reflexive public vulgarity rarely > rises to great art, but more than a few great artists have practiced > it. None of our most revered historical characters were overly > concerned about public mores. In fact most of them were decidedly > opposed to convention or socially accepted practices. > >> You are suggesting that emotions have to be triggered to classifiy >> art as inspirational. > > Not at all. I assert that art MUST elicit some deep _individual_ > reaction that extends beyond thought or reason to be considered art at > all. > > Art that bores is not art. > >> I think you have it confused with pornography, which by definition >> enflames one or more emotions. > > Harry, lift your eyes. Look up. Discern. You do not need government to > tell the difference. Nobody does.
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