(I wrote this essay in 1993 and it was originally published by Apathy Press Poets. It was re-published by Hologram Press in 2021. Below is a slightly edited and updated version for your perusal.) A NATION OF SPECTATORS “I wonder if we could contrive… some magnificent myth that would in itself carry conviction to our community.” (Plato’s…
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3 years ago · 7 likes · 2 comments · Mickey Z.
"In reality, the two-party system is like a puppeteer wearing a Democratic puppet on his left hand and a Republican puppet on his right."
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Susan Sontag, when commenting long ago on the thesis of the 2-party-system being composed of 2 competing beasts, said likewise to you.
[paraphrase]
'It's not 2 separate beasts, but a single 2-headed-monster.'
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What to do, what to do ??
I've long thought we need a new mythology to restore the promise of America. This post made me think of this.
https://www.ecosophia.net/the-castle-of-heroes/
On Yeats:
"about the potential for using magical ritual to rekindle the Irish spirit, invoke the gods of old Irish paganism, and bring about a cultural and political resurgence in Ireland that would make the country’s independence a foregone conclusion."