In a message dated 7/23/02 4:28:34 AM GMT Daylight Time, abahn@nycap.rr.com
writes:
> SQUONKSTAIL@aol.com wrote:
>
> "Anyway, it is US culture i find distasteful and not its intellectual
> patterns.
> Creationism is more a cultural entity than science?"
>
> And so is Rock-n-roll, blues, Jazz, Andy Warhol, Charles Bukowski,
> Pirsig, Ani, and so on. Our culture is not only defined by George W.
> Bush, Britney Spears, Coke, and Hollywood. There is a strong minority
> of Americans who find these entities as distasteful as the rest of the
> world. Despite CNN and the opinions of some of the participants to this
> forum, many Americans are not caught up in the wave of patriotism that
> is being shown to the rest of the world. We are not all as egotistical
> and as arrogant as ROG. Although, most of us would prefer to ignore
> this vocal wave of embarrassment, sadly as it does reflect on all of
> us. But, what are we to do? It still is a free country and as much our
> sentimentalities want to say, "Please, Dubya, ROG, Fox News -- don't say
> another word, we beg you"; if we are going to fight and speak up against
> Tom Ashcroft and others as they attempt to strip away hard earned civil
> liberties, then we have to put up with this obnoxious vocal minority
> making an ass of all of us to the rest of the world.
>
> Peace,
> Andy
>
Hi Andy,
You only have to mention jazz and i feel a wave of quality. I love jazz.
Blues? You're going to have to stop! There is a great deal the MOQ could say
about the development of blues?
In a sense, ROG et al. give you the blues!
The blues and jazz developed in sub cultures away from New world values as
their roots reached deep into older cultures than even European patterns?
Deep into quality.
Blues and jazz emerge from deep within quality whereas Hollywood and Coke and
ROG have a patina of quality slapped on the surface.
I suppose this makes ROG a slapper?
Intelligent design (aka Creationism) has a patina of Intellectual quality
slapped onto social quality.
Slapper Blues?
All the best,
Squonk.
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