Discuss?

[Paul Mackin]

On 2/6/2013 11:00 AM, Mark Kohut wrote:
> I agree with Oates for this reason: If your work is "apolitical", then 
> it supports the status quo.
> Therefore is conservative, even reactionary. #Oristhisafalsebinary?

It depends on how you define political.  If your political work consists 
of illegally doing graffiti on public buildings and not filing an income 
tax return, then you are a true revolutionary.  But if your political 
activity  is watching 'subversive' movies and going on legal marches and 
such things, then you are participating in the status quo  as much as 
the next guy. Not that there's anything wrong with that.  Or is there?  
Isn't getting sucked into these outlets allowed by (and totally 
unharmful to) the System flirting a tiny bit with reaction?  A real 
question to which I truly would like an answer.

Laura's marching was perceived by the cops to be illegal so she's a true 
revolutionary.  Go, Laura.

P
>
> *From:* Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com>
> *To:* "kelber at mindspring.com" <kelber at mindspring.com>
> *Cc:* pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 6, 2013 10:47 AM
> *Subject:* Re: Discuss?
> Personal defined as "what is me/mine or perceived to be me/mine", as 
> opposed to "what is other than me/mine". So, politics is all personal. 
> Ergo, I agree with Laura's agreement with Joyce.
> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 10:28 AM, <kelber at mindspring.com 
> <mailto:kelber at mindspring.com>> wrote:
>
>     Well, I'd say all art is personal, especially when it doesn't seem
>     to be.  Middle equation: the personal is political.  Ergo, I agree
>     with Oates.
>
>     Laura
>
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From: Markekohut
>         Sent: Feb 6, 2013 5:28 AM
>         To: pynchon -l
>         Subject: Discuss?
>
>
>>
>>         	*Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates
>>         <https://twitter.com/joycecaroloates>)*
>>         2/5/13, 7:59 PM
>>         <https://twitter.com/joycecaroloates/status/298959112962711553>
>>         All art is political especially when it doesn't seem to be.
>>
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