Daggers Drawn

[David Morris]

Re. Genius,
I'm glad they exist amongst us, now and then. Why disparage the herd in
contrast? I love my dogs like myself. They are me. If we could only accept
that truth about our superiors, and accept Envy too.
David Morris

On Sunday, June 14, 2015, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> Both/And or Not-Naught.
> Paradox is Reality.
>
> On Sunday, June 14, 2015, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','fqmorris at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> Choosing sides is a primal necessity.  Art transcends.
>>
>> On Sunday, June 14, 2015, Mike Weaver <mike.weaver at zen.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>  Curious contrast between your last two posts, Dave, taking that
>>> pollutant 'politics' to mean choosing sides.
>>>
>>> On 14/06/2015 08:41, David Morris wrote:
>>>
>>> Perfectly paralleled in today's political commentary. "Both Sidesism" is
>>> the current culprit. The mad rampaging elephant in the room? Let's agree to
>>> not see it, OK?
>>>
>>>  Art is polluted by politics.
>>>
>>>
>>> Personally I'd say Lot 49 was the last of the politically non-aligned
>>> books. The political anger is there in GR but he was sticking within the
>>> limits of John Fowles formulation:
>>>
>>> *In every field of human endeavor it is obvious that most of the
>>> achievements, most of the great steps forward have come from individuals -
>>> whether they be scientific or artistic geniuses, saints, revolutionaries,
>>> what you will. And we do not need the evidence of intelligence testing to
>>> know conversely that the vast mass of mankind are not highly intelligent -
>>> or highly moral, or highly gifted artistically, or indeed highly qualified
>>> to carry out any of the nobler human activities. Of course, to jump from
>>> that conclusion that mankind can be split into two clearly defined groups,
>>> a Few that is excellent and a Many that is despicable, is idiotic. The
>>> graduations are infinite; and if you carry no other idea away from this
>>> book I hope you will understand what I mean when I say that the dividing
>>> line between the Few and the Many must run through each individual, not
>>> between individuals. In short none of us are wholly perfect; and none
>>> wholly imperfect. (**Fowles**, The Aristos, 1964) *
>>>
>>>
>>>
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