The Artist And The Fundamentalist

Resistance Is Not A Peripheral Opponent. Resistance Arises From Within. It Is Self-generated And Self-perpetuated. Resistance Is The Enemy Within.

The Artist Must Be Like That Marine. He Has To Know How To Be Miserable. He Has To Love Being Miserable. He Has To Take Pride In Being More Miserable Than Any Soldier Or Swabbie Or Jet Jockey. Because This Is War, Baby. And War Is Hell.

Evolution Has Programmed Us To Feel Rejection In Our Guts. This Is How The Tribe Inforced Obedience, By Wielding The Threat Of Expulsion. Fear Of Rejection Isn't Just Psychological; It's Biological. It's In Our Cells.

Stay Stupid. Follow Your Unconventional Crazy Heart.

It May Be That The Human Race Is Not Ready For Freedom. The Air Of Liberty May Be Too Rarefied For Us To Breathe... The Paradox Seems To Be, As Socrates Demonstrated Long Ago, That The Truly Free Individual Is Free Only To The Extent Of His Own Self-mastery. While Those Who Will Not Govern Themselves Are Condemned To Find Masters To Govern Over Them.