tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post446211330743888824..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: Shipwreck of the UnbelievableTrooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-8350644171183551682019-03-22T16:13:21.917-04:002019-03-22T16:13:21.917-04:00Thanks, ricpic, corrected.Thanks, ricpic, corrected.Chip Ahoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-57539402563987751032019-03-22T14:46:44.209-04:002019-03-22T14:46:44.209-04:00Hirst not Hurst. Just wanted to add that Hirst'...Hirst not Hurst. Just wanted to add that Hirst's "twin" is the American artist Jeff Koons. Obviously not in subject matter but in the overall kitchiness of their highly polished but essentially empty creations. I'm not saying they aren't artists. It's because they <i>are</i> artists that they helplessly produce works that epitomize the sterility of our late stage or even last stage civilization.ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-49385262281713442192019-03-22T11:54:54.673-04:002019-03-22T11:54:54.673-04:00Hurst is the par excel-lance decline and fall arti...Hurst is the par excel-lance decline and fall artist. The beauty he speaks of describing this "shipwreck" is the beauty of rot and decay. Artists in a dying civilization like ours can only parody beauty. ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-73792616320173158092019-03-22T07:49:31.499-04:002019-03-22T07:49:31.499-04:00One thing about Christianity; he lived (we have re...One thing about Christianity; he lived (we have records of His crucifixion) and we have people who saw Him walking around after He died.<br /><br />Tough to ignore that.<br /><br />Also, His message was for the Little People.<br /><br />Kinda like the US Constitution.<br /><br />PS Just to illustrate why the Demos really don't believe in said document or said Savior, consider this line from WND's token Lefty column of the day<br /><br /><i>You need to cede some of your individual power for democracy to work</i>edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-7270843229077462562019-03-21T22:41:45.394-04:002019-03-21T22:41:45.394-04:00Erich von Däniken?Erich von Däniken?chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.com