Tag: politics
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Chapter 35. A Little Political Rant.
When Adolph Hitler wanted to exert control over Germany, he began with the arts. He called it Degenerate Art and it was deemed inappropriate for the new Germanic kingdom. All modern art was in this category. The movement to control art was so successful, Hitler moved on to architecture, music, literature and of course managed to revise history. Some…
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Chapter 31. Aging Strikes at the Movies
Now maybe the other aging sign I suffered this weekend was watching the film, Anora. I hated it. I didn’t care about the characters. I didn’t think it was funny. The scriptwriter abused my favorite word by repeating it maybe 10,000 times in 2 hours and 19 minutes. The English language contains many more words than fuck. I liked the ending…
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Chapter 30. Power
I suppose I’ve accepted the diminishment of power in my life as I age. Letting go of the empowerment of work creates a void that in retirement is filled by less important duties. Having spent a life to make change, do things better, create systems that work has been a privilege afforded by few. I’ve been lucky…
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