Margaret Atwood
Not exactly the chirpiest of Thursday Thoughts about Life, but an apt and evergreen one. Ms Atwood is a thinker, an analyst and a person who can get to the heart of things.
I think she is also a person who will sometimes say out loud the things we don't say. She will put in print, things we think shouldn't really be recorded. She is a brave and bold voice.
This is I think, a terrible yet timely reminder. As we sit and watch all sorts of rights be undermined. As we see individuals and groups targeted for who they are, and often for merely existing. As we watch books being deemed so dangerous they need to be destroyed. As we observe no punishments for the most treacherous of actions. As we watch liars take power and turn invasion to liberation? As our media promotes lies for clicks. So many moments.
Small moments? Inconsequential on their own moments?
Collectively immense moments.
Clearly, it can all happen. And is happening. We need to keep paying attention.
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It can happen, did happen ... two young black state representatives in Tennessee ousted for participating in a rally for gun control ... and then reinstated!
ReplyDeleteWhich is to say, it helps greatly to identify the problems, but also to amplify the triumphs ... because too many unthinkable things are happening here
Liz that was the most astonishing episode. One of the scariest things of recent years is how fragile our democracies really are, how folk can interpret things their own way, test boundaries beyond belief. I fear complacency as it is all so constant and at times overwhelming, but also I wholeheartedly support and celebrate the wins when they come. We are so fragile and porous, if we don’t bolster ourselves and share the triumphs we shall surely sink. Go well.
DeleteThank you. Reading Atwood these days can be devastating because of the world condition today. It is both brave and bold to speak of the world you see today especially in an art blog. It affects us everywhere. We, as individuals, must pay attention and speak as well. Again, thank you.
ReplyDeleteThank you BobbiAnn, the times feel as if they need to be witnessed and spoken of. And as Liz says, the good stories celebrated and amplified. I oftentimes find it hard to keep the balance without feeling like I am sinking amongst it. But there is also joy and art and beauty and hope and friendship and kinship and wonder! Go well.
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