tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post4334381352370435886..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Sauron Himself Is But An Emissary - Part VIII: Summary and Opening DiscussionAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-26537169321344394362010-10-10T04:38:43.996-04:002010-10-10T04:38:43.996-04:00The Joan Baez video was "removed due to terms...The Joan Baez video was "removed due to terms of use violation", but you can see/hear it at http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=7825018Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-72568835639986308972009-06-28T12:03:59.083-04:002009-06-28T12:03:59.083-04:00oh my...I can't get over the fact that the ang...oh my...I can't get over the fact that the angry mob in the cartoon is depicted as being a "religious" mob, carrying pictures of crosses and the star of David and signs that say God WIth Us.<br /><br />so unsubtle and sneaky<br /><br />Ha...my word verification is "theossin"--theo-sin...hmmmterrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399706958844399216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-89659255629965986502009-06-28T10:31:05.108-04:002009-06-28T10:31:05.108-04:00I remember learning One Tin Soldier in elementary ...I remember learning One Tin Soldier in elementary school (early-mid 70's). I loved that song! But considering where I am now, I don't think that I learned from it the lesson they wanted me to learn...jlbusseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09393569258457198446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-40667562064658414502009-06-27T01:50:33.050-04:002009-06-27T01:50:33.050-04:00I never bothered to learn the lyrics of One Tin So...I never bothered to learn the lyrics of One Tin Soldier. I very much liked the tune: that was enough for me.Gringonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-6370412605209914642009-06-27T01:29:48.059-04:002009-06-27T01:29:48.059-04:00Every once in a while, a country-music station nea...Every once in a while, a country-music station near me will play the classic <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07evJobAelE&feature=fvst" rel="nofollow">"Song of the South".</a><br /><br />It was about a poor cotton-farming family during the Great Depression.<br /><br />They sing happily about "Mr. Roosevelt is gonna save us all."<br /><br />I can enjoy the song, even when I know (from work by <a href="http://www.amityshlaes.com/books.php" rel="nofollow">Amity Shlaes</a>, and others) that Roosevelt saved some by hurting others. Roosevelt's policies were at best irrelevant to the end of the Depression; a more critical interpretation might be that Roosevelt prolonged the Depression.<br /><br />Music has a way of expressing ideas (good, bad, indifferent, or silly) in a way that captures the soul of the audience.<br /><br />But the powerful cultural influences--the cultural pressures you mention--work equally well.<br /><br />I am reminded of an off-hand comment by C.S. Lewis. When detailing his path from atheism back to Christianity, Lewis mentions that he became aware that philosophy (and literary studies) were subject to fads of thought. If a person was interested in true philosophy, he didn't need to just know what was currently thought. He needed to research the old arguments that everyone "knew" were bad, and see if they had been properly refuted, or had fallen out of style.<br /><br />In the realm of political philosophy (and its influence on political plans), there is much to study. Proof is hard to come by, but indications can be found.<br /><br />I will have to think more deeply on this subject.karrdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00205160745963596856noreply@blogger.com