The Approaching Eclipse
Playing the fourth movement (Allegro Non Troppo) of Shostakovich’s 5th in high school concert band, I had no idea of the circumstances under which it had been composed – an artist threatened with suppression or persecution.
Playing the fourth movement (Allegro Non Troppo) of Shostakovich’s 5th in high school concert band, I had no idea of the circumstances under which it had been composed – an artist threatened with suppression or persecution.
“Whip the groaning masses towards . . . a theoretical future happiness, which only we[f] can see”?
Should we hope that with the advent of the New World Order that things will be put right?
Have we been invaded by body snatchers?
They look like us. Exactly like your loved ones or even possibly yourself. Replacement people. Exact copies yet devoid of empathy and humanity.
Not your usual Thanksgiving fare . . . If you live in Disneyworld, then don’t bother reading further.
“I am right and you are wrong.” How does that work out in marriage? With our neighbors?
Are you aware that your destiny is being determined by elitists?
At what point, exactly, does one risk one’s comfort, one’s career, one’s safety, and even one’s soul, for a matter of principle?