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To: little jeremiah; nopardons

I think what we were dealing with is the art that was prevalent from the middle ages, ending in the twentieth century.

Beauty and form have been debased by modern culture. The examples of the desecration of the Cross and the Blessed Virgin, are manifestations of anger and maleovolence, NOT art.

SCOTUS is a joke. They've rewritten the Constitution to the point that it's unrecognizable. Don't even expect them to uphold any moral beliefs. Besides telling us that homeowners merely rent from the government, they banned the Ten Commandments from schools and public buildings, banned Nativity scenes from public view, and are diligently working to wipe any mention of God from the face of this nation.

The goal seems to be to desensitize the population. This works because if people are too busy snorting meth and having sex, they aren't paying attention to their good friends in government.

I really don't see an art revival in this century. No, the Masters from the Middle Ages defined beauty and purity, and we should be ashamed of ourselves for putting up with this crap!


142 posted on 09/25/2005 9:39:18 AM PDT by TheSpottedOwl ("President Bush, start building that wall"!)
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To: TheSpottedOwl
We seem to be still on the same page, with a few caveats.

Art, glorious, beautiful, inspiring, whimsical, and even thought provoking art isn't just what was produced in the Middle Ages. There's a very long line of masterpieces through the 20th century; however, there have always also been shoddy, peculiar, even bizarre junk produces throughout history, as well.

Up until rather recently, pornography/degrading, hopelessly salacious garbage has been kept out of the hand/eyes of most people. The more this stuff is seen, the more desensitized adults and children become to it and yes, even numbed to it. And no, it just is NOT "art" at all!

The pendulum always swings. Will we live to see the change? I don't know, but I hope so.

151 posted on 09/25/2005 2:13:32 PM PDT by nopardons
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