11-29-2023, 04:46 PM
It makes sense, except that (1) it is Johann Sebastian Bach, and (2) I would pick Queen Elizabeth II over Che Guevara. Obviously we all think Hitler evil, but if the Antichrist were to ever appear and do his evil he would go to the top too. Are we surprised that the best-known Roman emperors included Nero, Caligula, and Commodus? I'd rather have Joan Miro, George Gershwin, or Charles DeGaulle as the top influence of the Lost generation, but that would be wishful thinking. Hitler is so destructive that he forces himself upon us.
As Edison's inventions get supplanted, Freud might take over. It is nearly impossible to avoid the influence of Freud upon writing alone, let alone business management and the delicate art of commercial persuasion.
As Edison's inventions get supplanted, Freud might take over. It is nearly impossible to avoid the influence of Freud upon writing alone, let alone business management and the delicate art of commercial persuasion.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.