What is most disturbing to me on the cover of the recent TIME magazine is the commonly accepted rhetoric that the nation is "divided." There are divisions within our nation, but we are not "divided." This is a narrative that perpetuates the illusion of "them and us." The concept of "them and us" is how tyrannical regimes rise - creating fields of loathing for sheep to graze. I refuse to dismiss another human being because they have been bamboozled into buying a product they believed would heal a deficit in their lives - a deficit created by the same ones who are selling the product. Don't waste time angry at those who voted for the Product, work to dismantle the system that created such despair in the first place. We are not divided - we have been separated - these are not the same.
AuthorI've been called a provocateur-always by people I respect. It has been meant as an affirmation and compliment, and that is how I receive it. To be provocative is a necessary component in the creation of art. If not to move people, then what? I don't create to be liked, I create to provoke thought, to evoke visceral response and ultimately to inspire positive action for social change. Archives
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