[lbo-talk] Melancholia: An Appreciation (was, corporate spendy wendy)

[Dennis Perrin]

> Everything from the death of the illusion of a pure other called
> 'Nature' (one of the consequences of climate change is a realization
> of negative interconnectedness...always there of course, but now made
> explicit) to the reduction of serious left politics to the level of
> the sincerely pursued hobby of a dedicated few, to the splintering of
> feminism into innumerable fiefdoms, to the triumph of capitalism (a
> triumph which is the equivalent of placing a narrowly clever, but
> mostly stupid child on the throne of a vast empire) should give us
> pause, should inspire quiet reflection and feelings of melancholy.
>
> Not paralysis, but an acknowledged and warmly embraced darkness.
> Before you can plan for future success you must acknowledge how badly
> you've been beaten and, mourn.

Beautifully put, Dwayne. This is exactly how and what I presently feel, 
though there's a flickering laughtrack keeping it all in "perspective."

Dennis