[lbo-talk] Politics of DIY

[Fernando Cassia]

On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 3:31 PM, Eric Beck <ersatzdog at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Fernando Cassia <fcassia at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> But was the last time you saw a true revolution made by artists and hippies?.
>
> When was the last time you saw a true revolution that didn't turn out badly?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnation_Revolution

Artists make people feel good and help people cope with the shit that
is life, yes. But most also overvalue themselves... thinking that
their work can lead to profound social and socio-economic change. When
in fact, they´re just artists....  making people feel good and helping
people cope with the shit that is life...

(sorry, I must have awakened with my positivist personality today ;-)

FC