I was deeply affected by the stabbing of Salmon Rushdie. I met him once, but more than that, I am in love with his writing. I never read The Satanic Verses, but The Enchantress of Florence seduced me like an ardent lover, and I fell deeply into the arms of the worlds he created.
Great writing, as I have come to expect. That said, I find that with each passing day I read less, I speak less, I think less and I care less. My mind has been bludgeoned by lies and misinformation for so long, it refuses to absorb more news about this vile world and the vile people in it. I read jazz biographies, watch the excellent TV series "Better Call Saul", love on my two cats and my dog and the world can go f..k itself. I cannot absorb any more analysis and commentary. My brain is full, to quote the Simpsons
The Hollywood crowd is a big part of the sheep herd. The first one starts to "Baa, Baa" and all of them follow suit without an independent thought or research. They are the last ones that would sway my opinion on anything. It is too bad they use their popularity from their screen performances to push group think on their fans; very often, losing their fans because of it.
Aug 14, 2022·edited Aug 14, 2022Liked by Karen Hunt aka KH Mezek
Another amazing article. Thank you! Yes, Rushdie was at the forefront of the fight for free speech. If only we all knew this back then.
As for Joni Mitchell, I have every album. Love all her work in poetry, painting and music. I too was completely disenchanted when she supported Neil Young against Joe Rogan. It was a pathetic ending to such an illustrious way of being for decades. At least it was for me. Realizing she isn’t who I thought she was has been just another stake in the heart for me.
If half the world wanted to kill ne, I'd be studying martial arts. Actually, way less than half the world wants to kill ne and I study martial arts anyway, just in case. But I'm actually more disturbed about your story of a hospital refusing to treat a bleeding child. That's a systematic flaw in our society. Maybe the rules were different then, or maybe that hospital was staffed by psychopaths, but it's not required currently to have permission to treat an injured minor.
Joni Mitchell probably doesn’t even know her music isn’t on Spotify anymore. She might not even know what Spotify even is! I wonder how many of these artists’ “taking a stand” is more of a decision from their PR team
Childish behavior in adults seems so common today. Narcissism can be found everywhere.
Great writing, as I have come to expect. That said, I find that with each passing day I read less, I speak less, I think less and I care less. My mind has been bludgeoned by lies and misinformation for so long, it refuses to absorb more news about this vile world and the vile people in it. I read jazz biographies, watch the excellent TV series "Better Call Saul", love on my two cats and my dog and the world can go f..k itself. I cannot absorb any more analysis and commentary. My brain is full, to quote the Simpsons
Thank you Karen Hunt!
Excellent article 🧡
The Hollywood crowd is a big part of the sheep herd. The first one starts to "Baa, Baa" and all of them follow suit without an independent thought or research. They are the last ones that would sway my opinion on anything. It is too bad they use their popularity from their screen performances to push group think on their fans; very often, losing their fans because of it.
Another amazing article. Thank you! Yes, Rushdie was at the forefront of the fight for free speech. If only we all knew this back then.
As for Joni Mitchell, I have every album. Love all her work in poetry, painting and music. I too was completely disenchanted when she supported Neil Young against Joe Rogan. It was a pathetic ending to such an illustrious way of being for decades. At least it was for me. Realizing she isn’t who I thought she was has been just another stake in the heart for me.
If half the world wanted to kill ne, I'd be studying martial arts. Actually, way less than half the world wants to kill ne and I study martial arts anyway, just in case. But I'm actually more disturbed about your story of a hospital refusing to treat a bleeding child. That's a systematic flaw in our society. Maybe the rules were different then, or maybe that hospital was staffed by psychopaths, but it's not required currently to have permission to treat an injured minor.
Joni Mitchell probably doesn’t even know her music isn’t on Spotify anymore. She might not even know what Spotify even is! I wonder how many of these artists’ “taking a stand” is more of a decision from their PR team