A British museum owned by Cambridge University recently overhauled its art exhibits and introduced new signage warning that paintings of the British countryside could trigger “dark nationalist feelings.” Another sign in the exhibit explains, “Landscape paintings were also always entangled with national identity. The countryside was seen as a direct link to the past, and therefore a true reflection of the essence of a nation.” This part is true. Particular peoples live in a specific place, and beautiful depictions of that place can speak powerfully to their sense of identity and belonging.
The left hates beauty because the existence of beauty is irrefutable proof of true diversity - some things are better, more beautiful than others. It also proves that there exists greater competence and performance in some people, and less in others. That violates their belief in sameness, which can only be achieved in absolute mediocrity.
I had never given the role of beauty much consideration either, but isn’t beauty its own justification? It is uplifting to see beauty in the churches of Europe and the Buddhist temples of Thailand, whatever creed one holds. The aspiration to create beauty is one of mankind’s best qualities.
"Progressives reflexively strike out and mar that which is beautiful so that it does not convict them in their own squalid existence."
The left hates life and beauty. That is why they destroy, but can't create or build. Like the Red Guard, the woke revolution zealots have torn down too many statues and monuments because no one stopped them: https://yuribezmenov.substack.com/p/founding-fathers-statues-monuments-removed
The left hates beauty because the existence of beauty is irrefutable proof of true diversity - some things are better, more beautiful than others. It also proves that there exists greater competence and performance in some people, and less in others. That violates their belief in sameness, which can only be achieved in absolute mediocrity.
I have always felt a deep concern for the indigenous peoples of England.
> new signage warning that paintings of the British countryside could trigger “dark nationalist feelings.”
you should have a screen shot of that
Communism, leftism, whatever you will call it, cannot stand up to the scrutiny that comes from simply having alternatives available to people.
The beauty of other things existing is enough to refute them. So beautiful things have to be destroyed.
I had never given the role of beauty much consideration either, but isn’t beauty its own justification? It is uplifting to see beauty in the churches of Europe and the Buddhist temples of Thailand, whatever creed one holds. The aspiration to create beauty is one of mankind’s best qualities.
How much beauty can be found in anything that Donald Trump has ever done or is now advocating.
Not much beauty can be found, demonstrated or advocated at his MAGA rallies.
How much beauty is promoted by most/all of his loudest supporters?
How much beauty is promoted by Steve Bannon via his War Room. Or even implied by the title of his forum - interesting choice of words for a title
How much beauty can be found in the various right-wing websites that the Trumpen-fuhrer associates with or that promote his toxic rantings.
How much beauty can be found in or promoted by the Fox "news" website?
How much beauty does Kylie Rittenhouse demonstrate.
Interesting to see convergence on this topic (which is obviously not a new one) today in particular with pieces by Sailer and Aporia discussing beauty