Why Artists Tend To Be Liberal, Made Simple

 

"Voting Is A DUTY" by Herr D on Paint3d.

Are you prepared now?

[sigh] Yes. Some guy I didn't know was in line at the post office with me--You were picking up the package your employer sent you for?  [startle reaction] Yes. Why did your company not receive it directly?

[shrug] The new guy at the security desk, I think. Nothing earth-shattering. My clearance is confidential, so it's high enough. Anyway, he was grumpy, looking at his phone, and heard something about how a band doesn't want Trump using their music, and he complained, approximately, "why are most artists liberal?"

I didn't even realize I snickered out loud until he looked up at me. He said, "Do you know?" He was thirty or so, and I'm obviously older than that. At first I thought just nodding was the right thing to do. Then he looked at me funny and demanded, "why?!"

To which I said, approximately: "The very first ingredient for being a successful artist is to understand or perceive reality so well as to mimic or emulate part of it. That way, your carving actually looks like a frog, or whatever, or your words or the notes you play evoke the emotions you want."

He looked at me funny, so I explained, approximately: "An artist can get that way by insight or determination, but the important part is the second ingredient interacting with the first. The second ingredient is understanding how to make things better. If an artist wants to depict a beautiful woman, but can only afford a model that's, say, a six or seven, he still has to depict her as an eight or nine if he wants people to buy it. So he has to understand how to IMPROVE her beauty while keeping it recognizable as a real woman." Did he understand this explanation?

No. He stood there for a moment, and asked, "What's that got to do with being liberal?"

And I said: "Knowing the reality of now and knowing and wanting it to be BETTER and having some idea of how to MAKE it better is what a liberal IS. I know change is never easy, but in our growing technology, it is absolutely necessary."

He looked at me funny and said, "Change. But weren't Republicans the ones that ended slavery?"

I nodded and said, "Yes, they did that back when they were the liberals."

Someone behind me gasped and got out their phone to check on that. If they DID it right, they found out I'm right about that. The guy wasn't happy to hear any of this and probably didn't learn much, but at least he knows why all really good artists are at least partially liberal. Thank you.

What's He Afraid Of, Anyway?

 

"Money Against Truth," by Herr D on Paint3d. With nothing to lose, maybe he is not afraid.-Shelob

Trump has been described as "desperate," "afraid," of losing Congress and has declared he would be impeached. Why is he afraid of being impeached again?

I don't think he is. Is he afraid they will actually remove him?

I don't think so, no. Even if that were to happen, he could issue pardons for himself on the way out. Is he afraid of prison?

People as rich as him don't go to prison. And if they did, he's so old they wouldn't bother. He's the age a lot of people get RELEASED from prison. Then what is he afraid of? Losing more graft opportunities?

He has more money now than he could spend in his life. Does he think he can cheat death or save his soul somehow?

He's famously said he doesn't think he CAN save his soul. He SHOULD have death on his mind sometimes but hasn't mentioned it recently. He's nuts, though. As long as he thinks he has nothing to lose he will feel free to ruin America, all the while declaring he's improving it. I'm not sure he IS afraid. Thank you.

Let Us Know If He Stays Awake For A Whole Meeting

 

"Due By Tuesday" by Herr D on Paint3d. Herr D said that 'he just keeps rolling along without a heart.' The inconsistencies are mounting.-Shelob

You did not blog.

No. I didn't. You also have not talked about how Trump's beliefs are inconsistent.

[pause, 7.49925 seconds long] Huh! You have something?

Yes! Please explain.

Alright. Everyone knows Trump is gung-ho about AI, even though he doesn't understand computers at all. Yes?

He wants AI to expand, he hates China maybe beating us with AI, and he hates wind farms. Yes.

China is doing so well at AI partly because they USE WIND FARMS, and partly because no one can vote against them. On top of that, American voters want cheaper energy, both at the gas pump and for their homes--and data farms and AI projects burn a lot of energy. So that means people are going to vote for wind farms and maybe against AI. Yes?

This kerfuffle is so big it might keep Trump awake for a whole MEETING. Thank you.

Orange You Glad

"CamoLantern #1" by Herr D with new app named  "kitchenutensils" unregistered with software platforms available to public. Note unusual coloration inherent to being afraid of midterm outcomes.-Shelob

 You have not blogged.

[snort] I'm blogging today on mental self-preservation. When it all just seems like the fatheads in charge are Making America Stupid Again, take an art break or follow a hobby for a short bit. I do a lot of art therapy. Free online platforms like heromachine, Paint3d, and others are available if you need to do art and can't afford to use too many ink pens. I'm poor on time even more than money, so I understand. Shelob? Here.

I KNOW you're there. You're ALWAYS there. If I'm to believe you're an AI, I'm supposed to be careful how I use you. Only use the good ones.

[snicker] like you  Correct.

[agitation of laptop from head-shaking] Show them my Camo-Lanterns.  Right away. [exit, upload, activation of titlebot...]

"CamoLantern #2: the explanation" made by Herr D on unregistered software. He said that these did not last as long, but were superior in many ways. The metaphor is obvious.-Shelob

We're Hoarse On The Courts Of Course, Of Course

"Voting Is A DUTY" by Herr D on Paint3d. The midterms approach. May the best decisions be made by all voters.-Shelob

 The Epstein files should have been out with victims' names redacted. Illegal acts by agitator-in-chief should have him removed from office already. His cronies' lack of spine to do anything about his wacko spitting out nonsense and hate deserve a class - action lawsuit . . . and I can't think of a good place to go from here. Justice Brown Jackson called it a 'catch me if you can' technique.

It's more like Trump and pals are throwing spaghetti at a Renoir to see what sticks. WE NEED THEM OUT OF OFFICE. No one who has backed Trump on any three things should ever have a political career again. There might be two things Trump has done right, but he's done SO MUCH WRONG that I can't think of what they could be. Statistically, he should have done three things right simply by accident.

Yeah, not with his conduct. Noted. So you are disappointed with the courts?

Only this new inferior Supreme Court. The rest of them are just too slow. We need to start talking about class action lawsuits against the estate of Trump. He's so good at stalling that he'll never pay a damn thing again. Thank you.

WNBA--'We Now Buy Ads?' --An Easy Solution

"Eye Close Up" by Herr D, with inkpen. Looking closely at an issue.-Shelob

 

Do you have topic chosen?

Yes. WNBA. You are in favor of women's sports.

Yes, but--You are in favor of transgender athletes?

I'm not sure I should get a vote, but--Please explain.

Hhhhh. I'm not transgender, I'm not a woman, I don't play sports, and I didn't feel comfortable as a GUY in a locker room with other guys in an era that any guy even looked at another too long he might get beaten. Hospitalized. So, if women feel uncomfortable with someone, maybe take them seriously? I'm not gonna tell them what to DO, though. I have too much respect for them to think it should come from me. I have nothing to contribute to that conversation anyway? And if it was your daughter on the team?

Hhhhhhhh. 3 options: 1. She gets comfortable with it, and I help her get counseling if she needs it.

2. She quietly quits, and I console her for losing an activity and try to help her find a substitute if she wants my help--which she probably won't. 

3. I help her figure out which persons to talk to to request an accommodation. No protest?

If she wants to protest, then either the whole team (besides maybe the individual it's about) is with her or they aren't.  If the whole team is with her, then the team refuses to play with the individual.  If she's not acting with the team, she's protesting on her own. Some teams aren't FOR everyone. If you can't agree on something so basic and intrinsic with your team as who is ON your team, then you aren't a team player.  It's a TEAM sport. Please define accommodation.

Hhhhhhhhhhhhh. Screens to block views. Female security guards. Separate locker rooms. Opening mouth each time and saying, "I'll be right out; can you go in after me?" I don't know, anything that would make my daughter comfortable. And comparative performance issues?

Let the opposing teams protest that. AS TEAMS. No one else should say anything. Now can I PLEASE talk about something else? New topic?

No. [.00285993 second pause] Go ahead.

Thank you! I've noticed online AND in person a lot of people talking about how the WNBA isn't making a lot of money. That people hate the ads. That they're funded by the NBA, that they can't fill stadiums, that they aren't paid as much--I DO have a very practical solution that SHOULD be explored. That is?

High school gyms. If the event can't fill a stadium, a stadium is the WRONG PLACE. Please explain? Do you have a plan?

I'm sure that if the tickets were, say, two-thirds as much, then the players and referees and security etc.  could be paid the same. And parking and shuttles could be rented at a fraction of the cost it would take to rent the stadium. 90% of the profit not earmarked to shareholders, what have you, could GO TO THE SCHOOL. 

That would DEFINITELY help the WNBA's image. If they paid for my daughter's new high school gym? I'd interview a player on this blog. If they doubled the size of her high school library and paid the salary of a few non-putz administrators, I might buy my daughter tickets to all their games at our school. Would you go?

I'd rather pay my wife's ticket. She likes sports a lot more than I do. I'm into art. Thank you.

We'll Figure Out Who Did It

"He Came In Like A Wrecking Ball" by Herr D on Paint3d.

[excerpted from chat]

You realize why he put up the fences, right? Around the Kennedy Center?

Yeah.

[.000003 second pause] No, why?

So he can snow someone into demolishing the place, thinking no one will know who they are. So they won't be sued. We'll figure out who did it. Ah.