On May 4th 1919, people believed that progress came from education. Now ignorance is a badge of pride. Getting ahead means the suppression of knowledge. No longer it is "what we can learn" but confining the source of knowledge to a limited range of approved opinion. Now the way to get ahead is false information, disregard for learning. All over the world, in all societies, and in all fields, Red Guard tactics triumph. Burn books ! Smash intellectuals ! Even in so called democracies, the Will of The People gets abused. (the photo above shows students of Peitai (Beijing University) calling for the modernization of China through the dissemination of education via the arts and literature)
Showing posts with label socia issues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label socia issues. Show all posts
Thursday, 4 May 2017
May 4th then and now
On May 4th 1919, people believed that progress came from education. Now ignorance is a badge of pride. Getting ahead means the suppression of knowledge. No longer it is "what we can learn" but confining the source of knowledge to a limited range of approved opinion. Now the way to get ahead is false information, disregard for learning. All over the world, in all societies, and in all fields, Red Guard tactics triumph. Burn books ! Smash intellectuals ! Even in so called democracies, the Will of The People gets abused. (the photo above shows students of Peitai (Beijing University) calling for the modernization of China through the dissemination of education via the arts and literature)
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Morfydd Owen - Talent has no gender
Good women have been doing good things for millennia, almost always against the odds. Today, let's remember Morfydd Owen (1891-1918). She doesn't seem to have been shaped by her gender. Though she died before her 27tth birthday, she was prolific. She moved in interesting artistic and intellectual circles and might, quite likely, have developed well. Read more about her HERE on Tŷ Cerdd, Discover Welsh Music, from which you can buy printed scores and also a CD of her songs for voice and piano. Making her work available is the proper way to honour her memory. Talent needs no special pleading.
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