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roachboy · 12-04-2005, 09:12 AM

best allegory i can come up with for the united states right now is norma desmond from "sunset boulevard"---a fading star who cannot face the fact that she is a fading star, whose living space is set up to keep her from having to confront the realities around her-----a great, glamorous star from a vanished era who cannot even begin to understand that the era is over.

i like to think this is a temporary state of affairs.
because it takes time to process radical change.
so total denial can give way to a path to recognition.
but this can also become an end.
living in a fantasy is easier than facing a changing world.
but opting for this rarely ends well.
watch the film and you'll see for yourself.

12-04-2005, 09:12 AM	#25 (permalink)
roachboy Super Moderator Location: essex ma	best allegory i can come up with for the united states right now is norma desmond from "sunset boulevard"---a fading star who cannot face the fact that she is a fading star, whose living space is set up to keep her from having to confront the realities around her-----a great, glamorous star from a vanished era who cannot even begin to understand that the era is over. i like to think this is a temporary state of affairs. because it takes time to process radical change. so total denial can give way to a path to recognition. but this can also become an end. living in a fantasy is easier than facing a changing world. but opting for this rarely ends well. watch the film and you'll see for yourself. __________________ a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear it make you sick. -kamau brathwaite Last edited by roachboy; 12-04-2005 at 09:15 AM..