When Peace Comes To Town15/10/2014 When Salman Rusdie said:
"But the overwhelming weight of the problem lies in the world of Islam, and much of it has its roots in the ideological language of blood and war emanating from the Salafist movement within Islam, globally backed by Saudi Arabia." [i] We could change the words Islam and the backing cpuntry name and the Salafist movement with other relevant extremist movement just as easily and not be far frpm the truth in our globalized world of great bright hope for the future in the mdst of grand old ideological paranoia getting more and more visibly threatening poses of inevitable terrorism to come. His aggressive tone is an extremity in defence of his position as an intellectual, artist writer who had done masterpiecs said to be detrimental to a way of life and an insult to those who are in close identification with those Rushdie criticizes nay condemns. I understand both sides but I would cross the line to be where Rushdie will be standing but I shall have a heart that will also find bliood in my tears for those on the other. For whatever atrocities they have done we look back in history and find equally horrendous things have been suffered by theira just as well if not more and been mostly perpetrated by those who held the flags of freedom and democracy most high but raping thei lands of these angry society to retaliate in such desperate and violent measures and looking at them all in more details I will bet to ny last dolar it was humiliation and shame that pushed them into their present fearful sad situation. ====================================================================== [i] Salman Rushdie- “The Telegraph, Oct 15/2014 - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/11152718/Salman-Rushdie-condemns-hate-filled-rhetoric-of-Islamic-fanaticism.html We must change14/10/2014  “The Revolution” – Tang Da Wu 2013 Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore.
the Art Of Apology12/10/2014 "There is no such a thing as art. There is only invention and creativity. There is no such thing as literature, only imagination and the will to remodel remake recreate the future by understanding our history. The ability to fully accept our wrongs and right them by facing them and willing to be ashamed and apologetic. But do not turn away from mistakes as if we do not make them.” – “A Country With No Names” commissioned text for “Files Not Found”, Palais De Tokyo, Paris, France June 21 2013 If there is one aspect of cultural difference that may take a long time to change between East and West, is that of saving face and the inability to apologize for mistakes that may show a gross inadequate understanding or erroneous judgement on the part of a leader or the revered figure of authority to the social group that look up to the ones seen as wise, flawless and well deserving of the populace’s admiration. This after all is also due to the fear of a “once bitten twice shame” become an irreversible loss of respect hence the chance to be forever defeated from one’s advantageous role. If only we would see that in fact it is those who admit human failings and quickly make amends for them that rightfully gain our respect, so much of what we waste our time and energy on could be used to better advantage and return our adolescent squabbles, unnecessary games of blame and shame into the much neglected but urgently requiring immediate address to be really in our crises ridden earth full of pressing symptoms of our ills and make time for real discussions of the real problems that are just about to tip us into obscurity if not imminent dangers of extinction by sick self destruction, the way we are actually raping mother earth and of its offerings in terms of bio-diversity and dying for working out the various considerations of eco balance in the consumer culture that will only get a chance if we learn to live consciously with tested ways of self-sustainability. Instead what we have are the same old same old macho dynasties of cronies thinking their fake objectivity will carry us into a future, so be it bright we gotta wear shades ? did someone say? did you believe that? The only shades i care to talk about these days is this BLACK SQUARE that we inherited from Malevich. So yes I shall not pretend to be celebrating but I shall be apologizing profusely that I AM SORRY! I AM SORRY FOR MY COUNTRY WHO LED ME TO SWEAR MY ALLEGIANCE TO IDEALS THAT FAILED IN UPHOLDING WHAT WE SAID WE WANTED. I AM SORRY FOR MY COUNTRY WHO LED THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INTO BELIEVING THAT WE HAVE A SHINING PATH TOWARDS A GLORIFIED FUTURE THAT COULD BE AN SHINING EXAMPLE FOR THEM TO FOLLOW SUIT AND EMULATE. I AM SORRY FOR MY COUNTRY WHO GAVE THE WORLD A CHANCE TO BELIEVE THAT SMALL CAN BE BEAUTIFUL AND YET DID NOT HAVE THE GUTS TO SAY IT WHEN OTHER SMALL NATIONS STOOD UP AGAINST BIG BROTHER BULLIES. I AM SORRY AND I AM ASHAMED NOT OF MY SELF BUT MY COUNTRY AND IT TOOK AWAY MY NAME FOR I RATHER HAVE ONE I GAVE ME CAUSE THEY ALREADY TOOK AWAY THE TASTE AND THE REASON, IF NOT THE SEASON THAT USED TO BE MINE FOR KEEPS. I AM SORRY I AM SORRY I STILL HAVE A CLEAR FACE WHEN I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING BUT I AM NOT SO SURE I GOT A VOICE THAT CAN STILL SING…. A PORE?  |