Okay, I have to defend my boy here... the Leonard Bernstein quote was never meant to apply to ALL violence. It was his response to JFK's assassination. He was grieving his dear friend-- oftentimes, all we can do with one death we can't reverse is to throw ourselves into art we think would have meant something to them, to try to connect with whatever we can find of their legacy and memory. It was never meant as a reply to an onslaught of constant, ongoing violence like we're seeing now. I can't stand seeing it misused, same as you... but it was also never meant to be universal. It doesn't apply to what we're living through; I think Lenny would agree.
Okay, I have to defend my boy here... the Leonard Bernstein quote was never meant to apply to ALL violence. It was his response to JFK's assassination. He was grieving his dear friend-- oftentimes, all we can do with one death we can't reverse is to throw ourselves into art we think would have meant something to them, to try to connect with whatever we can find of their legacy and memory. It was never meant as a reply to an onslaught of constant, ongoing violence like we're seeing now. I can't stand seeing it misused, same as you... but it was also never meant to be universal. It doesn't apply to what we're living through; I think Lenny would agree.