> . > Bob Muller wrote > In terms of her writing about the political climate, world affairs, etc. I > would encourage her to go for it! Who better to find truth/beauty and make > sense of things than Joni? > > >
It would not surprise me to see more political content in Joni's next offering. However, I would hope that she continues to disappoint the extremists - her best work in this area laments that which is broadly lamentable, with an artist's touch. She has walked that fine line well in the past. To illustrate what I mean, in a recent tete a tete between Garofolo and O'Reilly, Ms. G cued up something along the lines of "actors and actresses are not dumber than the average person' and O'Reilly jumped on that with "I agree - they simply have more access to reveal their dumbness ". I admire Susan Sarandon for her work as an artist (and as a judge of artistic talent - viz, her Joni fandome), and respect the passion she brings to her convictions, but I question her wisdom and judgment in using her access to speak her mind publicly about those beliefs. I think it does more harm than good, which cannot be what she is hoping for. Her experience and insights in many of the areas she addresses are not exceptional, IMO. In using her access to profess a degree of insight and wisdom that she implies (if not purports) to be superior to that of others with far greater experience (whom she sometimes denigrates rather than merely criticizes) she alienates many with more moderate views and weakens the cause she aspires to aid. Moreover, her own image suffers as well (at least, in my eyes). I doubt that Joni's political convictions are as black and white as SS's, but even if they are, I trust that she will keep them under wraps and shade them with an artist's eye, as she has in the past.... As in "Maybe I've never really loved, I guess that is the truth, I've spent my whole life in clouds, at icy altitudes". Bobsart
