The Original “Millions Stand Behind Me”

by Pier Marton | Oct 2, 2009 | Art, Health, Politics

John Hearfield - 1932
Which was meant to elucidate “The meaning behind the Hitler salute”.
“Conservative” forces are here to stay, but so are the forces of progress, and movement forward, as long as violence (and the violent speech behind it)… and those “millions”, does not sway the balance. Wishful and naïve thinking (is it just desire?) for what is described too often as a “classless society”?
More about John Heartfield here.

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BREAK THE SURFACE
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To ride the unbalance* between:
1. excellence and a kind, singular and porous identity that contains some of the scruples, humor, humility, musicality & the beauty of a harsh and confusing, yet benign and rich reality – away from distractions.
2. the stupidity and blindness of complacency, violence, injustice, pretense, egos, short-term… wishful… and group “thinking,” and empty talk – in all of their surprising embodiments. And the false sense of fullness all of this provides.
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An appeal for a world NOT so caught up in anthropo/ego/euro/ethno/oculo/esthetico -CENTRISM.
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1. Beware of those who claim to be strong – they are often dangerous.
2. Unmask the hoax of “centrality” – ask an “EX-centric” for assistance?
3. Perceive the arrogance of normalcy: everybody, in one way or another, is handicapped… which brings us back to 1.
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*Not unrelated to “There is beauty and there are the humiliated. Whatever difficulties the enterprise may present, I should like never to be unfaithful either to the second or the first.” — Albert Camus