A rebel adult often seems like a glorious savior, whereas a rebel child often seems like a little devil.
Criss JamiTags: devil children rebels controversy adults revolutionary savior troublemaker
Bitter people are not interested in what you say, but what you hide.
Shannon L. AlderTags: men enemies trust hurt anger fools paranoia controversy issues angry insecurity motives upset insecure-women low-self-esteem mean-girls angry-women exboyfriends jealous-women fake-christians betrayed-women exgirlfriends
Christianity, like genius, is one of the hardest concepts to forgive. We hear what we want to hear and accept what we want to accept, for the most part, simply because there is nothing more offensive than feeling like you have to re-evaluate your own train of thought and purpose in life. You have to die to an extent in your hunger for faith, for wisdom, and quite frankly, most people aren't ready to die.
Criss JamiTags: wisdom life philosophy christianity religion faith genius forgiveness salvation spirituality theology controversy misunderstood apologetics philosophy-of-life evangelism changing concepts
Movements in literature were not caricatures - in the sense that they actually functioned as an ideology in politics does. As now a monopolistic ideology in politics prevails in the literature as well a single movement prevails: that of networking as a literary quality. Quality = networking is the magic formula: take a Krijn Peter Hesselink, never managed to score a positive review but reviews are old news: it is only referential authority trickling down from that network pyramid that counts. Thus, nowadays its perfectly possible to be on top of the Pyramid without ever getting a positive review, or - even worse - I even see people rising in literary ranks that have never written any books at all. Ergo, your point that another ideology would make a 'caricature' of literary history is exactly the same reasoning used by neoliberals to deconstruct any political change: another ideology? Impossible, because they no longer exist, only we still exist.
In this way you get a pyramid shape you also see in popular music. It's still the bands from the 70's and 80's who earn the big money. New talent can't really play ball anymore. This of course embedded in a sauce of eternal talent shows, because the incumbent males have to just keep pretending they are everyone's benefactors. In the literature its the same: it is still Pfeijffer that gets the large sums of money from the Foundation of Literature, and it's still Samuel Vriezen pretending that that doesn't matter.
'Controversy' therefore structurally undesirable. After all, it would require a redistribution of power. The pyramid is especially interested in promoting mediocre types that promote safe and boring life visions, because then one ever needs to fear for his position, which, in case of serious controversy, they'd be forced to defend. Ergo, 100 interviews with Maria Barnas, and zero with Martinus Benders.
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Those who stand for different causes during different generations often experience the same oppositions and the same difficulties as those of the previous and the next generations. That is the basis of history repeating itself.
Criss JamiTags: history activism change conflict controversy generations resistance causes
The love of conflict is most evident when opposing forces join sides to defeat the peacemaker.
Criss JamiTags: peace war conflict controversy argument disagreement debate peacemaker alliance
People don't want children to know what they need to know. They want their kids to know what they ought to need to know. If you're a teacher you're in a constant battle with mildly deluded adults who think the world will get better if you imagine it is better. You want to teach about sex? Fine, but only when they're old enough to do it. You want to talk politics? Sure, but nothing modern. Religion? So long as you don't actually think about it. Otherwise some furious mob will come to your house and burn you for a witch.
Nick HarkawayTags: politics reality education knowledge school children sex religion teachers idealism ignorance teaching controversy school-system naivete
Peaceful disputes are maintained when men sincerely believe that they are morally, logically correct about the issues at hand. It is when neither side is really certain that wars are instigated.
Criss JamiTags: wisdom certainty doubt morality peace war patience faith security logic calm uncertainty conflict fighting controversy conviction battles insecurity disputes
The crazy creatives are the creatives who never go completely mad. They aren't so easily disheartened by the seemingly endless amounts of scrutiny that creative individuals tend to receive because they, like insanity, are the ones who feed off of opposition and negative feedback and manage to continue along with a healthy ambition. It is the crazy that teaches us to use our gifts wisely and own all the attackers.
Criss JamiTags: perception strength insanity persistence perspective confidence ambition creativity criticism perseverance opposition artist controversy rebellion gossip slander ridicule positivity libel scrutiny negativity
Does giving your piece of mind, bring a peace of mind? Or is it better to be silent and let the war inside subside?
Anthony LiccioneTags: words rage peace mind fight tongue calm complain quiet conflict controversy disagreement talk argue debate regrets misunderstanding dispute accept forgive quarrel condemn discuss foot-in-mouth whitewash piece-of-mind rag remain-silent row subside
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