Joyce called it the nightmare from which he strives to recover. In different ways, both Thoreau and Norman Brown give value to actions free from its influences.
I judge the freedom in a country by the ease with which one can drop out of the mainstream and still exist, living Thoreau's "majority of one." This is why we remain attractive despite a history embedded with genocide and racist manifest destiny. This is why I'm troubled by recent trends that make this harder.
And this is why I feel so lucky to be an old man. Great timing for my journey.
"Life is a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there." Bill Deemer.
I judge the freedom in a country by the ease with which one can drop out of the mainstream and still exist, living Thoreau's "majority of one." This is why we remain attractive despite a history embedded with genocide and racist manifest destiny. This is why I'm troubled by recent trends that make this harder.
And this is why I feel so lucky to be an old man. Great timing for my journey.
"Life is a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there." Bill Deemer.
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