tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561869413186077787.post342565465264136627..comments2024-03-25T19:55:06.150-04:00Comments on Buffyfest: Dark Horse 's Scott Allie on His Upcoming Graphic Novel ExurbiaTarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234869195720609070noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561869413186077787.post-85142622766917470992009-10-03T15:18:35.222-04:002009-10-03T15:18:35.222-04:00Heh....Apples and oranges. Or dictatorships and en...Heh....Apples and oranges. Or dictatorships and entertainment. I see what you're saying, but I don't see any connection between that and the "cult of celebrity". But thanks for answering:)Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561869413186077787.post-23113727364192875952009-10-03T00:14:07.403-04:002009-10-03T00:14:07.403-04:00Hi Michael,
Well, I can be pretty dogmatic and san...Hi Michael,<br />Well, I can be pretty dogmatic and sanctimonious concerning this subject, but hey, I think it's important. And I can definitely rain on anyone's parade (it's a character flaw). But anyway, as Americans we've by and large been spared the consequences of what I referred to in my previous post, but ask any Jew that lived in Germany during WWII (my uncle was there), any Russian who lived in Stalinist Russia, any Cambodian lucky enough to get out alive during Pol Pot's tenure, any North Korean who isn't trapped behind enemy lines, and so on. They'll know exactly what I'm talking about. Yes, I'm extremely apocalyptic and the history of humanity bears witness to what I'm saying.<br />I can see the same trends occurring in this country. A rampant unwillingness of the individual to think for oneself, but instead pinning one's ideological salvation on someone else. Where it will lead and subsequently end, nobody knows. But that is the danger of conformity. Don't think our American pipe dream is incapable of descending into chaos, because it can. For many, both in the past and in the present, it already has. For me, empire decline is directly tied to one's unwillingness to think for oneself. We, as Americans, think we are entitled to progress and security, but we aren't. The writing is already on the wall. Can you see it?<br />As for the Cult of Joss, that's just a microcosm of a macrocosm. It's irritating, but indicative of a larger problem in that people are often unwilling to be their own person. <br />That's where I stand.<br />Hope I answered your questions.Daltonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561869413186077787.post-90503931516767222632009-10-02T18:01:51.819-04:002009-10-02T18:01:51.819-04:00Just curious Dalton, what are these so called &quo...Just curious Dalton, what are these so called "dangers' you keep referring to in reference to this cult of celebrity thing. You make it all sound very conspiracy theory and dogmatic. What's is so dangerous about entertainment or even "hero worship" (not sure what that means in practical terms, by the way). You write like there's some sort of pending apocalyptic battle rising over a Joss cult vs a ..I don't know, Kevin Smith cult or something. I'm joking here, but I would like to hear what these ominous dangers are. Mindless self indulgence? Murder?, Mayhem? Lethargy? The only dangers I've encountered for myself are wasting time watching to much Tv (ugh, we've all been there) or spending too much on comic books:)Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561869413186077787.post-6775009796823913702009-10-02T16:56:32.365-04:002009-10-02T16:56:32.365-04:00I love to see stuff like this (thanks for this pos...I love to see stuff like this (thanks for this post, Michelle), and although I won't be reading this graphic novel, I'm glad others will be. I've been concerned with hero worship and the cults of celebrity and personality for a long time, as have others who recognize their dangers. Be your own master, think your own thoughts, and don't rely on anyone else but yourself to make this world a better place. Individuals acting in unity with a clear and freely chosen purpose is far more powerful and strategic than the alternative. The future doesn't belong to politicians and clerics, but to the Individual.....Daltonnoreply@blogger.com