tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691339190773272138.post9022520933480604747..comments2023-10-18T03:30:57.064-04:00Comments on Dana Herbert: Political Activism & Great Art: William MorrisDana Herberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13547262833459295651noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691339190773272138.post-49615479240117179652007-10-27T21:00:00.000-04:002007-10-27T21:00:00.000-04:00He came after ME.He came after ME.Dana Herberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13547262833459295651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691339190773272138.post-45930633190487859512007-10-27T18:43:00.000-04:002007-10-27T18:43:00.000-04:00Attila the Hun: Scourge of God.Dana Herbert: Scour...Attila the Hun: Scourge of God.<BR/>Dana Herbert: Scourge of Dentists!Bob Hoeppnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444406546204005661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691339190773272138.post-30282048545865554212007-10-27T12:38:00.000-04:002007-10-27T12:38:00.000-04:00Yeah, but that's the GOOD kind of trouble!And I'm ...Yeah, but that's the GOOD kind of trouble!<BR/><BR/>And I'm against violence. Though I did get into an altercation with a dentist outside of a courtroom in New York this year. One of these days I may just post that police report on my blog.<BR/><BR/>Don't ever ask for your money back from a dentist. They get very MAD when you do that.Dana Herberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13547262833459295651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691339190773272138.post-52197581772559440492007-10-27T10:25:00.000-04:002007-10-27T10:25:00.000-04:00Given your high level of social consciousness, I'm...Given your high level of social consciousness, I'm dubious you can stay out of trouble for long!Bob Hoeppnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444406546204005661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691339190773272138.post-43482627207930602572007-10-27T01:00:00.000-04:002007-10-27T01:00:00.000-04:00Finding pleasure in my work keeps me out of troubl...Finding pleasure in my work keeps me out of trouble!Dana Herberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13547262833459295651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691339190773272138.post-89563572960287331612007-10-26T23:28:00.000-04:002007-10-26T23:28:00.000-04:00I like his golden rule.I must say I enjoy my work ...I like his golden rule.<BR/><BR/>I must say I enjoy my work (although it does occasionally have its frustrations.) But what resuscitated my involvement with poetry is that my work was not enough to fulfill me. After several years my poetry, work and fatherhood were not enough to completely fulfill me. One of my challenges in crafting a worthwhile life is that I'm not much of a joiner. So I tend to instinctively recoil from the idea of belonging to a collective of any kind. Hence my intrigue with distributism.<BR/><BR/>Since the death of a musician friend a couple months ago I've intensified my inward search for meaning.Bob Hoeppnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444406546204005661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691339190773272138.post-10753227489153613282007-10-26T18:03:00.000-04:002007-10-26T18:03:00.000-04:00"It was recognition that capitalism denied most pe..."It was recognition that capitalism denied most people pleasure in their work that led him to become a socialist."<BR/><BR/>That is exactly what led me to become an artist and a socialist.Dana Herberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13547262833459295651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691339190773272138.post-36406122933640090872007-10-26T16:53:00.000-04:002007-10-26T16:53:00.000-04:00There is "collective ownership" of production in s...There is "collective ownership" of production in socialism, which does not necessarily mean "government ownership" of production.Dana Herberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13547262833459295651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691339190773272138.post-22981165048656897892007-10-26T16:25:00.000-04:002007-10-26T16:25:00.000-04:00I'm as wary of socialism (production in the hands ...I'm as wary of socialism (production in the hands of government) as I am of capitalism (production in the hands of corporations.) I'm intrigued by the idea of distributism, as championed by G.K. Chesterton.Bob Hoeppnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444406546204005661noreply@blogger.com