Miller: “The tragedy is a political party and a movement that has ripped down our statues, our monuments, our holidays, our heroes, our heritage,” Miller continued, ignoring the fact that the Trump administration has itself called for the removal of statues that do not align with its version of history.
“The Republican Party under President Trump celebrates beauty again and beautification again, and just as President Trump has beautified Washington D.C., now he’s repairing, finally, an area of the White House that has been left in disrepair for decades.”
I wonder if there is a statistically significant inverse correlation between artistic ability and despotic actions.
It’s plausible enough that your generalized rule might be legit.
In my experience with people who claim the title ‘artist’ it seems a fair amount of them are arrogant and some border or were full on narcissists. This is not to be confused with artists I have known. I am addressing specifically those who go about claiming ‘artist’ as an identity and wielding it like a club as if calling themselves that qualifies them to be a general pest to be around.
I can understand the prevalence of these traits in ‘artists’ because it does take some extreme self confidence or arrogance to believe you have a unique vision that can change the world through your chosen medium. So maybe there is something to that. Frustrated that their self perceived genius is unrecognized and their talent unappreciated and not bring able to persuade others to their vision, they turn to forcing their viewpoint on others.
Just rambling, pay me no mind.