Comments on: About The Name http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/20/name/ A Fresh Look at News, Politics and History Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:28:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: stevadore http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/20/name/#comment-8 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:17:19 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/20/name/#comment-8 Don't know why my comment didn't come up the first time, but I simply said that I loved the name Cherry Orchard, very appropos... I look forward to this extension of Litkicks, though I'm not a very political person myself. Don’t know why my comment didn’t come up the first time, but I simply said that I loved the name Cherry Orchard, very appropos… I look forward to this extension of Litkicks, though I’m not a very political person myself.

]]> by: Bill Ectric http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/20/name/#comment-6 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:37:23 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/20/name/#comment-6 I've been accused of apathy, but apathy is the wrong term. I believe I suffer from political parallysis. That is not caused by not caring; in fact, it may be caused by caring too much and not knowing what to do. I feel that war, poverty, and other social problems are manipulated at such a high level that I am powerless. My philosophy used to be something I picked up from Jack Kerouac’s On the Road: JACK: You mean we’ll end up old bums? NEAL: Why not man? Of course we will if we want to, and all that. There’s no harm ending that way. You spend a whole life of non-interference with the wishes of others, including politicians and the rich, and no body bothers you and you cut along and make it your own way.” I tried to think of myself an old Zen artist; it didn't matter what regime was in power as long as they let me chop wood and draw water and draw my little haikus or whatever. But I'm not that. For one thing, I drive a car. Are people dying so I can have gasoline? For another thing, I have health insurance and a retirement plan. Are these financial corporations investing in weapons and products made by slaves? I don't know. I'll stick around this blog and see if I can both learn and contribute. I've got to start somewhere. I’ve been accused of apathy, but apathy is the wrong term. I believe I suffer from political parallysis. That is not caused by not caring; in fact, it may be caused by caring too much and not knowing what to do. I feel that war, poverty, and other social problems are manipulated at such a high level that I am powerless.

My philosophy used to be something I picked up from Jack Kerouac’s On the Road:

JACK: You mean we’ll end up old bums?

NEAL: Why not man? Of course we will if we want to, and all that. There’s no harm ending that way. You spend a whole life of non-interference with the wishes of others, including politicians and the rich, and no body bothers you and you cut along and make it your own way.”

I tried to think of myself an old Zen artist; it didn’t matter what regime was in power as long as they let me chop wood and draw water and draw my little haikus or whatever.

But I’m not that. For one thing, I drive a car. Are people dying so I can have gasoline? For another thing, I have health insurance and a retirement plan. Are these financial corporations investing in weapons and products made by slaves?

I don’t know. I’ll stick around this blog and see if I can both learn and contribute. I’ve got to start somewhere.

]]> by: stevadore http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/20/name/#comment-5 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:40:25 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/20/name/#comment-5 Love the name! How appropos... Love the name! How appropos…

]]> by: Caryn http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/20/name/#comment-3 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 03:59:28 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2006/07/20/name/#comment-3 I just had to be first to dive into the heart of human ignominy. Come on in, the water's fine. I just had to be first to dive into the heart of human ignominy. Come on in, the water’s fine.

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