sorry everybody & on into the red night
You can tell because it's in the
eyes, the sincerity of the iris that reflects another lost generation. The
photos are poorly lit, scrawled signs barely legible, reflecting glass, or
examples of amateur photoshop, but they all express the power of the image. The
power of putting one's self into the image, one's body and eyes, with the
meaning of the words: an apology, I'm
sorry.Unlike the devastating
self-criticism the Left has endured, the self-fracturing of an unrepentant
critique when its support system fails, the kind of critique that broke the
spirits of the '60s, unlike this alcoholic anger, saying "I'm sorry" translates
into: "we won't give up, this is not the end." This is the message of these
apologies. Some say "we tried," but most say: "we will keep trying - we will not
give up." There are messages in
Japanese, French, German, Spanish, and most poignantly, Arabic. Not only sorry,
but afraid for the future, afraid for
themselves.And there are responses from
the rest of the world: come live with us for four years, we accept your
apologies--showings of support.The
global network begins to echo its
pathos.SorryEverybodyCom [IP:
http://72.3.131.10]
posted. Tue - November 9, 2004 @ 10:42 AM
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