What Would Jesus Do?
Goodwill is a commodity, much like everything is. “Good” has been itemized much like anything else - charity: a thinly veiled exploitation of self, or an extension of vanity. Yet there was a time, not too long ago, when there were selfless individuals who committed to ethics and goodwill, without a seconds hesitation.
Michael Stipe is such a consummate human specimen - inside and out. Capable of occupying persona’s befitting all of mankind - he is the Christ figure of the 20th century. I do not choose to revere him, but rather surrender to him. Over time, and after countless exact works, he has materialized into a surrogate father of the helpless; the miserable; the “low.” Encapsulating all sorrow thru trauma. How art should always be channeled (see: Nirvana).
In an era where the middle-class was eradicated, and Americans plagued with countless pestilences (AIDS, crack, Reagan), Stipe hammered away. Unscathed or not, mourning came in the form of “Automatic for the People.” – transcending all expectations of image and shelf life one may have, never bargaining for the sake of profit or lack of imagination (see: Bono, Morrissey, Robert Smith).
Today, we see a splintered persona of his former self. His intention remains true, but his well has been drained.
Michael Stipe is such a consummate human specimen - inside and out. Capable of occupying persona’s befitting all of mankind - he is the Christ figure of the 20th century. I do not choose to revere him, but rather surrender to him. Over time, and after countless exact works, he has materialized into a surrogate father of the helpless; the miserable; the “low.” Encapsulating all sorrow thru trauma. How art should always be channeled (see: Nirvana).
In an era where the middle-class was eradicated, and Americans plagued with countless pestilences (AIDS, crack, Reagan), Stipe hammered away. Unscathed or not, mourning came in the form of “Automatic for the People.” – transcending all expectations of image and shelf life one may have, never bargaining for the sake of profit or lack of imagination (see: Bono, Morrissey, Robert Smith).
Today, we see a splintered persona of his former self. His intention remains true, but his well has been drained.
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