I'm always a little embarrassed by my politics: I'm an ostrich. I don't like political conversations because they are most often argumentative. I have my opinions, pretty much keep them to myself, and kind of wish everyone else would, too - not in the world, but in my presence.
I subscribe to Move On but delete all the messages. I donate to world hunger, and Burma out of compassion for humanity, not politics. In fact, I was recently working on a campaign for China Care, and though we're not presenting it (too politcal), my favorite headline was: *@!# politics, save babies. Pretty much sums up my overall world view.
So it is always a beautiful thing to me, when politics go straight to my heart, as it did in this Jenny Holzer installation at Mass Moca. Being in the middle of the room on one of the ginourmous bean bags was like looking at stars in the sky on a hot summer night.
Standing and watching the text felt overwhelming. Truth presented like propoganda.
The quote that caught my heart: Even when you take to the woods, you're taking political steps on political ground.
You can follow Jenny Holzer on Twitter. I think this may be the best use of Twitter ever.
May your day be filled with the Magic Medicine of ideas that change your mind.
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