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The cultural and political icons of the Left were, almost without exception, very nasty people in their private lives.

Bad people tend to promote bad ideologies. Why? Because they're attempting to justify their sinful lives. Paul Johnson makes this case very well in his book, "Intellectuals."

1 posted on 05/05/2009 5:37:23 AM PDT by Aquinasfan
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Oh fer crying out loud.j

YOu are saying Van Gogh and Gaughin were liberals?

You need to step away from politics. It is making you have tunnel visio.


2 posted on 05/05/2009 5:42:48 AM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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I am far less concerned with who cut off Vincent Van Gogh’s ear than with the individual who put a knife into Theo Van Gogh’s chest. THAT’S the thing we need to worry about.


3 posted on 05/05/2009 5:44:32 AM PDT by Paved Paradise
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Van Gogh? Political? Who knew.

You did know he produced a number of works of art that continue to be widely sought after.

It's after the ear cutting event that he appears to have had what used to be called "a mental breakdown". He went to an asylum. He got out. He went back. Eventually during the period when he was doing the "Crow" paintings (he did several) he managed to shoot himself.

Leftwingtards believe he commited suicide out of an inability to deal with existential angst. Others think he had an accident due to his failure to take proper firearms training from local experts.

You be the judge.

4 posted on 05/05/2009 5:47:38 AM PDT by muawiyah
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Tycho lost his nose in a sword duel during his college days in Germany, apparently in a similar dispute. (I suspect his chaperone got into some trouble over this. He was a noble Dane sent to Germany to study along with a chaperone to keep him out of trouble. He was supposed to be studying the law, but actually “majored” in astronomy.) He was buried with his silver nose.


5 posted on 05/05/2009 6:05:22 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (AGWT is very robust with respect to data. All observations confirm it at the 100% confidence level.)
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6 posted on 05/05/2009 6:06:49 AM PDT by dfwgator (1996 2006 2008 - Good Things Come in Threes)
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Read E. Michael Jones’ “Degenerate Moderns” for much more on this.


12 posted on 05/05/2009 7:39:44 AM PDT by Mach9 (.)
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Amaia Montero of course.


13 posted on 05/05/2009 7:44:07 AM PDT by Betis70 (Keep working serf, Zero's in charge)
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It was an accident. The two quarreled, Van Gogh drew his sword and something fell to the ground. The two of them stooped over to examine it.

"What's this ear?" Van Gogh was heard to remark...


Thanks, I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip the waitress.

19 posted on 05/05/2009 8:28:00 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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Lorena Bobbit.


26 posted on 05/05/2009 1:32:58 PM PDT by montyspython (Love that chicken from Popeye's)
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Real art.

Hoax art.

33 posted on 05/05/2009 5:07:47 PM PDT by Aquinasfan (When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
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