| Friday, October 07, 2005 |
 | The story of Wilhelm Furtwangler is a fascinating study in how one might behave when placed in near-impossible situations - for example, what do you do if Hitler wants to be your mate? The author of this page's justifications for Furtwangler's actions - which at times amount to "he had the fingers of the other hand crossed behind his back" - occasionally stray into exculpation, it does raise questions about how best to conduct principled resistance. Is it better to leave your homeland when it starts behaving in a way that is both repugnant to you and utterly beyond your ability to change, or to stay and do what you can to make clear that you are not a part of the movements you despise? And can you do that while holding on to positions of state-sponsored prestige?
Also, the early-80s stylings of this album cover:
make it look like a Peter Gabriel LP, which is always good.
On antiquity, I for one am sorry to have missed this.
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