THE INEVITABLE down bringing of the Jo Pa statue begs the question: is it really a good idea to erect statues for the veneration of individuals, rather than for artistic expression?
consider the statue of david, by michelangelo, perhaps the greatest work of art of all time.
now consider the joe paterno statue...truth be told, Jo Pa stands up pretty good, artistic quality wise. the artist did a good job. if only it had been presented as art....
in america statues are erected to generals and politicians, occasionally to actors, athletes, celebrities. inother parts of the civilized world, such as iran, statues are erected honoring poets and writers.
it seems safer to honor the writers, politicians often ended up getting torn down. just ask saddam hussein.
the penalties levied on penn state by the NCAA are weird, to say the least. penn state if dined sixty million dollars. who pays for penn state? the taxpayers! so we punish the taxpayers for jerry sandusky and joe paterno?
penn state now "vacates" victories, one hundred elven of them. so we rewrite history, we change the past? how, exactly?
fewer scolarships to be offered by penn state? and just whom does that punish, other than future students?
so, all of us are being punished for sandusky, paterno, and the others. and you know what? that's exactly how it should be, strange though it may seem. because that's exactly how it is.
if you are prejudiced against gay people, raise your hand. you're part of the problem, not the solution.
Bb
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