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DreamGypsy

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30. Memory against forgetting

Reply to markpkessinger (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2013, 01:14 AM

Apr 2013

Milan Kundera wrote in his novel The Book of Laughter and Forgetting

“The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting”

Singer-songwriter Casey Neill captured the essence of this quote in a song entitled Memory Against Forgetting. The first verse/chorus is

The history of the world is writ, laid down in reams and tomes
Rows and rows for dusty books for the scholars to comb.
Organized, digitized each one in its place,
The events according to the conqueror and the rest has been erased.

We are memories, against forgetting
Still we hold the line
The true and honest history
In the ocean of time.

The memories that have been recorded by people in replies to this post are vital evidence of struggle against forgetting. Of truth against the rewritten word.

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W's sick, demented comment about the 9-11 exhibit at his new library [View all] markpkessinger Apr 2013 OP

"becoming dim with time"... coming from 15 watt bulb. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #1

There's a 9-11 exhibit at his library???? arcane1 Apr 2013 #2

Here's a description and a picture from AP markpkessinger Apr 2013 #4

There are no words... Wednesdays Apr 2013 #26

3 words waddirum Apr 2013 #31

The man is a bonafide idiot ... GeorgeGist Apr 2013 #3

that memory will never dim in time for me Skittles Apr 2013 #5

I was 7 months pregnant and worked at the Pentagon at the Time Heather MC Apr 2013 #6

It's too bad Politicalboi Apr 2013 #9

Well I can understand the temptation, the pentagon Heather MC Apr 2013 #24

But, it did strike me the other day, that within a year or or two... alphafemale Apr 2013 #7

So true OldHippieChick Apr 2013 #14

"The circle of life" indeed . . . markpkessinger Apr 2013 #23

From "When Harry Met Sally" Wednesdays Apr 2013 #27

He had a high approval rating after 9/11 Politicalboi Apr 2013 #8

He kept referring to the attack as a gift cprise Apr 2013 #15

"I hit the trifecta!" Wednesdays Apr 2013 #28

So it was about raiding Social Security! cprise Apr 2013 #33

"never forget" has always been a reminder to *themselves* MisterP Apr 2013 #10

Someone needs to explain to him that the fading preoccupation with 9-11 pacalo Apr 2013 #11

+1 toby jo Apr 2013 #16

They want the memories to be dim. Cracklin Charlie Apr 2013 #12

They've already written the narrative. Wednesdays Apr 2013 #29

George W always was dim. No news here, just as disgusting as always. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2013 #13

First, he is dim. Second, he is projecting, a typical repug trait. Third, why hasn't he been SammyWinstonJack Apr 2013 #17

because we're still not freaked out over terrorism like we were after 9/11 NoMoreWarNow Apr 2013 #18

George Bush is not sick! Auntie Bush Apr 2013 #20

well, that too. NoMoreWarNow Apr 2013 #21

Those were his glory days. Someone needs to zeeland Apr 2013 #19

Don't worry George... Oilwellian Apr 2013 #22

I was in Washington, DC the day of the attack and I can post a lot of vivid memories Samantha Apr 2013 #25

Memory against forgetting DreamGypsy Apr 2013 #30

Who can forget that day? I also can't forget the fact that "W" and his buddies sunwyn Apr 2013 #32