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The Rational Argumentator A Journal for Western Man-- Issue VI |
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False Artistry G. Stolyarov II The second-hander panders to the masses; Every belief and whim of the amorphous crowd Through sieves of mindless mind as scripture passes, And no divergence from the paradigm’s allowed. His labors transient, with fashion’s current shifting, He’s quick to relegate them to the grave When unto other superstitions favor’s drifting And new elites comprise the dominant enclave. His tastes simplistic, worn clichés abounding, His only sentiment a deferential rage, His only wit like infants’ prattle sounding, He locks himself in the conformist cage. He thinks that gold within his vaults will pile, That people will his “normalcy” admire, That any hint of history in style Will lose for his works popular desire. But what men know already’s not their limit, And they pay artists to expand their scope, Whereas the panderer does merely trim it, Robbing the thinker of amelioration’s hope. Sole men have always been ideas’ bearers. Collective minds, committee thoughts do not exist. Tribal perceptions are among the greatest errors Of men who absolute, objective truth had missed. Thinker fuels thinker in advancement’s quest, But each mind seeks reality to tame, Rejecting what delusions fail the test, And caring not if crowds uphold the same. But panderers aren’t ultimately dollars seeking. To them confomity’s the means… and end. The tribal urge aesthetic merit’s wreaking, Inciting masses lower to descend. Only the independent, adamant explorer Of bold, precise, undaunted flair Can undermine submission’s humbling horror. Only his plight can second-handers’ faults repair. |
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G. Stolyarov II is a science fiction novelist, independent philosophical essayist, poet, contributor to Enter Stage Right Internet Magazine, writer for Objective Medicine, and Editor-in-Chief of The Rational Argumentator. He can be contacted at gennadystolyarovii@yahoo.com. | Are you a profoundly rational poet with a message in advocacy of reason and individuality. Submit your works to us here. | ||||||||||||
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