Look at what the Omar of Qatar is doing, for example - the King of Morocco, Jordan, Bahrain. There are reform movements taking place, efforts to broaden the political participation of the populations of the region.
Nationality: American Type: Politician Born: October 18, 1930 |
World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism.
The artist is something of an outsider in America. I have always felt that America does not value its artists, certainly not in the sense that the Europeans do.