Aukeman quotes Norman Mailer:"No wonder then that these have been the years of conformity and depression. A stench of fear has come out of every pore of American life and we suffer from a collective failure or nerve. The only courage, with rare exceptions, that we have been witness to, has been the isolated courage of isolated people." Welcome to Painterland (2016) Chapter 4, p.108 Anastasia Aukeman
About This Quote

This quote sums up the sad state of the United States in the late 1940s. At the time, America had just won World War II and was recovering from it. However, around this time, Americans started to be afraid of each other and their own ability to survive in a world that was unkind to them. This fear also led to more conformity and less individuality.

This quote is an example of how fear can lead to: 1: conformity: “The only courage, with rare exceptions, that we have been witness to, has been the isolated courage of isolated people” 2: depression: “A stench of fear has come out of every pore of American life and we suffer from a collective failure or nerve. The only courage, with rare exceptions, that we have been witness to, has been the isolated courage of isolated people” 3: isolation: “No wonder then that these have been the years of conformity and depression. A stench of fear has come out of every pore of American life and we suffer from a collective failure or nerve.

The only courage, with rare exceptions, that we have been witness to, has been the isolated courage of isolated people"

Source: Welcome To Painterland: Bruce Conner And The Rat Bastard Protective Association

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