Art forms that appeal to [leftists] tend to focus on ... defeat and despair ... as if there were no hope of accomplishing anything through rational calculation.

Theodore J. Kaczynski
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This quote is actually a play on words, as it draws its meaning from the two words “leftist” and “art.” The first part of the line is a satirical attack on what many leftists believe about art, which is that it is an intellectual exercise that only serves to confirm their ideological beliefs. The second part is an attack on another leftist belief: that political correctness has taken over the art world, preventing artists from saying things they really believe.

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