[Leica] Susan Sontag

[scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)]

Look, these things are hardly comparable. A great
baseball player can die on the same day as a mine
shaft disaster in WV, and they are both sad events
in their own way.

Sheesh.  Yes, there are critics and there are makers,
talkers and doers - but the two are both highly creative
and highly challenging.  The woman or man of letters
who manages to make good in this world is as rare as
the photographer who happens to gain some degree of
recognition or notoriety for their work.  I would hope
we could all appreciate this level of life accomplishment
and contribution even if we aren't individually partial
to the work - books or photographs - they happen to
leave behind.

Scott


Ted Grant wrote:

> Douglas M. Sharp offered:
>
>> So, Susan Sontag has passed away - sad for her family and friends.
>>
>> There are people from many countries out in SE-Asia showing humanity 
>> with their voluntary aid work and selfless dedication to helping 
>> people in a tragic, catastrophic situation.
>> A lot more important than anything that Ms Sontag may have 
>> contributed to the well-being of the world - and she got money for it 
>> too.
>> They, however, will remain nameless heroes.<,,,,
>
>
> Douglas mon ami,
> How true! And as I finished my drivel on this Susan Sontag topic, this 
> crossed my mind.
>
> At this moment approximately 60,000 human beings have died in a few 
> moments of horror! How stupid can we be bothering with drivelling 
> discussions on some nothing situation!
>
> My goodness wouldn't it be great at this time of human disaster we 
> might just concern ourselves with something far more important? Like?  
> Is there anyone on list who might have family or friends in this 
> disaster area?  Or know of any LUG family member living near by whom 
> we may help in some way? Not sure what?
>
> This is hard to understand because it's on the other side of the 
> planet, but a few moments of new TV coverage by discovered amateur 
> video is absolutely amazing what happened with such devastating force 
> in minutes!.
>
> I realize there isn't much we can do physically, a donation possibly 
> through our own Red Cross or Red Crescent organizations. But it's 
> incredible what "Mother Nature" can do within a few moments of time.  
> It also points up all the controls of security in the world for our so 
> called survival are quite meaningless, if she, Mother Nature gives a 
> twitch!
>
> ted
>
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