Notable Quotable: Diego Rivera on Vision Of Life

“As an artist I have always tried to be faithful to my vision of life, and I have frequently been in conflict with those who wanted me to paint not what I saw but what they wished me to see.”

- Diego Rivera

There’s been a lot of jubilation since Donald Trump’s November election. But since then, the top 10 per cent of the wealthiest US households have seen $2.7 trillion of their wealth disappear from their portfolios. The bottom 90 per cent has lost $656 billion. Because no one is winning right now, the President wishes you to see something different.

Trump’s “Liberation Day” is a staged event designed to convince you he’s got your back after all. He’s hoping this classic ploy will once again turn your cheek the other way toward what he wishes you to see instead of what is true. 

“Liberation Day” is a false flag used to wrap your mind in the appeal of emancipation, glory, and victory. But who will he liberate us from?  Which enemy? Who’s bombed us? Who’s holding Trump, the supposed leader of the free world who bullies and threatens everyone, hostage?

These questions will be answered tomorrow when he steps up to the podium to unveil his reciprocal tariff master plan. You can expect to see the full package of patriotism on display along with a hot air speech sanitized with enough fragrance to diffuse the stink bomb underfoot.  

Diego Rivera’s quote reminds us to be aware there are two visions we can live by: our vision, which is core to who we inherently are, or the vision of another distant person who demands our agreement for his own gain.