The Issues 2: Rapjhael Without Hands

I heard asked once, in some book, "Would Raphael still be an artistic genius if he was born without hands?" And so I began thinking about the multitudes of impoverished people, who have to work hard to even eat everyday, and a wave of loss and despair swept over me as I thought of all the people who could have been great Painters, Writers and Musicians who had to work instead of creating, all these people who have been cornered into an existence as a Raphael without hands.

So why does socialism benefit the Artist? Why is Social juxtaposed in front of Aesthetic, betraying a knot between economic equality and aesthetic perfection, a knot that has been tied so tight by the forces of capitalism that no one can separate the two? Because an Artist does not always come from the fortunate souls who have been born into a priviledged existence, and because we have promised to fight for the welfare of all Artists and the glory of Art.