Artists and politicians

Though I can see why Wright would say a thing like artists and politicians stand at opposite poles, it isn't true in all senses. Though art is often times viewed as something that is narrowed in on and interpereted as specifically or as widely as the artist intends, and politics is often something that requires the view of a big picture, and everyone needs to have the same idea of it for it to work (Especially in the case of communism, which is why communism has been unsuccessful at each attempt). However, in a more abstract sense, the two types of thinking can be interdependent, because in order to achieve the creativity and simple drive to begin to create a political world that may work. During Wright's time, this mix may have been a little less obvious, with politicians writing political books, that existed only to promote their own politics. However, it is rare to see a very prominent modern politician that hasn't written some sort of autobiographical work. Many of todays politicians are writers, and certainly many use their artistic tendencies to enhance their politics and their ability to appeal to the greater good.