Artists and Politicians make strange bedfellows.

Off hand, I would have to agree with Wright's claim that artists and politicians stand at opposite poses, mainly because of the roles that each occupation plays within a society. Politicians analyze the reality of the situation and do what is needed to maintain power and order. Artists look at the situation from a consumer's point of view, then use their creativity in order to think up what could make the situation better. In this right, these two groups have highly contrasting interests in mind. There are the thinkers, and there are the dreamers. While both are necessary to make society a reality, they are both designed for their purpose, and while they do it well it is about the only thing they can do.