Dawson_ Reading Response to Manifesto

So halfway through this manifesto I actually wanted to stop reading because it was so off-putting. The tone of the entire essay is rather loud and forceful and a bit negative,especially with things concerning the past for the 'artist'. I am not in agreement with setting libraries on fire, or throwing old masters' works in the rivers. Being against the old ways is one thing, but glorifying war and the entirety of the tenth manifesto statement makes me shrink away. I wonder if the writer's intention is to leave the reader feeling unhappy and rather angry about the context within the manifesto, or if it is a clear revolt against everything that is not what the manifesto says things should be? If this were what you had to be to claim title as an 'artist' I would never call myself an artist again. It sounds arrogant and displeasing.