[NewMusic] More anti-carbon floop-print poopoganda

[Matt Davignon]

Uh-oh. It wasn't enough that music making is contributing to global warming.
Now having a myspace page means that I'm supporting Rupert (fucking)
Murdoch's homophobic, racist, fascist, corporate military-industrial
complex?

If someone gives me a ride, and they drive a volkswagen, does that mean I'm
a nazi supporter?

If you want to encourage global change, it has to be in the range of things
that average people can and will do. People can change their lightbulbs, use
more efficient cars and appliances, recycle, drastically reduce the amount
of plastic bags/styrofoam they use, etc. That stuff is easy, and I think you
could realistically get a sizeable chunk of Americans to change those
habits.

But here on the left that's not enough. When you tell people they have to
drive 20 extra miles to the 'green' grocery, avoid anything that's made of
plastic or precious metal, live in a cave, wear only hemp, etc, that's when
most most reasonable people throw up their arms and go back to their SUV's,
air conditioners and big macs. Sure you might get the leftest 0.5% of people
to change, but that's not *really* making a big difference, is it?

Matt

On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 1:12 AM, Michael Henry <mhenry at crypticstudios.com>
wrote:

>
> Gino Robair wrote:
>
>
> >>Like all of us on the list, I will continue  being "positive" and
> "constructive" by creating music-sound-art. However, it's the fact that
> "we"
> have to educate the masses that there are sonic alternatives to the music
> equivalent of fast food that makes "us" work harder than ever as an artist.
> It's certainly not bitterness. Just trying to save the planet, mister. And
> getting angry is somewhat unavoidable during times like these... :-)
>
>
> I hear you Gino. I'm angry too.
>
> Warning.....I have a bug up my ass about this....and it is a lightning bug.
>
> I've noticed a significant amount of postings lately on this list that are
> essentially about some sort political-musical connection, whether it be
> "ecto (sic..."plasmic?") touring" or some other subject.
>
> You know...like that need to "educate the masses" about the "evil
> corporate" influences that are degrading our culture, killing our art (not
> to mention lots of people and wildlife), and so on.
>
> Well, here is a question I would like to pose, to you folks who are so
> musically/politically aware and active:
>
> How come so many of you have My-Fucking-Rupert-Murdoch-Space pages (proudly
> advertised in your email signatures)?
>
> I mean, please explain to me why you put your art up on a site where the
> resulting ad revenue enriches one of the most evil fucking propagandists on
> the fucking planet. I really would really like to know.....is it just
> cluelessness, i.e you are unaware of who owns
> My-Fucking-Rupert-Murdoch-Space.com? Or do you just not care? Because those
> are the only possible answers to my question that I can see. If there are
> more answers that I am unaware of, I'd certainly like to hear them.
>
> I mean, even the Wired piece Gino forwarded, which snidely quips about
> Pepsi's corporate sponsorship of this event (which I'm happy to join in on),
> has links at the bottom "for previewing the bands on MySpace" as if somehow
> that is not the same. Excuse me while I puke.
>
> Just take for example, one of San Francisco's own, one of the famous
> anarcho-punk "politically aware" bands....I quote: " not interested in
> having any racist, sexist, fascist or homophobic friends (here on My-Fucking
> Rupert-Murdoch-Fox-Nooze-Racist-Sexist-Fascist-Homophobic-Propaganda-Space.com).
> If you consider yourself one of these please DO NOT send a friend request.
> Also anyone who voted for Bush can just take their Avengers CDs and... cash
> them in at the used record store, right now. Everyone has a right to their
> beliefs and everyone has a right to choose their friends."
>
>
> http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=3127605
>
> Well, Penelope and the Avengers. I'm sorry to say this but I think I know
> who Rupert-Fucking-Murdoch voted for. I hope he burned his Avengers CD's
> after he saw your page.
>
> You say, "We Are Not Fascist Pigs"......Oh, puhleeese.
> Rupert-Fucking-Murdoch is certainly one of the biggest fascist pigs in
> history. So why do you want to help enrich one of the biggest fascist pig
> bastards on the planet by having a presence on the site he owns? Or is it OK
> as long as the fascist pig gives you some of his gruel in return?
>
> Another example....A friend of mine recently contacted me. He is active in
> Green Party politics, in Colorado. His band has played at many Green Party
> events, fundrasers, etc.
>
> He calls me up to pick my brain about marketing his band, because they have
> a new CD in the can and he says to me, "Well, we really need to get a web
> presence....so I suppose a Myspace page would be obligatory."
>
> I'll spare you the rest of the conversation. Please use your artistic
> imagination.
>
> I'm really sorry to bring this up in such an angry manner. But I'm feeling
> angry tonight. After so many years of bush-shit and associated propaganda,
> there are days when I wonder if I am sane, or if it is that the only "sane"
> people left are the ones that society labels as "insane." Because if Bush or
> Rupert Murdoch is sane, I'm definitely not.
>
> So I'd really like someone here to justify or explain to me their
> My-Fucking-Rupert-Murdoch-Fox-Nooze-Evil-Corporate-Bastard-Space.com
> presence. Please, oh please enlighten me because the lightning bug up my ass
> just flew away, and I have no more light left to read with and I don't watch
> TV. I carry a TV-B-Gone with me wherever I go, and despite my age, my
> trigger finger has a reflex time of less than a nanosecond.
>
> And one more thing....I read earlier today that Rupert-Fucking-Murdoch is
> getting worried. So someone out there had better post some more stuff to his
> site in order to make him happy again:
>
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/may/07/rupertmurdoch.usa?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews
>
> Poopagandaly yours,
>
> -MH
>