Random Thoughts, October
1.) I saw some commercial on television about how a new HOC group called "Your Credit Card Companies" is watching out for you, the little guy, by checking to make sure that credit card fraud doesn't happen. They check your transactions and if they seem out of wack, they contact you and ask you. So basically, they know what you buy, and if you buy something weird, well, they call you and ask you if that was you. Good shit, huh? A little invasion of personal privacy? Not too shabby.
2.) I saw some commercial about some sort of program that Wal-Mart supports, so that disadvantaged youth can have fun. Nothing like having the world's most evil corporation, Wal-Mart, help out some disadvantaged youth. Hey, guess what? Wal-Mart is screwing 63% of its 1.2 million employees, who average 9.40 dollars an hour, out of unionization and health care. If you were a tenured employee at Wal-Mart, chances are you're being discriminated against for sex, you have no health care, you are peddling inferior made products, streamlined through China and you're under the poverty line! Don't fear though, you have the Wal-Mart smiley thing to cheer you up through all your misery. And don't forget about the disadvantaged youth...
3.) What is with Fox showing all of these fixated individuals during its coverage of the ALCS? It's a bit distrubing. I'm noticing that a good majority of the Boston fans have some sort of occultist mannerisms, whether it is holding up some special jewlery, or wearing some weird suit...I think its a bit scary.
4.)How bad is rap-music right now? There are increasingly less viable artists, presenting decent music. It is becomming more mainstreamed and conformist. Production value is becoming more important than lyricism or meaning. It reminds me of the decline of rock music, just a few years ago, that was revitalized by indie rock...hopefully independent rap will rise above the crap that sifts around on the radio.
5.) Election 2004 is shaping up as another sham. I get a lot of flak from democrats when I tell them I'm thinking about voting for Ralph Nader. I get a lot of, "well that's just like voting for Bush..." The problem I have with that is the way we reduce our democracy to a two-party hegemony that differs minutely. Third parties are essential in flanking these major parties into conceding changes for fringe voters. We saw this during the 90s with Pat Buchannon and we are seeing it regressing again with Ralph Nader. I applaud them for being bold enough to stand tall to their convictions, without having to concede to centrism.
Bands and Musical taste that is good now:
Muse, Anberlin, Deep Dish Live sets, White Town, Radiohead, RJD2
2.) I saw some commercial about some sort of program that Wal-Mart supports, so that disadvantaged youth can have fun. Nothing like having the world's most evil corporation, Wal-Mart, help out some disadvantaged youth. Hey, guess what? Wal-Mart is screwing 63% of its 1.2 million employees, who average 9.40 dollars an hour, out of unionization and health care. If you were a tenured employee at Wal-Mart, chances are you're being discriminated against for sex, you have no health care, you are peddling inferior made products, streamlined through China and you're under the poverty line! Don't fear though, you have the Wal-Mart smiley thing to cheer you up through all your misery. And don't forget about the disadvantaged youth...
3.) What is with Fox showing all of these fixated individuals during its coverage of the ALCS? It's a bit distrubing. I'm noticing that a good majority of the Boston fans have some sort of occultist mannerisms, whether it is holding up some special jewlery, or wearing some weird suit...I think its a bit scary.
4.)How bad is rap-music right now? There are increasingly less viable artists, presenting decent music. It is becomming more mainstreamed and conformist. Production value is becoming more important than lyricism or meaning. It reminds me of the decline of rock music, just a few years ago, that was revitalized by indie rock...hopefully independent rap will rise above the crap that sifts around on the radio.
5.) Election 2004 is shaping up as another sham. I get a lot of flak from democrats when I tell them I'm thinking about voting for Ralph Nader. I get a lot of, "well that's just like voting for Bush..." The problem I have with that is the way we reduce our democracy to a two-party hegemony that differs minutely. Third parties are essential in flanking these major parties into conceding changes for fringe voters. We saw this during the 90s with Pat Buchannon and we are seeing it regressing again with Ralph Nader. I applaud them for being bold enough to stand tall to their convictions, without having to concede to centrism.
Bands and Musical taste that is good now:
Muse, Anberlin, Deep Dish Live sets, White Town, Radiohead, RJD2
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