Showing posts with label REVOLUTION. Show all posts
Showing posts with label REVOLUTION. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Sunday, September 19, 2010
LOL @ everything ever.
You know the Situationists, the radical French movement of the 20th century? (Read that link plus anything else you can about them, it will blow your mind. Lipstick Traces by Griel Marcus is an excellent source.)
They sought to deconstruct what they viewed as the oppressive confines of modern capitalism, and came up with a ton of slogans they plastered around Paris, eventually leading to the revolt in France and all over the world in May, 1968.
One such situationist slogan was "Under the Paving Stones, the Beach!" I also have an art site under that name.
This month, within the span of a few days, I recieved the following correspondence:
Good Day,
Am [redated] and i will like to know if you do sell Paving Stones ? If you do then, I will like to know some of the types, sizes and price range of those that you have at the moment. I As soon as you reply me with those information? I will get back you to with the quantity that will like to order so that we can proceed from there.
For the payment, i will like to know if you do take major credit card as method of payment?
Thank you and do not forget to include your Name and Phone number when getting back to me.
Dear Customer
I am Pastor [redatced] and i am sending this Email in regards to Order some (Paving Stones) and i would like to know if you do sell some but if not you need to email me back with the Type,Size and with their Prices you have in stock and also advice me of the major forms of payment that you do accept and can you email me with your contact full name and phone number that i can call to place the Order...Awaiting to hear from you soon
May God Bless you ...Pastor.
Viva la revolucion, indeed.
They sought to deconstruct what they viewed as the oppressive confines of modern capitalism, and came up with a ton of slogans they plastered around Paris, eventually leading to the revolt in France and all over the world in May, 1968.
One such situationist slogan was "Under the Paving Stones, the Beach!" I also have an art site under that name.
This month, within the span of a few days, I recieved the following correspondence:
Good Day,
Am [redated] and i will like to know if you do sell Paving Stones ? If you do then, I will like to know some of the types, sizes and price range of those that you have at the moment. I As soon as you reply me with those information? I will get back you to with the quantity that will like to order so that we can proceed from there.
For the payment, i will like to know if you do take major credit card as method of payment?
Thank you and do not forget to include your Name and Phone number when getting back to me.
Dear Customer
I am Pastor [redatced] and i am sending this Email in regards to Order some (Paving Stones) and i would like to know if you do sell some but if not you need to email me back with the Type,Size and with their Prices you have in stock and also advice me of the major forms of payment that you do accept and can you email me with your contact full name and phone number that i can call to place the Order...Awaiting to hear from you soon
May God Bless you ...Pastor.
Viva la revolucion, indeed.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Dear America,
We haven't chatted in a while and I just wanted to say hi. I've been thinking about you because it's your birthday. I know we've had our differences in the past, because sometimes you're incredibly stupid (Blackwater, WMDs, 2000-2008, THE CURRENT OIL SPILL AND THE INABILITY TO DEAL WITH IT, Us Weekly culture, Leonard Peltier, SARAH PALIN, good christ I could go on forever).
But. Since we've separated, I've learned that you do have a few things going for you. Clean water from the faucet is nice. And, um, the idea of "democracy" is also pretty cool, if it's used correctly and effectively, ie to actually give power to the people.
I've always thought, though, that the greatest thing America has ever produced is its dissidents. The true mark of an evolved society is letting its citizens, or those a nation ostensibly exists for, change it and improve it. Anyone who takes the time to tell America how bad it's fucking up does so only because they believe it could do so much better. Abbie Hoffman, Hunter S. Thompson, et al believed that America could be the world's freest democracy, providing its citizens with the most liberties, and were only disappointed that their country was falling so short of its defined goals. Since being away, I guess I've realized the fact that I'm allowed to say "America, you're really fucking up" is pretty awesome, although I obviously wish I didn't have to say that at all. How great would it be to say "I love America! We have clean energy, awesome health care and a great education system! There's no discrimination or gun violence, and we're not sending (poor) 19 year olds to the other side of the world to die. We don't only elect fat, rich, old, racist white men to office, and instead we have elected officials of every race, gender and economic background to serve the interests of the people. Americans enjoy life and there's a high value placed on the arts. WE DON'T IMPOSE SEXIST BELIEFS ON WOMEN AND ASSUME OWNERSHIP OVER THEIR BODIES. America doesn't really subscribe to a religious doctrine and people are pretty much allowed to do what they want as far as that's concerned. America doesn't sell a lot of useless shit because we know that doesn't provide happiness. There is no show called 'Two And A Half Men' and people don't watch that much TV anyway, they spend a lot of time with their friends instead."
Today, we should all remember that America was founded by dissidents who didn't feel like taking shit from anyone because they wanted to have power over their own individual lives (people who quote the constitution these days seem to be only balding white dudes trying their hardest to make sure poor/brown people don't have health care/citizenship so I'll stop short of that).
Shouldn't the goal of any nation in the modern world be to provide it's citizens with the highest quality of life possible? And I'm not talking about cheap shit from Wal-Mart that will make your life easier. Quality of life can be truly determined by health, personal freedoms and yes, the ability toward the pursuit of happiness.
On my birthday, I like to think about what I could do better in the coming year; how I could be a better friend, sister, daughter, person. So America, on your birthday, put down the credit card, have a beer, appreciate what you have and think about how you could become the country you should be.
Love,
your friend.
PS: I just read that Obama is putting $2 Billion dollars into solar energy! Which will create jobs and help to liberate us from oil dependency. I can't think of a better birthday present.
But. Since we've separated, I've learned that you do have a few things going for you. Clean water from the faucet is nice. And, um, the idea of "democracy" is also pretty cool, if it's used correctly and effectively, ie to actually give power to the people.
I've always thought, though, that the greatest thing America has ever produced is its dissidents. The true mark of an evolved society is letting its citizens, or those a nation ostensibly exists for, change it and improve it. Anyone who takes the time to tell America how bad it's fucking up does so only because they believe it could do so much better. Abbie Hoffman, Hunter S. Thompson, et al believed that America could be the world's freest democracy, providing its citizens with the most liberties, and were only disappointed that their country was falling so short of its defined goals. Since being away, I guess I've realized the fact that I'm allowed to say "America, you're really fucking up" is pretty awesome, although I obviously wish I didn't have to say that at all. How great would it be to say "I love America! We have clean energy, awesome health care and a great education system! There's no discrimination or gun violence, and we're not sending (poor) 19 year olds to the other side of the world to die. We don't only elect fat, rich, old, racist white men to office, and instead we have elected officials of every race, gender and economic background to serve the interests of the people. Americans enjoy life and there's a high value placed on the arts. WE DON'T IMPOSE SEXIST BELIEFS ON WOMEN AND ASSUME OWNERSHIP OVER THEIR BODIES. America doesn't really subscribe to a religious doctrine and people are pretty much allowed to do what they want as far as that's concerned. America doesn't sell a lot of useless shit because we know that doesn't provide happiness. There is no show called 'Two And A Half Men' and people don't watch that much TV anyway, they spend a lot of time with their friends instead."
Today, we should all remember that America was founded by dissidents who didn't feel like taking shit from anyone because they wanted to have power over their own individual lives (people who quote the constitution these days seem to be only balding white dudes trying their hardest to make sure poor/brown people don't have health care/citizenship so I'll stop short of that).
Shouldn't the goal of any nation in the modern world be to provide it's citizens with the highest quality of life possible? And I'm not talking about cheap shit from Wal-Mart that will make your life easier. Quality of life can be truly determined by health, personal freedoms and yes, the ability toward the pursuit of happiness.
On my birthday, I like to think about what I could do better in the coming year; how I could be a better friend, sister, daughter, person. So America, on your birthday, put down the credit card, have a beer, appreciate what you have and think about how you could become the country you should be.
Love,
your friend.
PS: I just read that Obama is putting $2 Billion dollars into solar energy! Which will create jobs and help to liberate us from oil dependency. I can't think of a better birthday present.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
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