[kj] ot: We Want Everyone - Facebook & The New American Right

[woody2shooz]

....and an epic fist fight to rival all the overblown car chases ever made

ade wrote:

> Yes, it's in my vile collection of corporate released dvds. I don't 

> know whether it's so much ANTI all of those things, or more a case of 

> pointing out all what's wrong with them.

>

>     -----Original Message-----

>     *From:* gathering-bounces at misera.net

>     [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]*On Behalf Of *GREG SLAWSON

>     *Sent:* 18 March 2008 03:34

>     *To:* A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>     *Subject:* Re: [kj] ot: We Want Everyone - Facebook & The New

>     American Right

>

>     Did anyone ever see the movie (late 80s?) called "THey Live",

>     directed by John Carpenter? Now THAT"S a revolutionary,

>     anti-capitalist, anti-consumerist flick! It's also a fun, funny,

>     sci-fi/action/horror romp too, but the politics are huge!

>

>     > From: bq at soundgardener.co.nz

>     > To: gathering at misera.net

>     > Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:19:19 +1300

>     > Subject: Re: [kj] ot: We Want Everyone - Facebook & The New

>     American Right

>     >

>     > A lot of us went dark at that Manic twat for trying to sell us his

>     > merchandise when this list was created for KJ fans to discuss KJ

>     etc...so I

>     > suppose you could say Facebook conjures in some people a similar

>     > sentiment...although I agree the circumstances are a bit

>     different. One of

>     > the author's main gripes is the cynical commodititisation,

>     > electronification, and distancification of basic human

>     interaction, if you

>     > follow my invented words. The popularity contest with friends

>     lists, that's

>     > the kind of stuff that REALLY gets on my goat, personally. I

>     mean what,

>     > aren't all the bullshit messages on billboards, tv, magazines,

>     movies etc

>     > enough to convince us that life is all about material wealth,

>     populatiry,

>     > and physical beauty?! The message is so overwhelmingly

>     > prevalent...personally it disgusts me. Some areas seem to be

>     chock full of

>     > people all with the perfect haircut, sunglasses, clothes, car

>     etc, and they

>     > just radiate smug / superior. It's sickly. I could easily turn

>     into one of

>     > those people if I wanted, but why? I'd quite honestly prefer

>     hanging out

>     > with EMOs :)

>     >

>     > Re. the sale of personal information to corporates (personal

>     information

>     > such as bands you like, your location, age, gender, etc). I

>     think he has a

>     > point, and I think it's relevant to discuss the motives of the

>     creators of

>     > Facebook too. He may have gone a bit rabid on it...perhaps.

>     >

>     > In terms of conspiracy 'theories'...a question: When a

>     conspiracy theory

>     > becomes a conspiracy reality...do people take notice? Another

>     question...how

>     > many people think that Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey

>     Oswald? How

>     > many people with any basic understanding of physics, think that...?

>     >

>     > As Bill Hicks said...Back and to the left...back and to the left...

>     >

>     > -----Original Message-----

>     > From: gathering-bounces at misera.net

>     [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On

>     > Behalf Of ade

>     > Sent: Tuesday, 18 March 2008 10:16 a.m.

>     > To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>     > Subject: Re: [kj] ot: We Want Everyone - Facebook & The New

>     American Right

>     >

>     > Pat-ster,

>     >

>     > I'm surprised you can't see just what a heap of sh!t that so-called

>     > article is. Wow - big money people invest in things that could

>     be big.

>     > NOT ONCE have I had to divulge any information such as purchasing

>     > preferences, ID card details (what fucking ID card??? Is he writing

>     > from the future???), etc, to Facebook HQ whilst setting up or using

>     > my account. I find it useful to keep in touch with people from work.

>     > Neither have I had to divulge anything to Myspace - I have a load of

>     > Myspace pages for music projects. It's somewhere to upload mp3's!

>     >

>     > And if you think I'm blind to it, a) I'm *proper* paranoid, lol &

>     > b) I'm a 'techie' - I don't just sign up for anything. I don't want

>     > the scum to know ANYTHING. In fact, I rarely register for *anything*

>     > on the web.

>     >

>     > Now, did you post that turd? I bet they'll be x-raying the package.

>     > They're watching you... ;)

>     >

>     >

>     > ade.

>     >

>     > -----Original Message-----

>     > From: gathering-bounces at misera.net

>     > [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of iPat

>     > Sent: 17 March 2008 18:22

>     > To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>     > Subject: Re: [kj] ot: We Want Everyone - Facebook & The New American

>     > Right

>     >

>     >

>     > A shame i wasted my useful time reading that email

>     > i wonder if i could pen a patronising bit of drivvel as well

>     >

>     > Who knows, maybe e can get some prick to autograph it, though it

>     might

>     > hide behind pseudonyms to give itself a false platform of

>     > intelligence.

>     >

>     > ill call it

>     >

>     > "a fart under the covers"

>     >

>     > off now, feel a shit coming on. I ll send it somewhere.

>     >

>     > On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 4:23 PM, The Exorcist

>     > <killingjoke at theimmortalfool.com> wrote:

>     > >

>     > > A shame I wasted my useful time reading that crap.

>     > > I wonder if I ought to pen a long article about that as well!

>     > >

>     > > Who knows, maybe I can have Mr. Tom Hodgkinson autograph it.

>     Though he'll

>     > > probably use a

>     > > false signature to avoid detection... Just in case.... Ya know?

>     > >

>     > > I'll call it

>     > >

>     > > "Angry male who sees conspiracies everywhere and despises

>     successful

>     > people

>     > > who have

>     > > different political views than he does".

>     > >

>     > > Maybe I'll submit it to The Guaridan as well. I've heard that

>     they like

>     > to

>     > > publish some really crappy articles.

>     > >

>     > >

>     > iPat

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