[kj] OT: Corporate gigs

[nicholas fitzpatrick]

Is it at all possible that he sports the SL badge in the same way Sid or Siouxie did the swastika? That is, "ironically", naively, or whatever.

After all, he's such a nice guy. Look! Also from that Fount of Some Knowledge, Wikipedia: 

In October 2009, Morello, among a number of musicians, sued the US government for the declassification of all documents relating to the use of music in interrogations at Guantanamo Bay. He stated, "Guantanamo is known around the world as one of the places where human beings have been tortured -- from waterboarding to stripping, hooding and forcing detainees into humiliating sexual acts -- playing music for 72 hours in a row at volumes just below that to shatter the eardrums. Guantanamo may be Dick Cheney's idea of America, but it's not mine. The fact that music I helped create was used in crimes against humanity sickens me."



Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 11:25:11 +0200
From: 65snoopy at gmail.com
To: gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Corporate gigs

I've always wondered what's going on with that. Shining Path are not some 
cuddly workers cooperative, but a bunch of killers.

>From Wikipedia (but easily checkable elsewhere):


"Widely condemned for its brutality,[3][4] including violence deployed against peasants, trade union organizers, popularly elected officials and the general civilian population,[5] the Shining Path is described by the Peruvian government as a terrorist organization."


and

"in April the Shining Path entered the province of Huanca Sancos and the towns of Yanaccollpa, Ataccara, Llacchua, Muylacruz and Lucanamarca, where they killed 69 people, in what became known as the Lucanamarca massacre. This was the first time the Shining Path massacred peasants."


Notice that 'first time':

"Similar events followed, such as the ones in Hauyllo, Tambo District. The guerrillas killed 47 peasants, including 14 children aged four to fifteen."


But this is common knowledge - I've always wondered how no one ever pulled him up on his support
for a group that likes murdering children. Ho hum.

n


On 23 May 2011 18:21, Jim Harper <jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:


Judging by the words 'Sendero Luminoso' on Tom Morello's guitar, I'd say their 'advisor' isn't earning his wages.
 
Jim.

--- On Mon, 23/5/11, folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com> wrote:





I guess they're referring to how the money is made, and what the person does with their money once they have achieved a 'comfortable' standard of living.
Bands like Rage Against the Machine actually employ someone as a media/press advisor to make sure they're not supporting a 'dodgy' cause. It was the guy who does this http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/ a few years back. 

 


Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 15:42:20 -0400
To: gathering at misera.net
From: killingjoke at theimmortalfool.com

Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Corporate gigs

What does being "rich enough" have to do with anything? 

If it is wrong in principle based on some moral/ethical ideal that it should not matter whether one is

rich or poor. If there are different morals/ethics/principles for different classes then those
morals/ethics/principles are worthless.

One last thing. What exactly is "rich enough?" Is there a particular cutoff? 


Best,
Me

At 09:53 AM 5/20/2011, nicholas fitzpatrick wrote:

Following the recent-ish news that the Pussy Cat Dolls played a private gig for Gaddafi's son, I wIfas with someone who works for an events company the other day and she told me that Goldfrapp recently did a corporate gig for about 70 business people to mark the opening of some new tower block/plaza in London. It might come as no surprise that I don't care about the Pussy Cat Dolls, but Goldfrapp doing this sort of thing I feel is just naff. Isn't Alison Goldfrapp rich enough already? I actually almost like Goldfrapp. Maybe they're not a principled band but I thought they'd have more style than to do some corporate bash.


I was also told that Rod Stewart played at the Sultan of Brunei's son's 18th birthday, whenever that was. I'm not bothered about Rod... but Goldfrapp!! 

Why do rich people do this? It's like Dawn French advertising Tesco. Why? And Goldfrapp... what's with
 them...?
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