[kj] OT: Corporate gigs

[Neil Perry]

Possibly, didn't think of that, but seems a strange choice!

On 24 May 2011 15:19, nicholas fitzpatrick <gasw30 at hotmail.com> wrote:


>  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]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shining_Path#cite_note-brit-2>

> [4] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shining_Path#cite_note-3> including

> violence deployed against peasants <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peasant>,

> trade union <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_union> organizers,

> popularly elected officials and the general civilian population,[5]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shining_Path#cite_note-Quien-4>the Shining Path is described by the Peruvian government as a

> terrorist <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism> organization."

>

> and

>

> "in April the Shining Path entered the province of Huanca Sancos<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huanca_Sancos_Province>and the towns of

> Yanaccollpa<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yanaccollpa&action=edit&redlink=1>,

> Ataccara<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ataccara&action=edit&redlink=1>,

> Llacchua<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Llacchua&action=edit&redlink=1>,

> Muylacruz<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muylacruz&action=edit&redlink=1>and Lucanamarca, where they killed 69 people, in what became known as the Lucanamarca

> massacre <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hauyllo&action=edit&redlink=1>,

> Tambo District <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tambo_District,_La_Mar>. The

> guerrillas killed 47 peasants, including 14 children aged four to fifteen.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shining_Path#cite_note-22>

> "

>

> 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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