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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 06:43 PM
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I think I just channeled Marshall McLuhan.
He says, "I was wrong. The medium is not the message. The Movement is the message."
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 06:46 PM
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1. "Marshall McLuhan, casual viewin', head buried in the sand."
Edited on Thu Nov-17-11 06:48 PM by HopeHoops
"Sirens on the rooftops wailin'. But there's no ships sailin'. Groucho with his punchlines failin' stands alone with his movies trailin'."

Sorry - had a Genesis moment there.

On Edit: "Klu Klux Klan serve hot soul food while the band plays 'In The Mood'. The cheerleader waves her cyanide wand. There's a smell of peach blossom and bitter almond."

Okay, Fuck. Now I need to listen to "The Lamb" again. Second time this week that's happened.

That's from "The Broadway Melody of 1974".

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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 06:48 PM
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2. That about sums it up, yes.
Someone posted somewhere that people at the demonstrations can't clearly and concisely convey the message and that that's a bad thing... as if anyone needs a degree in economics or public relations in order to know there is something going deeply, deeply wrong in this country.
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 06:54 PM
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3. Yes. That's pretty much what Marshall told me too.
:evilgrin:
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Gidney N Cloyd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-11 07:58 PM
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4. "The Movement is the Message." I like it!
(And the 1% knows NOTHING of our work. :P )
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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 02:32 PM
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5. The People's Response to a Corporate Takeover of a Meme
I like it too!
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