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Category: MIXPOSURE comments
I'm "borrowing" this from one of my earlier Zzaj Rants, figuring it's not really plagarism if I get it from myself... a couple of thoughts regarding the POLITICAL SILLY SEASON:<br /><br />-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
<p align="left"><span style="font-size: medium; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">There are ALWAYS things to **** about, but this year of ELECTION brings home the fact that a fundamental CHANGE to the way we do business is needed... </span></strong></span></p>
<p align="left"><span style="font-size: medium; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Politicians are once again DELUGING the airwaves with nasty innuendo & (basically) nonsensical chatter! We are faced with choices that really aren't choices at all. We NEED to bring the power of the Internet to bear on the process itself! E-mail your (duly elected?) congressperson or representative & TELL them that you want the system changed so that ANYONE who WANTS to be in office is automatically removed from consideration forEVER! </span></strong></span></p>
<p align="left"><span style="font-size: medium; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">What am I TALKING about? I firmly believe that any office in the land (right down to the district level in your city) should be based on a DRAFT system... a few minimum requirements, like:</span></strong></span></p>
<p align="left"><span style="font-size: medium; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> Minimum of High School graduation</span></strong></span></p>
<p align="left"><span style="font-size: medium; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> No felony convictions</span></strong></span></p>
<p align="left"><span style="font-size: medium; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> NO affiliations with lobbyists, EVER</span></strong></span></p>
<p align="left"><span style="font-size: medium; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> NO previous memberships in "wacko" organizations, like the "700 Club", "The **** party", or (maybe even) "Oprah's Book Club". The people who sit in the seats of government should NOT have ANY agenda except to USE the people's money FOR the people!</span></strong></span></p>
<p align="left"><span style="font-size: medium; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Once drafted, a person could NOT get out of it until their term of office had been served. Times in office would, of course, be limited to a reasonable period... if structured right, this would be a service that people would be CLAMORING to get "out of". The whole idea is to make service <em>to the people </em>the crux of the biscuit... to make the system work <em>for the people</em>... and to make our government truly self-governing - <em>by the people!</em> </span></strong></span></p>
<p align="left"><span style="font-size: medium; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">I believe you would find that the folks who tallied in AGAINST such a system would be those (for the most part) who WANT the corruption to remain an inherent part of our system... those whose goal in life is to <em>coast</em>... to <em>use </em>the people's money to advance their <em>own </em>belief systems. Anyone who protested this new initiative too loudly should be banished forever to work at Mickey D's... shoveling burger after burger through the window of the trough... NEVER to become a part of any system in government. No (other) "action" would be taken against them... it's just that those in the population who WANT to be in political office (under our current system) should always be considered to be the <em>criminal element</em> in this society & recognized for the <em>worthless </em>idiots they truly are.</span></strong></span></p>
<strong><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Times New Roman; color: #ffffff;">Is this just another rant? Do you violently (or non-violently) oppose these ideas? E-mail me & tell me WHY... or, write your OWN <em><span style="font-size: medium; color: #000000;">"counter rant".</span>..</em></span></strong>
<p>I was with the original MIX nearly since it started. One of the main reasons I "jumped on with both feet" is because the atmosphere being promoted there was one of friendliness in the review community. "Management" often got involved when someone was posting reviews that were not "constructive" or "helpful".</p>
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<p>Some recent reviews on the re-born MIXPOSURE highlight the fact that some folks (whether it be jealousy or just a "spiteful" nature) don't understand what "helpful" means. What it does NOT mean is to say things like "all your stuff is crappy". Fortunately, the ADMINS in this new iteration have put in place some tools (under PROFILE) for the individual musician to remove such reviews. That is NICE to KNOW (because I didn't until I asked, & then was given very prompt and accurate instruction on how to remove truly offensive reviews or comments).</p>
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<p>I'm not an advocate of removing all negative criticism, only the stuff that is clearly intended to hurt or "maim the spirit". So I believe this tool should be used with caution... BUT, I do believe it should be used. I think it's very important to this great revived community to keep the "spirit of MIXPOSURE" alive and well, and one of the best ways to do that is to avoid "flaming" some idiot whose whole intention was/is to "push your buttons"... that's what they want - for YOU to descend to their level of hatefulness anyway.</p>
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<p>& in that spirit, this blog is offered up. I've always been about HELPING the INDIE musician... for those who don't understand that I have but one thing to say. "May you rest in piece(s)"!!!</p>
