Re: [microsound] [OT] FCC Insanity

[John Hopkins <jhopkins@xxxxxxx>]

> It is apparent that the FCC has such control over
> deciding what is "indecent" without quantifying what
> constitutes such a charge or providing any guidelines
> as to how to avoid it, that most stations would rather
> cut anything with the remote possibility of generating
> a warning and/or actual fine than deal with the
> costly, lengthly, and potentially unsuccessful battle
> with this organization. It seems as if one right wing
> zealot can call up a station, threaten to file a
> complaint, and the station will just say fuck it and
> back down.

it's the same self-censorship that made Germans dis-believe their 
noses when the stink of burning flesh wafted through their towns... 
inevitable when in the era of Empire-in-Dissolution -- fantasy will 
become reality and reality will become hell...

> I can't say that I have any solution to this
> situation, certainly not one that does not involve the
> elapse of four years.  I am simply curious of others
> experience with this type of activity across the U.S.
> Has it had a negative impact of anyone's work on the
> list?

it's not on a 4-year time scale, and probably never really was. 
these are currents and changes that are longterm, and, again, 
inevitable.  it's not like the inertial progress of the superorganism 
of Empire is much impacted by anything else other than the 
often-repeated trajectory of optimistic and liberal (radical) rise, 
and conservative retro and reactionary fall...

jh

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