the only freedom we have is the freedom to educate ourselves based on fact and empirical evidence to arm ourselves with information that is not readily spoon-fed to us by corporate media owned by GE, Westinghouse, Rupert Murdoch and all the others with nothing but their bottom lines in their crosshairs
Of your lengthy, slightly depressing, and thoroughly ENJOYABLE java-fueled rant, this paragraph is really the only message one needs to come away with. This IS basically what I meant by freedom of choice, and you have validated it here, even though you rhetorically negate it many times in the rest of the screed.
BTW, as a person who is intelligent enough to educate myself based on fact and empirical evidence, I care not a whit for what GE, Westinghouse, Rupert Murdoch, or for that matter MySpace and Last.FM may or may not be spoon-feeding anyone - I eat other food, and am aware of what it is. As uncle Bill said, the naked lunch is a frozen moment when everyone sees what is on the end of their fork. As regards the sad state of education, politics and consumersim in the U.S. and elsewhere (yes- it's growing), I see it as a matter of perspective. As individuals we can choose to do something about it or not. What that is depends on the individual, but the choice is still there.
Anyway, keep 'em flyin...and heavy on the 30weight! Mr. Tuttle --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: microsound-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: microsound-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxx website: http://www.microsound.org