Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Political = exploitation. Exploitation of fear is political in so far that politicians do it, but it more appropriately speaks to the defining of those that are "good" and those which are "Bad" in society so that the leaders can create the illusion of consensus in their favor. What most educated people fail to see is that is that when "good" and "Bad" are defined by those in power your ability to stay on the "good" side is chained to your ability to rationalize the actions of those in power. If you are unable to do so you become an enemy of the State and killed by the secret police in the worst case or in our case an enemy of Democracy. Disagreement is a sign of diversity which is used by a community to improve knowledge. If disagreement becomes treason your enemy becomes clear...anyone. The U.S. is heading down a dangerous road. Last time WWII intervened and we emerged as a social democratic nation that ruled the world. That time has passed. The current administration seems to like the following: A cult of tradition based on the literal interpretation of the Bible. Rejection of modernism, replaced with the ideology of the personal attainment of wealth forgetting about everyone else. Why should you care if your neighbors kids can't afford college, it isn't your problem. Thinking as a form of emasculation unless your attacking modern culture or the liberal intelligentsia for betraying "traditional values." Reacting to disagreement as "undemocratic" or "unAmerican" The concept of "final solutions" and "permanent warfare". "If only we can rid the world of these evil doers there would be paradise." This is by far the most disgusting and putrid trend. Aristocratic and militaristic elitism which implies contempt for the weak and poor. NO anyone? Machismo attitudes which include intolerance and condemnation of nonstandard sexual habits from chastity to homosexuality... and gunplay as an ersatz phallic exercise. or chain saw perhaps. Redefining or limiting language (to the public) in order to limit the ability to critically reason and thus making rationalization of "action without reflection" easy for the intellectuals. I find these trends rather disturbing and such a collection hasn't been seen in one place for quite awhile. The problem is we are waiting for someone in the administration to announce their going to re-open Auschwitz, in the mean time people go to jail for using a camera in public. "at least the system worked"? who is kidding who. At 01:53 PM 11/3/2005, you wrote: >It's a political exploitation of people's fears, already well-stoked, >about child sex abuse and pedaphilia in general. Of course there seems >to be 100% overlap between those who demand such laws and those who >put their children into 5 year old beauty pagents and who don't see >that the overlap between products is part of the problem. Shuddering. > >I take your point but think it's a vast over-statement although your >argument, at its core, is probably sound. > >Adam > >On 11/3/05, Chris Saganich <chs2018@med.cornell.edu> wrote: > > The fact such a law can be passed is frightening. I suspect thinking is > > a > > form of emasculation in Texas while playing with guns and the Law has > > become an ersatz phallic exercise in response to the irrationality of a > > permanent war and the need to create an "adequate" internal enemy. Not > > to > > worry we will neatly define that enemy and put'em all in jail. It is > > unfortunate that Public Photography seems to fit the definition. I hope > > it > > doesn't stick. > > > > CS > > > > > > At 11:04 AM 11/3/2005, you wrote: > > >You got it... > > > > > >Although everyone in NL has legal insurance, so the US is not the only > > >litigious country. It is particularly useful if you want to take legal > > >action against your employer, a frequent occurrence here. > > > > > >Nathan > > > > > >Nathan Wajsman > > >Almere, Netherlands > > >http://www.nathanfoto.com > > >http://www.fotosevilla.com > > >Print sales: http://www.photodeluge.com > > >Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > > > > > >----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- > > >Van: SonC@aol.com > > >Datum: donderdag, november 3, 2005 2:04 pm > > >Onderwerp: Re: [Leica] OT: photographer jailed in Texas without cause > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 11/3/2005 6:59:48 A.M. Central Standard Time, > > > > aaron.sandler@duke.edu writes: > > > > > > > > Typical Europeans...always suing at the drop of a hat. ;) ;) ;) > > > > ;) > > > > > > > > > > > > Yeah, he learned it in Florida! ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > >Unfortunate and unpleasant as the incident must have been for the > > > > >photographer, at least the system did work: the prosecutor had more > > > > >sense than the cops and threw out the case. > > > > > > > > > >I will not be surprised if some money changes hands between the > > > > state>and the photographer as a result of this--after all, he does > > > > have a > > > > >lawyer ;-) I certainly would sue if I were him. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Sonny > > > > http://www.sonc.com > > > > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > > > Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane > > > > ?galit?, libert?, crawfish > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Leica Users Group. > > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > Chris Saganich, Sr. Physicist > > Weill Medical College of Cornell University > > New York Presbyterian Hospital > > > > Ph. 212.746.6964 > > Fax. 212.746.4800 > > A0049 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Chris Saganich, Sr. Physicist Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York Presbyterian Hospital Ph. 212.746.6964 Fax. 212.746.4800 A0049