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"I'm not as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was" Toby Keith
Turn Ons: Good Orchestration, lyrics I can actually 'hear' and understand, and multi-talent.
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"Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind. And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry, infused with fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up all of their rights unto the leader and gladly so. How do I know? For this is what I have done. And I am Caesar." –Julius Caesar
Today, many people see the violence and torture done for their palates as absolutely acceptable: Human and Animal exploitation is the norm, despite the contradictions inherent in it. Given how overwhelmingly strong the societal currents run against treating Humans/Animals as anything more than commodities and property, the kind of change we need will require more than violence, more than property destruction, and certainly more than a re-creation of the exploitative dynamics that got us here to begin with. If we are to ever win or advance, we must do so by changing the social relations that are at the heart of the problems we face. If we re-create those damaging social relations by relying on the dominance and oppression of violence, we are essentially doing nothing but deepening the problems that exist, and more often than not, claiming to be the fighters of "life" .
In short, we can’t force people to make decisions about morality while they’re staring down the barrel of a gun (or on the receiving end of a bomb). We have to do the hard and often inglorious work of creating a broad-based social movement that will call into question the Humanitarian/Speciesist dynamics that underlie our social and cultural norms or traditions. Bombs or guns or violence or completely shameless attention whoring cannot achieve this, ever. To attempt to control behavior through force, whether it be singular or societal, has never worked and never will. Ronald Goodman, Founder-Chief Executive, Eyes Wide Open International
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Steffen Schackinger - Perfect Waves - GuitarPosted on October 27, 2008 at 6:15pm —
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Susie
Talk to you soon. xoxo Susie
Who are the touring musicians you have in mind and what is their msg? Lets hook up here or on myspace to exchange thoughts.
GRATEFUL for your continuous support.
Speak soon.
Pett
You have obviously been very busy, really like your input.
So your now 'featured' .
Thanks again and sorry it took so long to say hi.
Jay
Take a look at my other site - www.myspace.com/virtualgigs - (this is the band I created with musicians supporting my move) and if you like us join. Virtual Gigs will never have a fix number of members. Im sure it´ll number a few thousand members at one point. We are going on a global tour new years, spreading the word. As we go from country to country more people will join...
Let me know if you like the idea.
Pett
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