So if he stole 'em you'd be down with it??
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis DeSantis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Nicole Slavin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 6:24 PM Subject: Re: (313) radio boy one final time > Nicole Slavin wrote: > > On > > stage, his musicians tear up Conservative newspapers and sample the effects, > > to name but one thing he does. It's an amazingly entertaining and original > > way to convey his protest. > > Again, I don´t for a minute think that artists shouldn´t infuse their > work with political activism. I do it all the time. > > What I object to is a form of political protest that involves BUYING the > things being protested against. > > If, as Tom suggested, for every Big Mac or Starbucks latte that Herbert > purchases for use in his shows, 5 people decide never to spend money at > those companies again, then he´s done something wonderful and powerful. > But there´s simply no way to know. And if that ISN´T the result, then > what you end up with is Herbert buying Big Macs and Starbucks lattes, > which is all McDonalds and Starbucks ever wanted him to do in the first > place. > > No one at any level of the McDonalds or Starbucks corporate hierarchy > could care less what you do with their products AFTER you´ve paid for > them. Companies don´t exist to make products. They exist to make > profits. And unless Herbert KNOWS that he´s decreasing sales, then he´s > doing more harm than good. > > One more time: I´m NOT blasting him for taking a stand. I think his > writings on the subject of corporate bloat are brilliant, his music even > more so. > > -- > Dennis DeSantis > www.dennisdesantis.com > >
