Hi Andreas, > Subversion is not a political attitude, it is a way of life...
Being a decent human being is considered either negative or a criminal activity in itself. I have not noticed many art groups in the UK other than ourselves and Mute, discussing all these issues as openly. Across the sea, Rhizome.org in America is 'silent' regarding the wikileaks or student cuts around the world - I would of hoped the individuals who run the platform would be brave enough to activate some kind of dialogue around it. And I suppose, what it tells me is that, they do not care enough to push these things into the public for mutual dialogue. Yes, I know it may threaten funding, but we have the same problems here. Next week live on Resonance fm, our last broadcast this year - we are holding a minute silence 'live' on the radio to mourn the death of education. All this stuff threatens the existence of furtherfield and the space we have in London plus many projects we are involved in, most of them socially engaged - and that's what the government wants to happen. And all those peer 'art' groups who do not openly challenge the powers that be will be invested in, such as those similar to Rhizome.org because they tow the line - and lets not forget that this is not just a national issue, it is an international, neoliberlist attack on humanities. And I will not 'ever' forgive those who have so conveniently kept silent, when as others have at least tried to make real changes in culture; deeper than promoting top-down artists and institutional drone-art, and product and technologically determined (so called) art, conveyor belt products. Techno-bling is boring, boring, boring, and shallow. We have already been warned to stop discussing the current crisis regarding cuts and the neoliberlaist situation with our own community, by friends who are well connected to others in power, who are watching us - and it really feels strange and distressing to know that by openly discussing this with you and others, that I may be risking the future of our independent, creative and brilliant individuals and groups who are part our networked communities... wishing you well. marc > > Shame on our justice systems and the prosecution of our idealistic motivated youth, which are threatened all over the world by the fillistines called judges > > More examples of injustice in our so called democracies: > > Hungary: > > Asisstence given by child birth at home, imprisoned until at least January 2011 > > Source : chtodelat > > Us Chigaco > > Three young women accused of travelling to Palestine put on trial by the FBI > > Source: hufftington post > > And so it goes on and on and on > > What is there to stop falling in a cynical state of mind and a profound sadness about the failure of the human project? > > How to survive in a bitter and cold world without shared ethical and moral principles ? > > I am deeply depressed by the current situation and can hardly believe it will be better during my lifetime > > Liberators turn out to be ursurpators in the very end > > Andreas Maria Jacobs > > w: http://www.nictoglobe.com > w: http://burgerwaanzin.nl > > On 11 Dec 2010, at 11:24, marc garrett <marc.garr...@furtherfield.org> wrote: > >> Angles On Anonymous. >> >> "A number of readers are sending in links related to Anonymous, the >> Internet phenomenon — don't call them a group — behind the controversial >> DDoS attacks on commercial entities that fail to support WikiLeaks. The >> best insight into Anonymous comes from the Economist's Babbage blogger, >> who hung out in one of their IRC channels >> (http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2010/12/more_wikileaks). Reader >> nk497 points out that UK users looking to join Anonymous's DDoS army >> should be aware they could face a jail term of up to two years >> (http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security/363523/wikileaks-protest-tool-could-carry-two-year-jail-stretch); >> simply downloading the LOIC software used in the DDoSing could suffice >> to earn a conviction. One 16-year-old has been arrested >> (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/12/first-arrest-made-in-wikileaks-revenge-attacks.ars) >> in The Netherlands and is charged with participating in the DDoS. Reader >> ancientribe sends in coverage of a claim by one security outfit that >> several existing criminal botnets have joined forces >> (http://www.darkreading.com/database-security/167901020/security/attacks-breaches/228800076/botnet-operators-set-to-join-operation-payback.html) >> with Anonymous's Operation: Payback. And reader Stoobalou notes a >> Thing.co.uk story on a manifesto of sorts >> (http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/12/10/who-are-anonymous-and-what-do-they-want/) >> that purports to come from "ANON OPS," even though Anonymous disclaims >> any central spokesperson or entity - press release here >> (http://dump.no/files/467072ba2a42/ANONOPS_The_Press_Release.pdf) PDF." >> From Slashdot.org >> >> wishing you well. >> >> marc >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
