I'm enjoying Spring Break. I don't even mind working night shifts during the break, since it gives me an opportunity to watch gorgeous spring sunrises. I'm spending nights at a house way out on the Valley floor, with no buildings to block my view to the east. Most mornings, the sky is overcast, but even then the light is beautiful.
Now if only Mercury were a morning star this month. I always like to get a glimpse of it, and so rarely get the chance.
I am favorably impressed by what I saw at heartherevolution.com. I believe that their hearts are in the right place.
What a shame, then, that they chose to engage in a slimy practice like posting advertising spam in the Comments section of this blog. What a shame. And shame on them.
//The Magic 8-Ball says, "Begin as you mean to go on."\\
2 comments:
RESPONSE FROM HearTheRevolution.com:
John,
We have just read your comment and are sorry if you considered our post uncouth. Although we have only posted to sites that mention Hurricane Katrina thus far, by reading your response it is obvious we need to further refine the vehicle upon which the message is delivered.
Our frustration is in the fact that 99.9% of America no longer cares about the issues affecting New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. They have shown that by their actions, by their arguments, by their classist overtones. And Katrina has stirred up a racist sediment of sentiments in the hearts of many. Our objective for this blog outreach campaign is to wake up and challenge the conscience of America.
We believe this is going to take place by getting into the face (Muhammad Ali-esque) of each person that does not want to be "bothered" with Katrina anymore until they can't ignore the truth, about what happened, about what needs to happen, and about themselves if they turn away after they know the truth.
Our goal is to sing the single song of protest, the one that sparked a revolution in the heart of South Africa before She could see hope. In the same way South Africans used songs to disseminate information and form a unified, empowered force for equality, we hope to use the same template here in the United States to achieve peaceful but powerful reform.
This song does not exist in our society today, or if it does, it is being squashed by a media that has a vested interest to do so. Most artists are not stepping up the plate either, but rather are playing it safe so that they don't risk future profits by alienating a fickle audience. The possible detrimental effects of this uniformity can be seen in studies such as Solomon Asch's experiment, where a majority of subjects conformed to false matches if all 11 people preceding them did the same, but did not conform if there was just one voice of dissent.
We do not see this effort as a personal marathon but a relay in which others must be called upon to pass the torch. The passing of Coretta Scott King marks one such hand off to this generation. One voice cannot be heard through all the noise; a choir is needed. So we at HearTheRevolution.com will look to relay this message more effectively in the future. And we hope there will be someone around the corner that is waiting, in turn, to receive and run with the baton.
Prophet Fire & Audra Mairead
HearTheRevolution.com
My objection to your comment post was that it was attached to a post that was months old and had nothing to do with the hurricane -- evidence of your having used a bot to place your comments. Yes, I do think that practice constitutes spamming.
I appreciate your thoughtful comments, and I do sincerely wish you the best.
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