dinky was arrested last friday for protesting, albeit in a very creative way.
two things tick me off though:
1) i know that the b&w guys, among them mlq3, made sarcastic remarks about being arrested for walking with the black shirts. i mean, c'mon guys. please don't try to wash your hands on this issue. you were protesting and you knew it. and you had to resort to a clintonian/gloriaesque definition of a "rally." i do symphatize with your actions and admire your creativity; but please don't try to be cute on this one.
2) the cops who did the arresting, and presumably this administration, what's the matter with you? don't you know that you only fan the dissent? you're creating heroes out of these guys. if you want thinking people to defend you, you better stop with the strong-arm tactics. if you feel confident with your argument, you can let the dissenters shout till kingdom come; fight a bad idea with a good one. i hate the fact that you're marginalizing your critical collaborators, wanting only blind loyalty to you. you can buy blind loyalty with your cash, but you can't buy moralistic defense. and apparently, your line is morally indefensible, that's why you have to resort to force and legalistic machinations.
and just like the yesyesyo song, i don't know how to end this post conclusively (had to borrow your line,vivaglam).
Monday, March 20, 2006
blackness and brusqueness
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
Alam mo it's heartening to see how level-headed people can be about controversy. Atsaka what you said about blind loyalty: SWAK. I think it was in Dune where a character said that blind loyalty indicated an empty head, and those with empty heads are the most dangerous of all.
thanks for considering me as level-headed. (i'd like to think of myself as slightly deranged though...) unfortunately, i cannot relate with the Dune quote since i haven't read it (despite appearances, my reading list doesn't usually venture into literature). at any rate, i do appreciate the quote :P
Post a Comment