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2HousePlague · 06-21-2005, 09:23 AM

I think we have been too ashamed of how much money we make, too afraid of those who would take it from us under the false pretense of ?protection? for some ?mythological victim? we are told we?re responsible for injuring, too afraid to stand up and assert positive things about ourselves and what we do.

We have been defensive and insecure ? but that must STOP IMMEDIATELY.

?Times change.? ?Definitions change.? "Standards change.? Lately, whenever we hear those words, we brace for bad news. But I say NO! If an ?artist? can put a pile of dog shit on a coffee table and call it Art, we can sure as hell make an argument for what we have to offer the lonely bus driver who comes home at the end of a long and fucked up day to get himself a little Alternative Experience.

The definition of Art, and in it, the assertion of our most undeniable right to offer what we offer, lay NOT in the way, but in the EFFECT.

We provide something necessary, something good, something we should be thanked for.

The truth of that begins in how we feel about ourselves. I am so grateful to this community, to this incredible "place" we come to with such - dare I say it -- hopefulness every day. We argue, we laugh, we appall, we celebrate, we share -- in short -- we LIVE on GFY, in a manner never possible before this moment in history.

Clearly, it is possible to derive something essential while staring at a screen. We know it. Our customers know it. Even those who oppress and condemn us know it. I know it. All that remains is for all of you to feel and believe the truth of that, and to radiate it wherever you go.

The First Amendment has long given idealism and righteous vitality to our cause. But lately, it seems just a shield we're hiding behind. We're acting like a bunch of loophole-whores, looking to beat a murder rap with an insanity plea. You think that doesn't send a message, you think that doesn't smell like fear and criminality to those who do nothing but bide their time and plot and seek allies against us, wherever they might come from?

DON?T BE AFRAID ? WE ARE RIGHT.

2HP

06-21-2005, 09:23 AM
2HousePlague CURATOR Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: the attic Posts: 14,572	I think we have been too ashamed of how much money we make, too afraid of those who would take it from us under the false pretense of ?protection? for some ?mythological victim? we are told we?re responsible for injuring, too afraid to stand up and assert positive things about ourselves and what we do. We have been defensive and insecure ? but that must STOP IMMEDIATELY. ?Times change.? ?Definitions change.? "Standards change.? Lately, whenever we hear those words, we brace for bad news. But I say NO! If an ?artist? can put a pile of dog shit on a coffee table and call it Art, we can sure as hell make an argument for what we have to offer the lonely bus driver who comes home at the end of a long and fucked up day to get himself a little Alternative Experience. The definition of Art, and in it, the assertion of our most undeniable right to offer what we offer, lay NOT in the way, but in the EFFECT. We provide something necessary, something good, something we should be thanked for. The truth of that begins in how we feel about ourselves. I am so grateful to this community, to this incredible "place" we come to with such - dare I say it -- hopefulness every day. We argue, we laugh, we appall, we celebrate, we share -- in short -- we LIVE on GFY, in a manner never possible before this moment in history. Clearly, it is possible to derive something essential while staring at a screen. We know it. Our customers know it. Even those who oppress and condemn us know it. I know it. All that remains is for all of you to feel and believe the truth of that, and to radiate it wherever you go. The First Amendment has long given idealism and righteous vitality to our cause. But lately, it seems just a shield we're hiding behind. We're acting like a bunch of loophole-whores, looking to beat a murder rap with an insanity plea. You think that doesn't send a message, you think that doesn't smell like fear and criminality to those who do nothing but bide their time and plot and seek allies against us, wherever they might come from? DON?T BE AFRAID ? WE ARE RIGHT. 2HP __________________ tada!