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• [1] Jim Fouratt from NYC January 08, 2008 - 11:09AM

  Gloria Steinem Times op-ed reads like a jolt of reality that has gotten lost in the rush of YouTube cynicism, Social Networking faux community and media sound bite dumbing down the thinking process essential to making a choice. Like the movie “Crash” the idea of voting for Obama makes a white person feel "good" about their willingness to assume they are not a part of the racism still deeply rooted in the American unconscious. James Brown would shout, "it makes me feel good."

  We are living in a world damaged by the Orwellian destruction of language and the meaning of words. Steinem clears away the feel good hubris of Obama support, the hubris that flattens a discussion of the politics of reality, the mechanics of change and real hope for the future.We live in an age where charisma/sex appeal seduces people into not asking hard questions that should be the bedrock of any political campaign. She makes clear it is still a man’s, man’s, man’s world. The Obama tsunami brings that home clearer than any attempt to talk about gender/sexism. When you have a White Dad candidate like McClain/Giuliani running against a biracial intellectual with a program rooted in emotion not in concrete change the White Dad will win. Underlining will be racism and male chauvinism.

  Despite my reservations about ruthlessness ambition that compromises principles, Clinton is a better candidate then Obama.

  
  
• [2] Derek tutschulte from Brooklyn January 08, 2008 - 11:15AM

  Remixing uses hypocracy to communicate. In the same way John Stewart and Colbert remix politcal spin.

  I see it as a new language. A very "punk" language, I might add.

  
  
• [3] Derek tutschulte from Brooklyn January 08, 2008 - 11:16AM

  Also, Adbusters has been "culturejamming" for years.

  
  
• [4] Nick from Austin January 08, 2008 - 11:22AM

  I feel as if I should mention our local pirate radio here in Austin on 91.1 - broadcasting only occasionally politically charged music like mos def and old 60s speeches. I listen to it occasionally, very interesting.

  
  
• [5] jen from bk January 08, 2008 - 11:26AM

  yankee does not come from the word pirate.a

  http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Yankee

  
  
• [6] Paulo from Paterson, New Jersey January 08, 2008 - 11:28AM

  Janke meaning pirate? There's no evidence of this. Much like a lot of words, Yankee is a word with an uncertain origin and stating any theory as fact is just perpetuating and in some cases creating urban legends.

  
  
• [7] Thadeaus from Bed-Stuy January 08, 2008 - 11:29AM

  If the mainstream or capitalism is continually co-opting counter culture such as they did with punk, which once was something dangerous that sought out to challenge if not "destroy" the current system, then what are the anti-capitalists and counter culturalists to do?

  
  
• [8] Nathan from Brooklyn January 08, 2008 - 11:33AM

  It seems to me that the whole piracy thing is just the RIAA and MPAA struggling to stay relevant now that they are no needed for distribution.

  
  
• [9] Valerie from bushwick January 08, 2008 - 11:34AM

  Really a viral marketing campaing for wicked bakery. This is what come sup if you enter nakedcowboys.com: http://www.wickedbakery.com/Home/

  
  
• [10] carolita from manhattan January 08, 2008 - 11:34AM

  What nonsense about the cell-ibacy! All one has to do is turn the phone off! Or delegate the "silent ringer" to certain people who call too much, and only return their calls at the end of the day, if ever.

  What one needs is a little discipline, not to cut off an entire phone service! I've never had a problem putting my phone on "ringer off," and not checking messages all day. In fact, I like having dominion over the little gadgets in my life (and by extension, a little control over who has access to me).

  
  
• [11] Derek tutschulte from Brooklyn January 08, 2008 - 11:34AM

  The nature of the web, if protect via net neutrality, will preserve openness and freedom of expression.

  
  
• [12] Matthew from Brooklyn January 08, 2008 - 11:35AM

  The term "remix" is becoming hopelessly and inappropriately used. It refers to recombining the master tracks of a recording. It is not a catch-all term for any combination of things that have nothing to do with each other or a term for anything that involves the internet, which is how it is being increasingly used.

  
  
• [13] Noah from Fort Greene, Brooklyn January 08, 2008 - 11:39AM

  The piracy of media allows people to expand their horizons without financial commitment, therefore allowing them to wiser decision when they DO choose to spend their money. Which isn't to say that this doesn't impact the business models of people who don't want their revenue streams disrupted. But, as Matt is saying, the audience expands. Also, how many kids would know how to use Photoshop, or Final Cut Pro, if every installation had been paid for? With creative software, the companies end up selling more copies to commercially viable users by allowing people to educate themselves.

  
  
• [14] sam from astoria January 08, 2008 - 11:39AM

  there are two worlds that should be acknowledged: struggling, underground, and other artists who are desperate or proud enough to distribute their art without worry about compensation, so long as it reaches people, and big artists and publishers who want to squeeze money out of copyrights. One of these groups is paranoid about pirating; the other encourages it.

  
  
• [15] World's Toughest Milkman from the_C_train January 08, 2008 - 11:41AM

  They are not reinventing anything, just exploiting it. There is a hole in the milk truck and everyone is chasing it with a cup.

  CD sales are down because everyone is downloading via P2P.

  
  
• [16] Noah from Fort Greene, Brooklyn January 08, 2008 - 11:41AM

  *to make wiser decisions.

  Sorry. I didn't proof.

  
  
• [17] drew January 08, 2008 - 11:56AM

  What outlets are the writers seeking out for their creative needs...? I know many occasionally write for comics or web, are more of them going to these outlets?

  Are cartoons a part of the strike too? I had heard they are not?