initially written in 1997. recreated in jan, 1998. reclaimed july 1, 2015.
https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/track/takers
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
thug culture is enforced by the media from the top down
initially written in 1997. recreated in jan, 1998. reclaimed july 1, 2015.
https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/track/thug-culture-is-enforced-by-the-media-from-the-top-down
https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/track/thug-culture-is-enforced-by-the-media-from-the-top-down
hey god (electronics only mix) (initial upload)
initially programmed in 1997. digitally modified in feb, 1998. reclaimed june 29, 2015.
https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/track/hey-god-electronics-only
https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/track/hey-god-electronics-only
an interview with cornel west
he's consistently so great to listen to. that part at the end made my day.
rap news 33
the papacy nowadays is a kind of a supreme court of the church, rather than an executive or legislative branch. what it does is codify perspectives that are already in practice. he's saying this now because followers of the catholic faith - and let's not forget that catholicism is a minority religion in the heart of the empire, which is based on protestant values - have already come to this conclusion. it's leading from behind. preaching to the choir...
likewise, if he ever comes out in favour of restricting oppression to homosexuality, it will be because it's already established.
infallibility? decrees of god's will? hardly. it's just a reaction to the grassroots. you could even call it a type of crude democracy.
the effect will be minimal.
i mean, the moonseed perspective is exaggerated here, but the broad view amongst american christians remains that the pope is an agent of satan. that's hardcoded into virtually all of the protestant denominations. american christianity is and always has been a violent reaction to catholicism. the more the pope speaks like this, the more the dominant narrative is upheld, about climate change being a globalist/satanist plot - because the pope is their guy.
conversely, insofar as this is relevant in latin america and africa, what the church provides is a place for organizing movements, rather than any guiding principle. and, if it starts meddling too much into something that is happening independent of it's control, it's more likely to act as a co-opting and dispersive force.
in order to be effective, this movement needs to be secular. that doesn't mean rejecting religious people. it just means keeping religion out of it.
it maybe exposes a cynical truth, though: perhaps all we have left is prayer. perhaps we're at that base level of hopelessness.
ZYX
+deathtokoalas It is a good set of Commandments to live by for humanity. For those of either secular & religious persuasion. I salute Pope Francis for reminding us
I am an atheist , but believe we should take heed these words, regardless of the source. The Pope has over a billion followers. We cannot divest them of their religious beliefs, nor why we would want to.This message is so clearly a universal force for good, not dependant on religious persuasion.
deathtokoalas
+ZYX well, i think there's a lot of reasons to want to, but it's not the point. the church is approaching this from a "bait and capture" approach. you want to think of it as a type of "green capitalism".
likewise, if he ever comes out in favour of restricting oppression to homosexuality, it will be because it's already established.
infallibility? decrees of god's will? hardly. it's just a reaction to the grassroots. you could even call it a type of crude democracy.
the effect will be minimal.
i mean, the moonseed perspective is exaggerated here, but the broad view amongst american christians remains that the pope is an agent of satan. that's hardcoded into virtually all of the protestant denominations. american christianity is and always has been a violent reaction to catholicism. the more the pope speaks like this, the more the dominant narrative is upheld, about climate change being a globalist/satanist plot - because the pope is their guy.
conversely, insofar as this is relevant in latin america and africa, what the church provides is a place for organizing movements, rather than any guiding principle. and, if it starts meddling too much into something that is happening independent of it's control, it's more likely to act as a co-opting and dispersive force.
in order to be effective, this movement needs to be secular. that doesn't mean rejecting religious people. it just means keeping religion out of it.
it maybe exposes a cynical truth, though: perhaps all we have left is prayer. perhaps we're at that base level of hopelessness.
ZYX
+deathtokoalas It is a good set of Commandments to live by for humanity. For those of either secular & religious persuasion. I salute Pope Francis for reminding us
I am an atheist , but believe we should take heed these words, regardless of the source. The Pope has over a billion followers. We cannot divest them of their religious beliefs, nor why we would want to.This message is so clearly a universal force for good, not dependant on religious persuasion.
deathtokoalas
+ZYX well, i think there's a lot of reasons to want to, but it's not the point. the church is approaching this from a "bait and capture" approach. you want to think of it as a type of "green capitalism".
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