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Hey everyone,
I'm interested in getting some feedback from the community. I have a website that I would like to launch as a LIFE Magazine for the rest of us sort of thing. It's not really about the Majority Report radio show, but more about the Majority Report culture if you will. Hear me out.
In short, I'm looking to reframe the debate in some context. In our current debate model we are heavily divided. We're divided on religious beliefs, we're divided on geographical borders, and we're divided on social issues. Do you think they (whoever they are) could've done that on purpose? Is it possible that those we oppose have consciously tried to frame the debate in lots of little struggles rather than one massive struggle in attempt to divide dissent into more digestible pieces? Is it possible to reframe the debate in an Us v. Them model for solidarity sake? Them being the rich… who rule and control the world, i.e. the capitalists, and us being the rest of us... who work for them, i.e. the majority.
Still with me? Hang on I'll try to clear it up a little. The religious right has framed everything as a religious issue, whether it is or not they've managed to work it into their agenda. The trouble is that not everyone is religious so lots of people are left out of the unified voice. The women's movement is capable of associating most social issues in the context that it affects women. Again, the problem is that we're not all women so lots of people are left out of the unified voice.
Environmentalists too, how many social issues have an adverse affect on the environment? Lots, and they do an excellent job of getting their message out as well, but again many people aren't all that up on the environmental movement. There are tons of movements out there and most of them do a pretty good job of engaging a certain percentage of the population, but each leave a much larger portion of the population behind.
What do we all have in common? We work… we earn a paycheck... we're labor. In that context labor is affected by everything and has some level of affect on every social issue in our world. That's where the Us v. Them come into play. The people who work v. the people who own us, or think th
Posted by: Paxil at June 13, 2005 11:25 PM
Sorry, it cut off on me, I guess it's too long. Forgive me, here's the rest.
That's where the Us v. Them come into play. The people who work v. the people who own us, or think they do anyway.
So...I'm interested in some ideas and suggestions about how this transition in dissent can be accomplished. The website I have is The Majority Reporter (http://www.majorityreporter.com), I’m sure many of you have seen it come and go as I’ve tried to figure out where it’s niche is. I'm shooting for something on the lines of a group blog/magazine/indy media/international labor news/protest journal/counter culture guide type thing. The ultimate focus is obviously social issues that affect us all, but the issues will be framed in a "we're all labor" context in attempt to frame the debate to show how all of these issues have an adverse effect on all of us in a certain way.
What are your thoughts? Do you want to help? Do you care?
Peace.
Paxil
Posted by: Paxil at June 13, 2005 11:27 PM
I'm interested in getting some feedback from the community. I have a website that I would like to launch as a LIFE Magazine for the rest of us sort of thing. It's not really about the Majority Report radio show, but more about the Majority Report culture if you will. Hear me out.
In short, I'm looking to reframe the debate in some context. In our current debate model we are heavily divided. We're divided on religious beliefs, we're divided on geographical borders, and we're divided on social issues. Do you think they (whoever they are) could've done that on purpose? Is it possible that those we oppose have consciously tried to frame the debate in lots of little struggles rather than one massive struggle in attempt to divide dissent into more digestible pieces? Is it possible to reframe the debate in an Us v. Them model for solidarity sake? Them being the rich… who rule and control the world, i.e. the capitalists, and us being the rest of us... who work for them, i.e. the majority.
Still with me? Hang on I'll try to clear it up a little. The religious right has framed everything as a religious issue, whether it is or not they've managed to work it into their agenda. The trouble is that not everyone is religious so lots of people are left out of the unified voice. The women's movement is capable of associating most social issues in the context that it affects women. Again, the problem is that we're not all women so lots of people are left out of the unified voice.
Environmentalists too, how many social issues have an adverse affect on the environment? Lots, and they do an excellent job of getting their message out as well, but again many people aren't all that up on the environmental movement. There are tons of movements out there and most of them do a pretty good job of engaging a certain percentage of the population, but each leave a much larger portion of the population behind.
What do we all have in common? We work… we earn a paycheck... we're labor. In that context labor is affected by everything and has some level of affect on every social issue in our world. That's where the Us v. Them come into play. The people who work v. the people who own us, or think th
Posted by: Paxil at June 13, 2005 11:25 PM
Sorry, it cut off on me, I guess it's too long. Forgive me, here's the rest.
That's where the Us v. Them come into play. The people who work v. the people who own us, or think they do anyway.
So...I'm interested in some ideas and suggestions about how this transition in dissent can be accomplished. The website I have is The Majority Reporter (http://www.majorityreporter.com), I’m sure many of you have seen it come and go as I’ve tried to figure out where it’s niche is. I'm shooting for something on the lines of a group blog/magazine/indy media/international labor news/protest journal/counter culture guide type thing. The ultimate focus is obviously social issues that affect us all, but the issues will be framed in a "we're all labor" context in attempt to frame the debate to show how all of these issues have an adverse effect on all of us in a certain way.
What are your thoughts? Do you want to help? Do you care?
Peace.
Paxil
Posted by: Paxil at June 13, 2005 11:27 PM
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