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A lady out walking her dog makes a comment about how stupid the New Normal is … police goon squad surrounds her, roughs her up, and finally arrests her. Welcome to New Normal Germany … and thanks to everyone who is still pretending this is about a virus! https://t.co/D2okelzRqD pic.twitter.com/5N4ZPBXUGn
— Consent Factory (@consent_factory) January 4, 2022
How are things in the state of Denial, guys?
@TraktorBass: Yes! I thought Reine too! Mind you, Reine is positively hyperactive compared to this guy!
I agree these reaction videos can be a bit underwhelming and there's no doubt the best music takes time to be fully appreciated. However, I still think it's worth linking to them – partly just to document them, but as much for the comments below as anything. Also, as Johnny says, they might be doing a job.
Many thanks, though, for linking to the brother listening to 'Close the Edge' – that was a great watch! Over 400k views! He is very entertaining and I loved watching him being blown away! It's difficult to get your head around the fact that he is listening to music made half a century ago – and it still hasn't been surpassed! Well, except maybe by…
(Ever seen a drummer more keen to get to the end of a song?)
Just another reaction video – The United Debased accompanied by some of the most understated air guitar you'll ever see.
7:08 "What does this remind me of suddenly?"
Erm, I think it might be 'Crazy Horses'?
To return to the theme of the thread – what happens with the likes of Spotify and EMI, diversifications, mergers, big fish eats little fish, the questionable morality behind the actions of the big corporations and how easily we are all caught up in this web – I present some relevant and, I hope, interesting viewing.
First, a quick 2 minutes on BlackRock:
Now, a deeper dive – a 1 hour film called 'Monopoly – Who Owns the World?' What follows is someone else's summary.
A handful of mega corporations — private investment companies — dominate every
aspect of our lives; everything we eat, drink, wear or use in one way or another. These
investment firms are so enormous, they control the money flow worldwide
While there appear to be hundreds of competing brands on the market, like Russian
nesting dolls, larger parent companies own multiple smaller brands. In reality, all
packaged food brands, for example, are owned by a dozen or so larger parent companies
These parent companies, in turn, are owned by shareholders, and the largest
shareholders are the same in all of them: Vanguard and Blackrock
No matter what industry you look at, the top shareholders, and therefore decision
makers, are the same: Vanguard, Blackrock, State Street and/or Berkshire Hathaway. In
virtually every major company, you find these names among the top 10 institutional
investors
These major investment firms are in turn owned by their own set of shareholders. One of
the most amazing things about this scheme is that the institutional investors also own
each other. They’re all shareholders in each other’s companies. At the very top are
Vanguard and Blackrock. Blackrock’s largest shareholder is Vanguard, which does not
disclose the identity of its shareholders due to its unique structure
Here's the link:
@Norman: What an unpleasant little post! I simply sought to tease you, in good humour, with a few questions. Why did my post touch a nerve? Rather than engage in an interesting discussion, you just come back with the ad hominem attack. What do you hope to achieve with this style of yours?
Democratic governments? Hmm…Do you know of any?
How much harm has been done spreading 'liberal democracy' around the world?
So you believe the fairy stories around bin Laden?
Who are the real victims of data mining, do you think? How is it 'justified'? What is the true objective? Who benefits?
There's your homework, Norman!
@Johnny: Ha! I think the conscience beat you to that one! See the other thread (you know, <i>that</i> one).
@supernaut: Don't worry! I'm not going to try to take this thread in that direction! I just can't resist a little bit of fun sometimes!As far as Ek is concerned, I'd rather he'd invested in <i>the</i> Arsenal rather than <i>an</i> arsenal. Perhaps he could put a rocket up Martin Ødegaard!
Seriously, as an Arsenal fan, if I was uncertain about his designs on the club before, what you have revealed would make me completely against. He would not get my money – just as Murdoch does not get my money (no Sky in my house). The decisions we all make as consumers make our world.
Obviously, that was a quote from the Sex Pistols' 'E.M.I.' and not in any way a reference to people standing in line for their third (fourth? fifth?) shot of graphene hydroxide.
Feel & Waiting for the One. Thanks to brindsem:
This seems to be the nearest we have to a Little Lucid Moments thread. It's a shame we don't have a dedicated thread for each album going right back. Anyway, if I were absolutely pushed to name the best Motorpsycho album, I would probably go for this one.
The reason for resurrecting this thread is simply to find somewhere to park this. Yes, it's another one of those first-time-listen reaction things just in case anyone's interested. If you can't recognise greatness listening to The Alchemyst you never will. Some favourable reactions in the video, although they really didn't get the end – one of the finest moments in ALL music – not merely in MP's oeuvre. The comments below from those new to MP are pretty positive. Welcome, guys!
