Comments on: Why is the Left so boring?

By: 89

89 — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:28:05 +0000

thanx man

By: Dave Riley

Dave Riley — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 04:27:07 +0000

Resistance — socialist youth group — here in Australia are the main organizers for Fossil Fools Day next Tuesday — April 1st of course.
Video and local flyer with the leadup being a series of clowning workshops.

I used to run street theatre groups and have penned my share of political satire but I also point out that the Dutch Socialist Party (an outfit to watch) describes their advocacy like this:”Instead of telling the electorate to vote SP for a better society â€“ worthy ideals for a distant future â€“ the party chose a more rational and better thought out position: that of radical and effective opposition.â€œVote against, vote SPâ€ became the provocative slogan. The message being: if you don’t agree with current politics, vote for us. Then we can voice your dissent in Parliament. You don’t need a majority for that, even one person would do. The new strategy is symbolized by a tomato. Full of healthy vitamins, but also a feared weapon against bad political theatre.”

Ha. Ha.

By: Bob Morris

Bob Morris — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:26:43 +0000

As one who has helped organize mass protests, some of which did have music, none of the performers (or speakers) get paid. The bands often truck in their own equipment at their own expense.

And I was one of those commies.

By: Translation man

Translation man — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:24:10 +0000

In other words, Rovics doesn’t think he is getting enough gigs for his whiny voice and third-rate liberal protest songs, so he decides to score some cheap points with his target audience by blaming the bad commies and promoting himself and his music as the solution, for a small negotiable fee of course.