Every now and then I watch Politically Incorrect to see the evolution
of Disney's market niche. They frequently will have some person
designated as a "conservative activist" from some organization with a
title like "National Council for Family Values" or something like
that. When you research the organization guess what you find?: 1) it
has maybe a hundred or so members; 2) it was summarily created by the
founder--also the person on the program--and a few cronies and then
grew marginally with some mass mailings and some gimmicks to get
exposure; 3) It claims to share values and goals with other like
organizations yet practices sectarianism, fails to link with others
and declares itself to be the true voice for whatever cause...; 4) it
claims to be open but the top leadership levels are occupied by
celebrities and the privileged; 5) It seeks demons on which to focus
as demons--->actions-->gimmicks-->exposure-->recognition-->access to
press and other media--->more actions/demons--->more gimmicks-->more
exposure--->...6) they rise fast and fizzle fast with internal
squabbling; 7) they are lead by power/control freaks who have
tried and failed to generate effective gimmicks in other endeavors or
to shine and differentiate themselves in other arenas. 8) they
purport to be mass-based and a "national voice" for their cause or
constituencies.
They say: "WE" are the true voice; "WE" are the guardians or
correctness; "WE" are watching the infidels; but you only see one or
two spokespersons, you never see the "WE" in any significant action
or doing anything significant.
So as I leave, performing the service of resident demon for a few
"high-class" prostitutes with a gimmick masquerading as a "struggle"
and mass-based organization, in the scheme of things, all of this--
me, the "issues" and the machinations of the academic patron saint of
misunderstood "high-class" prostitutes--amount to nothing really
important. On the other hand, dialectically speaking, when some very
ugly and glaring realities, costs, consequences and forms of
oppression are simply and summarily assumed--asserted--away to fit
someone's paradigm and need to be King frog in a tiny pond, that is
serious.
Serious issues [or tennis] anyone?
Jim Craven
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