"I just re-read "Animal Farm" by George Orwell." Are you trying to imply that there are similarities between characters and visions in our beloved Univericity Consumer District and an Orwellian Animal Farm of little piggies?
Excuse me and break my routine, but we UCD piggies don't take kindly to that kind of talk. Those wild animals that wish to be cleaner and safer and dine with the big pigs don't talk treason in this district. With eyes looking at you, Squealer ----- Original Message ----- From: KAREN ALLEN To: Glenn ; UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN ; University City List Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 1:23 PM Subject: RE: [UC] FCC dissenter speaks about process > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [UC] FCC dissenter speaks about process > Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:02:13 -0500 > > The divisiveness that we have discussed on this list is simply another part > of the infantilizing process. By insisting on secrecy and back room deals, > the community is intentionally split by corporate manipulators and the > intentional divisiveness in our community is portrayed as squabbling infants > in a fight over candy, setting up the process to be used again and again by > anointed experts. > ... > Glenn, a loud citizen Actually, the corporate manipulators portray themselves and those community members they've bought off in secret back-room deals as being the winners in a fair and open process. Those advancing the agenda will first try to buy others off with trinkets, like fake inclusion ("lets' meet for coffee"), or being tossed [literally] a bone "we're putting in a great new restaurant"). Disinformation will be spread ("A multi-billion dollar university cannot possibly do anything else with that site!"). The agenda will be presented in controlled settings by presenters who just show up with little or no advance notice, and with no attempt to include those who are not members of the group comprising the audience. Those controlled presentations are then palmed off as proof of "community engagement". Those who can't be bought off or made to shut up are then characterized as the crybaby infants, sore losers, malcontents, anarchists, or whatever. I just re-read "Animal Farm" by George Orwell. I first read it in junior high school, but it is best read from the perspective of an adult. Read (or re-read) it. It will sound very familiar, I promise. Karen Allen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1213 - Release Date: 1/7/2008 9:14 AM
