I'm wondering who 'they' are?
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Its A Mystery and So Im I"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> We don't give equal weight to injustice. We pick and chose
> what we feel is important. I watched a gentlemen on the news
> and he said in short ,"it's shouldn't be looked at as a black or
> white thing it but an American thing." We should be all up in arms.
> Anytime one American citixen liberty is at risk of being taken away
> we all loss. Democracy becomes a running joke and we look like fools
> pretending like its antthing else but that. If they come after one
> segment of the population do you think they will stop there. It's
> like the rolling snowball down a hill. It's history repeating itself
> like in Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day. Things have reverted back to
> semi pre-civil rights attitudes and conditions. This only shows you
> if you don't fight for something and claim your own atomy, others will
> make the choice for you and not always for your benefit.
>
> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "David Meade" <meade.dave@>
> wrote:
> >
> > I don't think this email list is marketing anything. ?
> >
> > This list - while we do at times go off on long and fervent tangents
> - isn't
> > necessarily a recap of all the topics being discussed out there in the
> > vlog-o-sphere.
> >
> > The youtube video is (as youtube videos often are) a good example of
> > internet video giving power to the people, and just because this
> list isnt a
> > flutter about a given topic doesn't mean that nobody is out there
using
> > video to get that message out.
> >
> > After all people can be champions of "giving a voice to the
> voiceless" even
> > if they themselves don't speak up on every single issue worthy of a
> voice in
> > every medium possible.
> >
> > Especially now that youtube is so big ... I don't know that is fair
> to try
> > and judge if "video is getting the word out" about some given topic
> based on
> > the actual discussion of that topic in this list - or even by videos
> > published by the (now comparatively small number of) producers that
> do in
> > fact frequent this list.
> >
> > Also ... I've been on a low information diet lately so I've fallen
> behind on
> > the discussions here, but it seems to me alot of the stuff we used
> to talk
> > about here has moved to places like twitter.
> >
> > Anyway ... I'm not saying the topic isn't deserving of alot of
> attention ...
> > but I'm not sure content discussions in this list is a fair
> representation
> > of how much attention its getting within the online video community
> ... and
> > thus shouldn't condemn this list to be categorized as marketing
> fluff. (?
> > for what exactly?)
> >
> > - Dave
> >
> > On 9/20/07, Its A Mystery and So Im I <jayvivid@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > This is a perfect example of the "long tail" in effect yet the
> > > silence from this group is deafening. It's funny how people talk
> > > about technology changing this and empowering the voiceless. I can
> > > remember folks saying the same thing in this group. Yet its just
> > > hollow words to market another dotcom product or service it seems.
> > >
> > > (Getting off my soapbox.)
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Heath" <heathparks@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Not sure how many people here know about this but you all may
> want to
> > > > check out the link here
> > > >
> > > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070920/ap_on_re_us/school_fight
> > > >
> > > > In an era of "shock" racism or "entertaiment" racism, it's hard to
> > > > believe that this didn't get more attention because it's REAL
> racism,
> > > > no if's and's or but's about it.
> > > >
> > > > Any vloggers live near where this is happening? If so care to
> let us
> > > > know what's happening on the street?
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > http://www.DavidMeade.com
> >
> >
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> >
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