quoted 5 lines The manifesto is marketing, but then again wasn't the real Communist>
> The manifesto is marketing, but then again wasn't the real Communist
> manifesto marketing? Fact is, everything is marketing... you should
> know. I'd rather here this kind of marketing, than the usual safe bets
> corps play.
The Communist Manifesto was marketing? Ummm... no! Sure, parts were
written to appeal to the sensibilities of the proletariat, but
marketing is intrinsically linked to someone trying to turn a dollar.
Marx and Engel were definitely not trying to sell out the lower class.
And what Greg's problem seems to be is that the people at Sirius are
commodifying this anti-corporate attitude for their corporate means. I
think it sucks too, but it is a common practice in the advertising
industry. Selling the images of subcultures and anything living in
opposition to the mainstream is everywhere and its nothing new. But it
still sucks. So congrats to Sirius for playing BOC tracks when Clear
Channel won't, but they are still part of the problem.
Until the solution comes along, I'll stick to WFMU's amazing 128kbs
stream.
-Aaron
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