I am so sorry for your friend - that was unfair.
BUT, let's not bandy words like 'socialism' about - just because it's unjust does not mean it's socialist. Socialism is about economic systems of use.
No wonder this nation is in a very sorry state - we throw labels around without really knowing what they mean
when will we realize that the world and life is far more complex than our simple minds can fathom. We treat our leaders as if their choices were a simple A versus B, when any choice they make creates ripple effects they cannot really anticipate.
If we care about the security of the nation, something must give- or rather, we must give something. This country is too fond of having its cake and eating it too.
Sir Elton's firing away at the wrong target - he should take a look at the forces that shape how music is produced.
A lot of it has to do with the speed with which we feel compelled to get our work out there.
We live in an 'instant noodle' culture - we need things NOW. Just as we cannot fathom spending time making a cake or a dish of noodles from scratch, neither do we understand or seek to take time to craft something over time. As artists, we face the push to produce fast. Someone who takes time to develop their work is seen, unfortunately often, as self-indulgent.
The internet is merely the vehicle that takes all this hasty work out into the world and so it's seen and felt. But even without it, global culture demands instant art and so we produce it. Hence the plethora of terrible music (and theatre, and art). But in all of that, there is a great deal of excellent material.
Andrew is right - the real issue in Malaysia is the disparity of technology and the means to get information. The free speech of the new media is fine as long as there is equal opportunity to access, check it out, and come to one's own conclusions about it. Irresponsible blogging cannot be checked by the simple force of an informed and broadly read audience. So this move by the government is actually a reasonable one - given the tight balance they must maintain between political and racial factions, fundamentalist religious groups, and the drive to keep multi-racial/cultural identities without losing national coherence. IF they can do this transparently and clear-headedly we might all learn something useful about the dynamics of new media.
Come to think of it, for all the internet access we have here, I'm not so sure we have an informed and broadly read thinking audience ...
Problem with freedom of speech and information is that it does not come with an automatic inclination to be well-informed and responsible. ... "and so it goes".
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Re: Do ya one better
"Welcome to socialism folks"...
I am so sorry for your friend - that was unfair.
BUT, let's not bandy words like 'socialism' about - just because it's unjust does not mean it's socialist. Socialism is about economic systems of use.
No wonder this nation is in a very sorry state - we throw labels around without really knowing what they mean
Re: Ah, The Who...
when will we realize that the world and life is far more complex than our simple minds can fathom. We treat our leaders as if their choices were a simple A versus B, when any choice they make creates ripple effects they cannot really anticipate.
If we care about the security of the nation, something must give- or rather, we must give something. This country is too fond of having its cake and eating it too.
it's the artist really....
Sir Elton's firing away at the wrong target - he should take a look at the forces that shape how music is produced.
A lot of it has to do with the speed with which we feel compelled to get our work out there.
We live in an 'instant noodle' culture - we need things NOW. Just as we cannot fathom spending time making a cake or a dish of noodles from scratch, neither do we understand or seek to take time to craft something over time. As artists, we face the push to produce fast. Someone who takes time to develop their work is seen, unfortunately often, as self-indulgent.
The internet is merely the vehicle that takes all this hasty work out into the world and so it's seen and felt. But even without it, global culture demands instant art and so we produce it. Hence the plethora of terrible music (and theatre, and art). But in all of that, there is a great deal of excellent material.
Re: Having Lived in Malaysia...
Andrew is right - the real issue in Malaysia is the disparity of technology and the means to get information. The free speech of the new media is fine as long as there is equal opportunity to access, check it out, and come to one's own conclusions about it. Irresponsible blogging cannot be checked by the simple force of an informed and broadly read audience. So this move by the government is actually a reasonable one - given the tight balance they must maintain between political and racial factions, fundamentalist religious groups, and the drive to keep multi-racial/cultural identities without losing national coherence. IF they can do this transparently and clear-headedly we might all learn something useful about the dynamics of new media.
Come to think of it, for all the internet access we have here, I'm not so sure we have an informed and broadly read thinking audience ...
Problem with freedom of speech and information is that it does not come with an automatic inclination to be well-informed and responsible. ... "and so it goes".