Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Socialist State
If you're ever owned a condo. you'll be glad to hear that the FCC has banned cable companies from locking building into exclusive contracts. This is great news. Cause last i checked, we didn't live in a socialist state, and in a democracy, monopolizing was still considered anti capitalist.
I've had a few condos that only offered Rogers. and if you didn't want Rogers, then you were SoL. your choice was to not have cable, have Rogers, or not live there (kind of too late after you're already bought the damn thing).
I had already said that the next condo i buy, i will make sure that in my contract it stipulated that they could not force me to use THEIR choice of cable provider (or internet too, cause a lot of condos have the same raw deal for internet, like you could only have TELUS - communist much?). and i'm sure i wouldn't really get anywhere with the condo corp if i tried to have those particular clauses put in, but then, i don't have to buy that condo. I'm not about to let corporations tell me who i can use to provide me with services (its bad enough the condo board committee is packed with idiots and they try to dictate - YES DICTATE - what colour curtains i'm going to hang on my windows b/c they all have to look unison from outside - TOTALITARIAN much?).
so this decision is a great precedent that will guide the light in some sanity.
oh, p.s., who still thinks we live in a democratic state?
I've had a few condos that only offered Rogers. and if you didn't want Rogers, then you were SoL. your choice was to not have cable, have Rogers, or not live there (kind of too late after you're already bought the damn thing).
I had already said that the next condo i buy, i will make sure that in my contract it stipulated that they could not force me to use THEIR choice of cable provider (or internet too, cause a lot of condos have the same raw deal for internet, like you could only have TELUS - communist much?). and i'm sure i wouldn't really get anywhere with the condo corp if i tried to have those particular clauses put in, but then, i don't have to buy that condo. I'm not about to let corporations tell me who i can use to provide me with services (its bad enough the condo board committee is packed with idiots and they try to dictate - YES DICTATE - what colour curtains i'm going to hang on my windows b/c they all have to look unison from outside - TOTALITARIAN much?).
so this decision is a great precedent that will guide the light in some sanity.
oh, p.s., who still thinks we live in a democratic state?
Labels: big business, capitalism, democracy, FCC, law
Monday, October 29, 2007
Statue of M&M?
Why am i shocked, even if only for a split second, when i see images such as this? I mean, in a society so primarily concerned with (read obsessed with) capitalistic drives, if only makes sense that a corporation would take a symbol of liberty (excuse me, freedom for those that are opposed to french) and bastardize it into a symbol of corporate aim for profit. And I'm not sure if people don't get it, or think its ok, but if i was American, i'd be offended.
Although, really, this does present a truer symbol of what American has been of late. The bottom line, the almighty dollar has become the driving force (not freedoms, or First Amendment rights, or even the American dream of anyone being able to become anything). This may sound unfair, and I'm not suggesting that everyone is like this, all i'm doing is making commentary on what i'm seeing to the right.
Apparently, Masterfoods (M&M's parent company) wants everyone to lighten up and "liberate the fun inside," (sited from http://kdka.com/watercooler/M.M.statue.2.278405.html). I'm all for "lightening up", but isn't this a little much?
The statue aka we will sell anything, as long as we can sell it., or We have sold our freedoms to the almighty corporations.
(Photo credit goes to Kelly Lord, who actually took this picture - here ya go Kelly)
Although, really, this does present a truer symbol of what American has been of late. The bottom line, the almighty dollar has become the driving force (not freedoms, or First Amendment rights, or even the American dream of anyone being able to become anything). This may sound unfair, and I'm not suggesting that everyone is like this, all i'm doing is making commentary on what i'm seeing to the right.
Apparently, Masterfoods (M&M's parent company) wants everyone to lighten up and "liberate the fun inside," (sited from http://kdka.com/watercooler/M.M.statue.2.278405.html). I'm all for "lightening up", but isn't this a little much?
The statue aka we will sell anything, as long as we can sell it., or We have sold our freedoms to the almighty corporations.
(Photo credit goes to Kelly Lord, who actually took this picture - here ya go Kelly)
Labels: big business, capitalism, corporations, democracy
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