The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
Begbie wrote:Dubby's favourite album is the spaghetti incident, he has it on high rotation in his car.
A bit sad really. I tried to talk him out of it but he insists.
At least I don't have Terence Trent Darby in my car
It's Terence Trent D'arby
He has recently changed his name to "Sananda Francesco maitreya" for what reason, I don't know.
Sign your name across my heart, I want you to be my lady
Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
You want moderation because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that forum -- you need me on that forum. We use words like "stay on topic," "use the appropriate forum," "please delete." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very moderation that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you get a green handle and edit a post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think about moderation.
T_R wrote:The soundtrack to Frozen. On loop. Endlessly.
Send help. I'm begging you.
Let it go, TR.
I will cut you with a knife.
I swear to god.
I'm a man on the edge, Toviii. On the edge.
Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
You want moderation because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that forum -- you need me on that forum. We use words like "stay on topic," "use the appropriate forum," "please delete." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very moderation that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you get a green handle and edit a post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think about moderation.
Manchild wrote:Poor - Who Cares
Alice in Chains - MTV Unplugged
Stone Temple Pilots - Unplugged
Great taste in music mate.
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
When I read "lump " I immediately thought of the song by the Presidents of the United States
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
Anyone put their votes in for triple j's hottest 100?
Thinking I'll vote for the following unless I remember better songs.
INPO
High - Peking Duck
Create/Destroy - Art Vs Science
Cosby Sweater - Hilltop Hoods
Flashed Junk Mind - Milky Chance
Stolen Dance - Milky Chance
Run - San Cisco
So We Know - DMA's
She Only Loves Me When I'm There - Ballpark Music
Mess Is Mine - Vance Joy
Golden Snafu - Sticky Fingers
Two Weeks - FKA Twigs
West Coast - Lana del Rey
Coffee - Sylvan Esso
I Don't Wanna Die Anymore - The Smith Street Band
Roll Up Your Sleeves - Meg Mac
Mother and Father - Broods
Heart Beats Slow - Angus and Julia Stone
Dancehall Days - The Beautiful Girls
Survive - L-Fresh the Lion
Nightmares - Band of Skulls
Those all got my vote.
'I've got 17 blokes in that dressing room that are hurting'
2 weeks is an unreal song. FKA twigs was gorgeous on jimmy fallon.
Another song I've been listening to and implore others to is by QQQ called Ebullient. Omg what the hell it is about is anyone's guess. I feel like I'm on acid when I watch it
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
Tell you what people won't be listening to, Scotty and Nige as 104.7 finally broke up those shambolic clowns as they've shown the door to Canberra's answer to Paul Vautin.