HISTORY IS WRITTEN BY THOSE
WITH PENS
" A man whose limbs had been bound from birth, but who
had nevertheless found out how to hobble about, might
attribute to the very bands that bound him his ability to
move" Errico Malatesta 1907.
That's right citizens, it's in the interest of those who control
the media to present media technology as an immaculate
organic product of social evolution. As if one evening
Marconi invented the radio, housed his mechanism in an
attractive bakelite cabinet and tuned into the latest jazz combo
on the BBC Home service. But hold on! If Marconi invented
the radio then there couldn't have been any radio stations to
tune into!!!
Exactly....all the early radio sets were transmitters as well as
receivers - it was only after the British State outlawed
transmission and monopolised broadcasting with the BBC that
the airwaves were silenced. Same thing with cinema- it wasn't
always 90 minute feature films in dark auditoriums, cinema
started out at fairgrounds and as an act on the music hall.
That's right, every time a liberatating technology comes along
it gets industrialised, professionalised and legislated out of
reach. This time we've got the camcorder, the internet and
desktop publishing, it's going to be hard to close down but
they will try.
So be vigilant!
the media to present media technology as an immaculate
organic product of social evolution. As if one evening
Marconi invented the radio, housed his mechanism in an
attractive bakelite cabinet and tuned into the latest jazz combo
on the BBC Home service. But hold on! If Marconi invented
the radio then there couldn't have been any radio stations to
tune into!!!
Exactly....all the early radio sets were transmitters as well as
receivers - it was only after the British State outlawed
transmission and monopolised broadcasting with the BBC that
the airwaves were silenced. Same thing with cinema- it wasn't
always 90 minute feature films in dark auditoriums, cinema
started out at fairgrounds and as an act on the music hall.
That's right, every time a liberatating technology comes along
it gets industrialised, professionalised and legislated out of
reach. This time we've got the camcorder, the internet and
desktop publishing, it's going to be hard to close down but
they will try.
So be vigilant!
Make your own culture
Kick out the JAMS
RANTS AND AGITATION
Kick out the JAMS
RANTS AND AGITATION