Re: [OT] Re: moral dilemma
>From: Dave Rose
>Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>Subject: Re: [OT] Re: moral dilemma
>Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 19:38:55 -0700
>
>Please spare us the disingenuous pretentious bullshit about "seeking truth".
>What does your posting have to do with alternative photography? Absolutely
>nothing.
>
>Dave in Wyoming
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jon Lybrook"
>To:
>Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:03 PM
>Subject: Re: [OT] Re: moral dilemma
>
>
> > I was quite pleased to read a comprehensive account of an instance where
>the
> > "Big Box" discount stores show their true colors. I often here I
>shouldn't shop
> > there for they put small shops out of business (including the local camera
> > shops), but I rarely hear a first hand account of why. I do like to buy my
> > supplies from companies that value their employees as much as their bottom
>line
> > even if I have to release my pinch on a couple extra pennies to do so.
> >
> > Averting one's eyes to exploitation involved in acquiring one's resources
>avoids
> > truth. It deviates from seeking the truth, which is one of the core
>virtues of
> > art. Revealing injustice is one of the key things that art helps do.
>Open our
> > minds in a way that words can not. It moves the culture forward, creating
>hope
> > for a better place for everyone...not just the wealthy, the Bushites and
>their
> > short-sighted ilk.
> >
> > Sadly for some, it's all about making pitchers of purty barren landscapes
>(or
> > dumping garbage where ever you want, or driving SUV's, or cheating on your
>wife
> > -- pick your excess) at the expense of others: The health of the land,
>the
> > water, and the people of this planet (including themselves and their
>children if
> > they were not so blind as to ignore the simple fact).
> >
> > They say hey, pinko, you don't live near the sausage mill, why should you
>care
> > how they're made?! Pass the platter this a-way! More for me! I do believe
>some
> > out here will have a third helping to satisfy their bellies first, without
>ever
> > having a second thought to the real ingredients in the stuff their eating.
> >
> > Jon
>
>
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Received on Sun Jan 25 20:45:35 2004
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