This list is about photographic image, not political image. Please
take this discussion offlist.
Thank you,
-Mark
--- Mark Malloy Assistant Professor of Photography Appalachian State University Department of Technology W. Kerr Scott Hall 397 Rivers St. Boone, NC 28608 828-262-2969 malloyml@appstate.edu On May 1, 2006, at 6:52 AM, Greg Schmitz wrote: > > I disagree, political discussion will not kill this list! I noted > before and will again that, using the letpress list as an example, it > is possible to have a vigorous and vital listserv discussion with NO > moderation what-so-ever; and some of the discussions on the letpress > list make anything that has ever happened here look rather > insignificant. I think it is wrong that anybody has been "removed" > for anything that has been said here. Short of making physical > threats I think we are all adult enough to deal with anything that > might come our way here. > > I make (or don't make) many of my photographs BECAUSE of my political > beliefs as have many other photographers whose work I admire. My > interest in alt-photo comes, at least in part, from my political > beliefs, as I know is the case for at least a few others here. My > ability to make photographs has, in fact, been impacted by the rampant > fascism (and I do not use that term lightly) currently in vogue here > in the U.S. and I don't think it is prudent to be silent on matters > that are of consequence to myself or my friends, my country or the > world. FWIW, "left" and "right" no longer have any meaning, at least > to me; facts do. Democrats and Republicans both drink from the same > trough and are beholden to the same masters. This "alt-photo" storm > will blow over and when the dust settles we will all get back to the > business of making pictures in our own ways maybe even with a few new > twists. There are, I'm sure "sterile" venues that probably lack the > intimacy of this list available if one only wants to write about > paper, pigments and other issues related to the "technical" side of > photography; or perhaps I missed something and alt-photo is only about > affixing an image to a surface and has nothing to do with the image > itself. > > > Best, and good luck to us all -greg > > On Mon, 1 May 2006, Christina Z. Anderson wrote: > >> Amen, sista! >> Chris >> >>> But what you seem to have failed to grasp is that the community >>> includes Dave Rose and Tom Ferguson and other people who don't >>> agree with you about politics, and room and respect must be >>> offered and restraint must be exercised so that people of all >>> political stances can feel comfortable belonging here and >>> discussing photography. I am probably to the left of almost any >>> US citizen here, but I don't want Tom Ferguson called a nazi any >>> more than I want people who agree with me politically to be >>> called names. The point is that our political opinions should >>> not be of interest here, one way or the other, because this is >>> not a political list. The only thing of interest here is >>> alternative photography. Those who choose to continue making >>> this a political list, will kill this list. >>> Katharine Thayer >> >>Received on 05/01/06-08:33:05 AM Z
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