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 MONKEYWRENCHING
THE NEW WORLD ORDER (Alternative
Tentacles) Compiled by AK Press, this two cd set is a collection of
spoken word cuts discussing various efforts, ideas, and thoughts on
battling globalization, the WTO, and how evil the US Government and
corporations are.
The cuts are delivered by various speakers, most notably; Howard
Zinn, Noam Chomsky, Ward Churchill, Alexander Cockburn, Craig O’Hara,
and a few others. Some of the speakers, Zinn and Chomsky, offer multiple
cuts. Most of the opinions here swing heavily into the liberal, socialist
point of view. Although, I was most surprised at Cockburn’s Clinton
bashing for pardoning tax evader Mark Rich. Zinn delivers informative
stuff in a fairly entertaining manner, while Chomsky delivers his thoughts
in a way that would make a chronic insomniac sleep the night away. Ward
Churchill (I’ve never heard this guy before, but I have a cd of his to
review and I can’t wait to listen to it) really gets your attention with
his no nonsense, intense speaking manner and infuriating topic on the
mistreatment of Native Americans.
Whether or not you agree with the speaker, most of the cuts here
are fairly interesting and informative. However, three tracks really
pissed me off. Rahula Janowski and Agent Apple talk about “The Biotic
Baking Brigade” and how great it is to throw a pie in a target’s face
(usually a politician or some other high standing turd) to draw attention
to a cause. These two geniuses think this is the best way to draw
attention to a cause that is being ignored by the main stream media. Well,
if you need to “pie” someone to draw attention to your cause, not only
are you a criminal guilty of assault, you are also part of a poorly run
and thoughtless activist movement.
Next up is the laughable, in an unfunny way, track by Craig
O’Hara, who makes excuses for the rioters at the WTO
convention/demonstration in Seattle a few years ago. Mr. O’Hara defends
the act of smashing the windows of corporation’s offices stating
“destroying private property is not a violent action” and “smashing the
windows…vents the repressive air of the corporation…” No, you’re
not venting shyt. You’re a vandal and no better than a two bit gang thug
spray painting a run down subway car. Again, this disc is overflowing with
left wing activist thoughts and opinions (ex. Chomsky mentioning a report
stating Republican Senator Trent Lott’s love for “pork,” while not
mentioning how Democrat Senator Robert Byrd [former KKK member] is
notoriously known as the King of Pork- pork being the excessive spending
of tax payer’s money that benefits one’s constituents). If you agree
with this spin on things, you’ll love this cd. If you disagree with this
spin and have your own spin, you’ll still get some good material
here-useful debating info. Sorry for intertwining my opinions, but this cd
is loaded with them, so I had no choice but to vent…without the need of
smashing windows or pieing. – Denis Sheehan
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